I finished my kit yesterday morning and then went out for a ride. After following the "how to ride a Cruzbike" plan....all went well! I HIGHLY recommend newcomers to follow the "how to ride a Cruzbike" suggestions and plan.... I really enjoyed....
Again....KUDOS to John and Doug.....without their immediate responses to my Tech alerts I would never have finished this bent!
For those who are ready to or in the process of building this kit....I'll include a few more pics for you to look at and highly recommend your searching the Archives. There is great stuff in these Archives!
My cockpit. I used a bunch of components that I had taken off of other bikes. Although my preference is for bar end shifters with Paul Thumbies, I had these Sram grip shifters sitting around....and they are actually great to use. I found a used Rans bar to use.
I decided to use some electrical tape as a base, then with electrical zip ties to anchor the cables....so far so good. I picked up a pair of Avid SD7 V-Brakes.
I discovered from a suggestion from Doug and then my LBS that the best way to maximize the directional pull required for the FD was to encase the shifter cable with the tube from the housing....and wrap it around the bottom bracket around back to the FD. It works beautifully, and I now understand from Doug that this is what is done with the Silvio and Vendetta.
Well....off to my second day of riding a Cruzbike!!!
Bob
