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That would probably work fine. On my Quest V1 I just removed the original rack parts and used an MTB post mount rack. If I needed pannier attachments they would work the same way as what you've illustrated here.

Hello, David, 1. This appears to be the accessory "heavy duty" rack, which replaced the seat support tube and the original, lighter-duty rack included with the original bike. The original rack was, ironically, equipped with pannier side supports. To retrofit, you'll need to find someone with...

You appear to have good understanding of the bikes you have. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via DM . Best, Doug

Hi David, It should be fine if it's stuck. Just like a non-suspended fork. Now if you need an incentive to buy a new Cruzbike, far be it from me to take that away from you... ;) Just joking. I get out over my skis sometimes trying to help people with the old bikes, of which I have many, and...

David, I have to agree with everything Robert wrote here. If you look very carefully at the drawing photo, at the extreme bottom, upside down, in pencil, is written "folding bike". That's what these forks were originally designed for. The wear stresses would be different from those applied by...

Oops, now I see this post is in the Sofrider section, not the Silvio section. Sorry about that. The Sofrider fork is a little different animal. There are 2 suspension fork shock springs inside the steerer tube, one on top of the other with a separating spacer between them. I have a drawing...

David, Here are some photos of the shock section with the boot removed. We are looking at the fork from the back side. You can see the valve stem; the valve has been removed from the stem. You can also see the inner sliding section of the the fork; the diameter is smaller than the steerer...

Hi David, I'll take a shot at answering your questions. The shock section of the Silvio 1.0 fork was made by a company called Kind Shock. The fork was built around that shock by a Chinese company, as I remember. Kind doesn't do retail, unless you can find them on Alibaba. The shock itself is...

T50e was developed and sold. Don't know if any are still available.

The role of measurement in innovation is always underappreciated. Your approach is systematic and thoughtful. Definitely qualifies as innovation!

Looks like a V1 Sofrider. Seat height was +1 inch taller than the V2.x, and the wheelbase was shorter (shorter swing arm). It rode very well; easy to learn to ride. This was the beginning of Cruzbike's complete retail bicycles. You folks are still writing the rest of the story...

Yeah, I have a LOT of experience with this bike. The production run was 15 bikes. It is indeed beautiful to look at. But after a LOT of work trying to rectify its handling and steering behavior, it beat me. It was hard to keep on a straight line, and the single u-joint steering caused a...

Nice machine. This appears to have one of the later, non-suspension Cruzbike forks, which makes everything a lot easier. The challenge is that those are made largely of unobtainium these days. I have a few that I guard jealously. They are the key to the older bikes. Trying to get the OP...

Hi, I'm sorry you're having difficulties I might have inspired. Lemme try to help. You're going through things I went through a lot building conversion bikes. As is visible in your photos, the triangle bracket, where it attaches to the fork dropouts, has three holes. These are also intended to...

That' shouldn't be very difficult. The brake cable is probably long enough to cross over. If your brake pads are directional, you might need to swap them. The reason the axle slots in the triangle brackets that hold the wheel are long is to allow you to move the wheel fore-aft as needed to...

Fun Factoid: the numbers in the model name correspond to the seat back angle nowadays. V20, S30, S40, Q45, T50... The S30 was also version 3.0 of the Silvio, (an upgrade to the Silvio 2.1) so that one might be a tiny bit off...

Sofrider was the first commercially-available Cruzbike (aside from the conversion kit, which did not include a frame). As the availability of suitable Y-frame mountain bikes on which to install the kit got worse, the V2/K frame was introduced to give converters something to use the conversion...

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There is a derailleur hanger. It screws to the power-side leg of the fork where the dropout is. It's connected using a screw that looks like a chain wheel bolt. It's a fairly common hanger that can be bought retail; it's used on several mountain bikes from multiple manufacturers. Robert @...

We looked at this early in the development of the V1.0 Silvio. This got exciting when large, non-aerodynamic, blunt-faced vehicles passed nearby at high speed. The airflow characteristics in that scenario are very strange. Nobody wants to get sucked up under a truck. Bearing in mind that you...