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I have Sofrider V2 that I have started riding again. I find that it takes a lot of upper body effort to control pedal steer, which makes riding it not so much fun. Some time it feels I am wrestling the bike. It does get easier once I am going a bit faster and if I am careful to spin rather...

Today I took the first ride on my new (to me) Sofrider V2 (silver). (I bought it from Hank on this forum.) The bicycle arrived on Tuesday and I had it assembled on Wednesday. I had to wait until today (Saturday) so I could use my office's mostly empty parking lot; I tried for about two...

I asked this question in a different thread but it probably got buried. I have a question on step #23 of the assembly instructions: after cleaning and re-greasing the bearings I installed the long axle. Everything looks OK, but when I go to install the freewheel into the rear dropouts I...

I have acquired a Downtube VIII fs (full suspension) as a donor bike (image attached). I like the idea of suspension to compensate for the 20" wheels, but I have a question: should I keep the front fork or switch it for a plain one? It would seem that having the give of the fork inside the...

I am wondering if a Bike-E would make a reasonable donor bike. I have a size Small Bike-e that I could experiment with. I would get a new 20" wheel for the back, install a 20" fork and move the current back wheel to the front (of course). One possible issue is the attachment of the drivetrain...