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My first 38 mile outing with the Reynolds carbon wheels I bought from Ratz. Did they make me faster? I'm not sure about that but they sure do ride smooth, even with the rather slim 23mm Pro One tubeless tires he included with the very good deal he offered. A little tweaking of the spokes...

The Dec/Jan issue of Adventure Cycling Magazine arrived yesterday and I was reading an article titled "A Stroke of Luck" by Gary Rushkin of Raleigh, NC. The article is about how he suffered a stroke in Michigan while riding solo cross country. He was rescued by a passing state trooper and has...

I am interested in other tribe member's experiences with introducing cyclists to the Cruzbike. Have you managed to convert any diamond frame or recumbent rider to the FWD, MBB platform? I have had very limited success in this area. Some riders may show a bit of curiosity in my bike but don't...

We took a little camping trip in early June to ride our bikes on a few rail/trails in the West. We have been supporters of the Rails to Trails Conservancy since it's early days in 1986 and have enjoyed riding these paths in many states and British Columbia. Our first stop was in Osburn, Idaho at...

The Corvallis Bicycle Collective has a Freerider for sale for $250. Rack, mirror and kickstand included. We do not ship. Does not include dog & carrier.

I recently acquired a T50 frame to replace my old Freerider. While the Freerider was a fun bike to ride once it got moving it was getting this hefty bike moving that was a problem. Starting on even the slightest incline was a strain on my legs but I figured that the T50, lacking the extra weight...

The bottom bit of text and photo is from a FaceBook post I made 2 weeks ago. I had made contact with Ivan through this forum and met him at a local club's benefit ride in Salem back in April. For that ride he choose to ride his Eliptigo rather than his Vendetta. He contacted me recently...

No, it is not what you might think - a full on review of the Vendetta or the S40. It is in an ad for a fund raiser ride but I think this is the 1st Cruzbike to ever appear in Bicycling and the 1st recumbent to appear in their pages since Dan Koppel did a feature on the Midwest Recumbent Rally in...

I have had my Vendetta a couple of months now and I am having so much fun exploring it's speed potential. To mount the bike I straddle the seat and then slide my butt down and forward while my chest slides down under the boom; like I imagine entering a Formula One race car is like. Once nestled...

Today I brought my average speed on my V up 1.3 mph over my usual average with the installation of ceramic head set bearings. These babies are smooth as silk too.

I found this on Amazon last week. I ordered it and really like it plus the price is a hundred or so less than the Giro Air Attack. The fit is good and the shield snaps on easily, either in place shielding the eyes or upside down. The only downside I see so far is that the visor is not available...

I took the newly acquired Silvio 1.0 out for a 40 mile ride in rolling terrain 2 days ago. Here are my initial impressions of the 1.0 vs the Silvio 2.0 that I have had for 3 years. Speed: Here the 2.0 has the hands down advantage due to the more reclined seat position. Still, the 1.0 was no...

A local man had been trying to sell his Freerider and Silvio 1.0 on Craig's List for 6 months with no luck. I mentioned to him that he would have better luck using the Cruzbike Forum but he did not want to deal with the hassle of packing & shipping the bikes. Yesterday I made him an offer on...

So there I was, lying in the middle of the road, unable to move, trapped by my Silvio as if my body was in a Chinese finger puzzle. How did I end up in this predicament and is this a first or has it happened to other Cruzers? I was riding along in the central Oregon Coast Range hills with 2...

My Silvio frame arrived over 2 weeks ago. Today my wheels arrived - nothing else. I'm anxious to get on the road. Ahh, but good things come to those who wait. Is anyone else still waiting on the components?