Cruzbike Naming Conventions

Bikes&Banjos

Bikes&Banjos

Member
Just getting into Cruzbikes and I'm trying to understand the naming conventions on some of the most recent models. From the little perspective I have on Cruzbikes, it seems like there's some patterns these names follow

V20 - "V"endetta (seat at 20 degrees)
S30 - seat at 30 degrees (unsure of what the "S" stands for)
S40 - seat at 40 degrees (unsure of what the "S" stands for)
Q45 - "Q"uest (seat at 45 degrees)
T50 - seat at 50 degree angle? (unsure of what "T" stands for)
QX100 - "Q"uest (unsure what the 100 implies)
Q559 - "Q"uest (unsure of what 559 implies)

I'm excited to be picking up my first (second hand) Cruzbike later this week, a second hand Q559, and I'd love to know a little more about the various naming systems. Feel free to fill in some of these gaps for me, or even add models that I might have missed.

Also, if anyone can point me to more of a historical listing of Cruzbike models that lists what years models were offered and maybe even components for those specific years, I'd love to see that

thx in advance
 
Always-Learnin

Always-Learnin

Vendetta Love
Welcome to the "Tribe" as we like to call ourseves!

The "S" models started with the Silvio 1.0, hence the "S". There was a 1.5, 2.0, etc., until the name drop/change to S30/40. The Silvio 2.0 series had a 27 degree seat angle. The S30 a 33 degree seat angle (I believe) and the S 40, well, a 40 degree seat angle. ;-) The Vendetta series started out with the 1.0, 2.0, and then I believe dropped the full name and went with the "V" designation after that. Others may have more and better info. :)
 
jond

jond

Zen MBB Master
Always-Learnin said:
Welcome to the "Tribe" as we like to call ourseves!

The "S" models started with the Silvio 1.0, hence the "S". There was a 1.5, 2.0, etc., until the name drop/change to S30/40. The Silvio 2.0 series had a 27 degree seat angle. The S30 a 33 degree seat angle (I believe) and the S 40, well, a 40 degree seat angle. ;-) The Vendetta series started out with the 1.0, 2.0, and then I believe dropped the full name and went with the "V" designation after that. Others may have more and better info. :)
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your answer mostly resides in a simple total forum search. Type “history” into the search bar. You’ll see larry o is putting together a museum amongst other interstellar posts. Australia is downunda after all. ;). Missing is the “sigma” John Tolhurst S rwd bike from Larry’s list. But it’s pictured in the sofrider post. Note spelling larry lol.
 
Bikes&Banjos

Bikes&Banjos

Member
ChaleJake said:
The Q559 I had used a 559 wheel size. I no longer have this bike but have a S2.0 and an S30. Welcome to the tribe. Enjoy your ride.
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aaahhh... that makes sense... to be honest, I'd never heard of a 559 wheel size before. I had to look it up and basically discovered it's pretty much the same size as a 26" wheel.
 
Bikes&Banjos

Bikes&Banjos

Member
jond said:
your answer mostly resides in a simple total forum search. Type “history” into the search bar. You’ll see larry o is putting together a museum amongst other interstellar posts. Australia is downunda after all. ;). Missing is the “sigma” John Tolhurst S rwd bike from Larry’s list. But it’s pictured in the sofrider post. Note spelling larry lol.
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Will Definitely check out Larry's list.
thx
 
castlerobber

castlerobber

Zen MBB Master
Bikes&Banjos said:
Just getting into Cruzbikes and I'm trying to understand the naming conventions on some of the most recent models.
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Original models were Sofrider (no "T", to help differentiate from Softride beam bicycles) and Freerider. I think the difference there was mostly the handlebars. There was also, following that, a V2K frameset of similar style that you could move your existing 26" MTB wheels and components to.

S came from Silvio. Not sure where Silvio came from. Have seen unsubstantiated claims in the old forum messages of its being an acronym for "Speed Is Lovely, Velocity Is Orgasmic" :D.

Q came from Quest, which superseded the Sofrider/Freerider. Other recumbent and velomobile brands have also used Quest as a model name. Besides the 559, there was also a 451 (a 20" wheel size, more or less) with a shorter fork and chainstay, promoted as a foldable bike that would fit in a standard suitcase. No idea what, if anything, X100 stands for.

V came from Vendetta, perfect for a laid-back racing bike out to prove itself.

T came along after the naming scheme had gone to letter + seat angle. Seems like a Trainer (or Tester, or Tinkering) bike to me, but I've never heard anything official on what the T means.

The short-lived Sigma came from the Island of Misfit Toys :p. It was a rear-wheel-drive CLWB recumbent, with a U-joint as part of the steering setup.
 
kidneyboy

kidneyboy

Well-Known Member
Before all of the bikes there was the Cruzbike conversion kit. The bike in my avatar was designed around a kit and built by me back in the early or mid 2000s. Had a few conversations with Tolhurst during that time.
 
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bladderhead

Zen MBB Master
Always-Learnin said:
The Silvio 2.0 series had a 27 degree seat angle. The S30 a 33 degree seat angle (I believe) and the S 40, well, a 40 degree seat angle. ;-)
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I did not know that and I never actually noticed. Now I know why the S40 feels different from the Silvio. Now I know why I do not need a headrest. I am always learning.
 
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