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  1. chicorider

    Compressionless brake housing on S40

    Ditto. No problem.
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    V20c accessories

    I use the G1 Mips. The Vento Kineticore, Z1 Kineticore, Strada Kineticore, and Sphere Mips all have adjusters that aren't where the headrest is.
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    V20c accessories

    I use certain model Lazer helmets because the retention knob is on the top of the helmet, instead of at the back. I have no interference with my V20c and S30.
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    SoftRider for Sale $450

    Your add is coming through fine. I have sold a few Cruzbike things over the forum, but sometimes an item will just sit. I'll give it time, and knock the price down once or twice, but if that doesn't work, I will switch over to eBay. The audience is much bigger, and things will usually sell...
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    First 100-miler completed, v20c

    Well done. But be careful; because it's so long-haul comfortable, the V20c can turn you into a mileage junkie, and you find yourself shopping around for double centuries.
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    Replacement 11 speed derailleur for v20c

    You might receive several different answers to this. I have stayed with mechanical shifting. I am sure that the electric shifting is nice, but it solves problems I just don't have, and I don't want to deal with battery levels and the possibility of getting caught out without juice. Just one...
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    Rerouting Rear Derailleur Housing

    I've done it. Not easy, but doable. It took time and patience. I cannot remember which direction of feeding the housing ended up working for me. I recently bought this fairly inexpensive tool (link below) off of Amazon and used it to build a road bike with fully internal cable routing...
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    Free Hub Compatibility v20c

    It usually depends on the hub brand. Most big name hub brands, like DT Swiss, i-9, Chris King, Bitex, offer various cassette bodies compatible with their hubs to convert from one platform to another. Lesser known, usually budget hub makers...not so much. I looked your hub up, and found that...
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    V20c accessories

    For me, I think the trick is having the readrest set in a spot where my face is tilted forward enough that more air goes over the front/top of the visor, pushing down on it than the amount of air coming in under the visor to push it up. If, when going downhill, I tilt my head back/up a bit...
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    Questions I'm sure have been asked....

    Hi @RobbieTunes As you've probably noticed, you will get various answers from different riders, based on how they have found their way. Here is my two cents: 1. Fit took a fair amount of trial and error. My approach to setting the bottom bracket placement is to put it out just a bit too...
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    Spring Time - Learning To Ride Time

    Correct about counterleaning. On upright, diamond frame bikes the wisdom is to weight the outside pedal during turns while keeping the body fairly upright as the bike leans and dives into the corner. When I figured out that leaning on the outside edge of the Cruzbike's seatpan while keeping my...
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    V20c first ride )s)

    Welcome aboard. My first ride on a V20, eight years ago, was 7 miles on a 6 mile road--that's how much I wobbled. Perhaps the scariest ride of my road riding life. About a 1000 miles later... piece-o-cake. It takes time, patience, and a fair amount of repetition to create the new brain...
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    V20c accessories

    Hi @Bo6. I made that visor myself out of a small sheet of .5mm carbon fiber. I used half of a manilla folder to make a pattern (it took a few tries to get it right), then cut the basic shape with tin snips and a Dremel, and sanded down the edges to its final form (120, 400, 800 grit). Wear at...
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    V20c accessories

    Welcome aboard, @Midnight. Excellent question, but be ready; you're going to get a million different suggestions because each V rider finds his or her own way toward accessorizing the bike to best fit their needs and riding style. The process is fairly personal, and what works best for one...
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    Curved Slider or not

    Just my opinion here, but I think the 21.5" is the way to go. I will give you more of the position that you are after, without running too much risk of taking it too far. Years ago I tried a longer chainstay that ended up putting the boom horizontal. The handling was pretty terrible--feet too...
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    Tight right angle turns v20c

    Yup, those are the two things that I do: unclip my inside foot and sit up. If it's a higher speed turn, momentum will usually carry me through. But if it's a slow speed maneuver, I will shift into an easy enough gear that I can turn the crank with the foot that is still clipped in to pull me...
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    Curved Slider or not

    Yes, back when I needed shorter chainstays, I contacted CB directly. They created and sent an invoice for payment and set up shipping.
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    Sold. Adjustable headrest for V20, V20c, S40, for shorter riders. Free.

    Thanks, Larry. It's on its way. I PM'd you with my PayPal contact info.
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    Original dimension Drop bar on S40

    You would probably be happy either way. Here are a few pics of the Genetic bars on my bikes...
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    Sold. Adjustable headrest for V20, V20c, S40, for shorter riders. Free.

    I was having a little trouble a while back sorting out the stock headrest that came with my V20. I bought this adjustable headrest to be able to make various changes until I found my headrest sweet spot. It worked, and I was able to replicate that spot with the stock headrest, which I prefer a...
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