Tweed Revisited
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New to Cruzbike's and recumbents. So after much reading and some searching, I bought a used Quest 3.0 last Saturday, and spent a slow week trying to ride in front of my house. My first 5 minutes were pretty unimpressive. But by Thursday, I could do figure 8's and was figuring on a long ride. The weather turning cold doesn't make going out easy. So it wasn't till late Sunday that I got everything ready to ride, over at the local bike trail and figuring on 10 miles out. I looked at those stock pedals and figured there was no way I would ride that far with them. So on went a pair of spd's and a short test ride to make sure it wasn't a fool's move.
Quest really needs a trunk mounted bike rack, which I don't have yet. So with a little breaking down, into the car it went. On the trail, the leaves are in full color, which meant there was 5 times more traffic than any other time I have ridden the trail. My steering was none too steady, and I coasted when I passed people going the other way. My timing must have been funny because I was never passed from behind and only had to pass a few bikes going my way. Still I was a road hog, and definitely a wheel wobbler for almost the whole ride. At 10 miles out I decided to make it 15, and the ride back less crowded. I got back to the parking lot and practiced turning (much easier in a large parking lot than narrow neighborhood streets).
Impressions. The quest is not slow, I was not skilled enough to really try to pedal hard, but my garmin watch always read 14 and 15mph. I lost control once, coming off a hill heading for road traffic (doesn't make one want to relax ,like it reads on the bike), but I was able to get my feet down without a crash.
By the end of the ride, I could play steering games (I usually lost). That #X$S shift knob was adjusted just so the point dug into my knee. I really don't like that shifter, SRAM what were you thinking of. I lost one of the under seat knobs. The rubber on the frame must allow for loosing and it went bye bye somewhere. 31 mile total, no major problems, fast enough, too busy trying to steer to look at the leaves and a new set of clippless pedals, all in all a pretty good ride, though I'm still wouldn't ride with road traffic.
I bought the Quest because it was available, and was wondering about the Silvio or Vendetta. I think this ride proved that one of them will be my next bike.
Quest really needs a trunk mounted bike rack, which I don't have yet. So with a little breaking down, into the car it went. On the trail, the leaves are in full color, which meant there was 5 times more traffic than any other time I have ridden the trail. My steering was none too steady, and I coasted when I passed people going the other way. My timing must have been funny because I was never passed from behind and only had to pass a few bikes going my way. Still I was a road hog, and definitely a wheel wobbler for almost the whole ride. At 10 miles out I decided to make it 15, and the ride back less crowded. I got back to the parking lot and practiced turning (much easier in a large parking lot than narrow neighborhood streets).
Impressions. The quest is not slow, I was not skilled enough to really try to pedal hard, but my garmin watch always read 14 and 15mph. I lost control once, coming off a hill heading for road traffic (doesn't make one want to relax ,like it reads on the bike), but I was able to get my feet down without a crash.
By the end of the ride, I could play steering games (I usually lost). That #X$S shift knob was adjusted just so the point dug into my knee. I really don't like that shifter, SRAM what were you thinking of. I lost one of the under seat knobs. The rubber on the frame must allow for loosing and it went bye bye somewhere. 31 mile total, no major problems, fast enough, too busy trying to steer to look at the leaves and a new set of clippless pedals, all in all a pretty good ride, though I'm still wouldn't ride with road traffic.
I bought the Quest because it was available, and was wondering about the Silvio or Vendetta. I think this ride proved that one of them will be my next bike.
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