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My experience from mountain biking would say that it is worth trying to straighten out the cog, but I would not hold my breath -- most of the time it does not really shift right afterward (sometime it can be straightened out just fine, though). You can buy chain ring protectors for mountain...

Good point! I've used clipless pedals on non-Cruzbikes for decades (well, about 2, I suppose), and the evil cleated strap pedals before that (kind of like clipless, but no way to get out without either reaching down and undoing the strap with your hand or yanking your foot out of your...

Thanks, I posted some pictures in the "Conversion kit Brag Board" forum. Even after just a couple rides, it's certainly a lot easier. I've definitely gone to the clipless pedals at this point. --tmp

I put a write-up of the conversion here. Here are some photos of the original donor, and the "final" conversion (I will need to fiddle with the handle bars some still). There are also a few comments about my riding experience so far in the thread mentioned, above.

Introduction Firstly, I should make clear that while I've been riding bicycles for many years and have done a fair amount of maintenance on them, I am by no means a bike mechanic (much more of my bike maintenance has been done by the LBS than by me). I have had a Trek Y-11 which I've used as a...

Ride Impressions Ride 1: OK, It is not all adjusted yet, but I was able to take it out and try some pedaling. Wow, I've never felt this awkward on a bike before. It was 10 or 15 minutes before I could stay up for more than maybe 2 pedal revolutions, and another 5 before I could stay within the...

Well, I need to preface this with the fact that I'm in the middle of my conversion (first/only) and have not actually tried riding the bike yet (still waiting for a couple more bits to arrive due to a fair amount of incompatibility between my donor and the kit. However, I do have it up on a...

Hello, I've just started working on a conversion of my old Y-11 Mountain bike using the Cruzbike conversion kit. I seem to be stuck though, and I'm not sure if I'm missing something or if my fork is incompatible with the kit. The fork in question is a Rock Shox Psylo SL from maybe 7-9 years ago...