At this point, I am happy to report that I have “graduated” to my S40 and V20. I am wondering what to do with the T50e. Obviously, I can list it for sale. But I am also thinking I can hang on to it as a demonstrator/trainer for others in the Midwest that may want to try out Cruzbikes. It has made it very easy for me to ramp into the Cruzbike world. Thoughts?
Greatest Fear Overcome - CruzBikes are not that hard to ride
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chicorider
Zen MBB Master
I'd say, if you don't need the money from selling it, and you have the space to store it, keep it for a year and see what happens. If it gets used, cool; worth keeping. If a year goes by and it doesn't move, then probably sell it.
Scott Grissinger
New Member
As a newbie, I love my Q45 but after 50 years of serious riding, road, MTB, Gravel, dirt bikes, touring on a Goldwing, I have to say Cruzbikes are HARD to ride. To be specific, it will be a long time before I’m confident in road traffic, bike lanes and long distance touring. Hills are different. Group rides are different. Navigating tight corners, sidewalks and the like are challenging. Yes, I can ride most of them at this point, but not without much angst, focus, and trepidation. I suspect it will take a few thousand miles to get to a point where precision riding is second nature and I can just get on and pedal without thinking about it.
Again, I love the bike but there are doubtless others out there who are quite frustrated with the difficulty level - so I wanted to speak to that group and say give yourself some grace, stay with it, and enjoy the ride.
Again, I love the bike but there are doubtless others out there who are quite frustrated with the difficulty level - so I wanted to speak to that group and say give yourself some grace, stay with it, and enjoy the ride.
Frito Bandito
Zen MBB Master
Stick with it Scott. Like anything, practice makes perfect. I played every sport on Earth as a kid and even plenty while an adult. However, it took me at least a couple of weeks going from a roadbike directly to a V20 to get my balance good enough to trust myself on the bike paths. Even then it was pretty hairy for a few rides. Now with 30K kilometers on my V20 I don't feel any less safe on it in any situation compared with my road bike. Actually, I think many drivers kind of pay more attention to me because recumbents are more rare, so I believe many of them are likely a bit more mindful of me.
Boreen bimbler
Member
I posted early on in this thread, a long time ago now. Only put 7,000km on my S40 due to the health/fatigue problems and other "energy" commitments. But I am very happy and confident riding it now. I let other people try it and have a chuckle as I remember it being exactly the same for me. Most of them manage to get it moving in a wobbly way after a couple of minutes. So glad I got it.
kizarmynot
Active Member
Agree the bike has a steep learning curve. I have about 1000 miles on my Q, and feel I can ride on most roads and bike lanes, including a recent trip to Washington, DC (fantastic biking infrastructure). Two things I do routinely are:
Stop pedaling if in doubt about holding my line or squeezing through a tight spot (assumes I have enough initial speed). If in doubt at an intersection, get off and walk across.
