MrSteve
Zen MBB Master
Cruzbikes are like D.F. bikes, kind of, when stopping hard: Stoppies!
My original Sofrider V1, with its tall seat, short wheelbase and powerful V brakes generated stoppies easily.
(A "stoppie" is when the bike is braked hard enough to lift the rear wheel up off of the ground.)
My modified Sofrider is much harder to stoppie with, now that it's seats are lowered... although
hard stops going downhill are still a thing to watch for.
If you sit up in your seat and brake hard, especially going downhill, expect your rear wheel to leave the road!
On the V, with the longer wheelbase, weaker caliper brakes, lower seat height and reclined seating position, I've yet
to pull a full stoppie on it.
Nevertheless, the rear wheel does transfer some load, some weight to the front wheel under hard braking,
so be aware of sliding your lightly loaded rear tire under hard braking.
Edit:
My years of experience as a professional (salaried) motorcycle test rider keeps me honest
on my self-powered two-wheeled street machines.
What you just read was my experience on my machines on roads I'm comfortable using.
Do not try anything you have read without first understanding that anything you choose to do is, for sure, not my problem.
I'm outta here... mic. drop.
My original Sofrider V1, with its tall seat, short wheelbase and powerful V brakes generated stoppies easily.
(A "stoppie" is when the bike is braked hard enough to lift the rear wheel up off of the ground.)
My modified Sofrider is much harder to stoppie with, now that it's seats are lowered... although
hard stops going downhill are still a thing to watch for.
If you sit up in your seat and brake hard, especially going downhill, expect your rear wheel to leave the road!
On the V, with the longer wheelbase, weaker caliper brakes, lower seat height and reclined seating position, I've yet
to pull a full stoppie on it.
Nevertheless, the rear wheel does transfer some load, some weight to the front wheel under hard braking,
so be aware of sliding your lightly loaded rear tire under hard braking.
Edit:
My years of experience as a professional (salaried) motorcycle test rider keeps me honest
on my self-powered two-wheeled street machines.
What you just read was my experience on my machines on roads I'm comfortable using.
Do not try anything you have read without first understanding that anything you choose to do is, for sure, not my problem.
I'm outta here... mic. drop.
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