So I have some questions about the practilality of Cruzbikes:
Why don't you offer racks which will best fit your bikes? Good racks for all-suspended bikes seem hard to find, and I couldn't make for myself a mid-rack, even with «little ingenuity», as you write. You've got metalworking tools and skills; I haven't.
Why don't you offer paniers which will best fit your bikes (or at least a list of them) and the above-mentioned racks? Most paniers are designed for DF bikes, are quite short in the longitudinal axis and have a cut-off for the heels. Efficient bags for Cruzbikes would have an entirely diffent shape, I think. Paniers for commuting and paniers for touring.
Why don't you offer fenders which...? On most pictures, there are no fenders (which could show your bikes are more for sport than for practicality), but on those with fenders, the front one seems to be set in order to spray all the water (and mud) onto the front bracket (formerly bottom bracket) and onto the user's feet...
I even think something like a skirtguard could be useful to protect the legs from the water, the mud or even the snow falling off the wheel.
What about rain? I know this is something common to all recumbents, but one will need pants and boots very often. A fairing could be useful, but one will have to adapt (or make) the hardware by him/herself...
P.S. I put these questions in the Freerider subforum only because I had to choose a place, I don't know why.
Why don't you offer racks which will best fit your bikes? Good racks for all-suspended bikes seem hard to find, and I couldn't make for myself a mid-rack, even with «little ingenuity», as you write. You've got metalworking tools and skills; I haven't.
Why don't you offer paniers which will best fit your bikes (or at least a list of them) and the above-mentioned racks? Most paniers are designed for DF bikes, are quite short in the longitudinal axis and have a cut-off for the heels. Efficient bags for Cruzbikes would have an entirely diffent shape, I think. Paniers for commuting and paniers for touring.
Why don't you offer fenders which...? On most pictures, there are no fenders (which could show your bikes are more for sport than for practicality), but on those with fenders, the front one seems to be set in order to spray all the water (and mud) onto the front bracket (formerly bottom bracket) and onto the user's feet...
I even think something like a skirtguard could be useful to protect the legs from the water, the mud or even the snow falling off the wheel.
What about rain? I know this is something common to all recumbents, but one will need pants and boots very often. A fairing could be useful, but one will have to adapt (or make) the hardware by him/herself...
P.S. I put these questions in the Freerider subforum only because I had to choose a place, I don't know why.