Interesting Cruzbike

[floridabike]

Was this bike made by Cruzbike? It's on Craigslist.

http://tallahassee.craigslist.org/bik/3678551290.html

 

[Charles.Plager]

It is (or was) a Cruzbike,

It is (or was) a Cruzbike, but hasn't been manufactured for a while.

 

[John Tolhurst]

Actually, we didn't market it

Actually, we didn't market it well because it didn't fit in our family of products very cleanly and we havn't been promoting it. There is an aspect of pulling on the bars that you can make work. We still have some stock. Its a very clean design and has a lot potential. Has the nice i-motion9 internall geared hub, snail cam chain adjusters, and a bunch of other cool features.

 

[Wschles]

Commuting

Would anyone know if I can attach a rear rack or use a bacchetta one for all bag with this bike?
Bill

 

[John Tolhurst]

Yes, attach the rack legs to

Yes, attach the rack legs to the bolts that hold the seat supports to the frame. These are M8, or you may drill them out to 8mm and use seat pin bolts (8mm sleeve and M6 bolt) so that you can thread the M6 through the hold in the leg of the rack. Use two sturdy cable ties to hold the front top rail of the rack to the seat supports, also. Or place a B bag over the seat back.

 

[Wschles]

Specs

Thank you John
The rack idea is great. Btw would you know the seat height?
I got additional pictures of the bike. The back seat cushion looks fine. The bottom cushion however looks frumpy worn and gray. Is this normal?
Bill

 

[Vargas]

It is just a cover

It looks like it is just a cover over the original one, probably with some additional padding.
The picture of the bike disassembled shows the seat bottom without the cover and it looks perfect.

 

[John Tolhurst]

You can buy replacement

You can buy replacement cushions from our webshop if you want to freshen it up.

 

[gardenjohn]

Steering knuckle

Down the road I may be making a recumbent that would require a steering knuckle like what is shown on the above recumbent that you used to sell. Do you have separate such knuckles available or do you know where I can get one?

john

 

[John Tolhurst]

I have a few, but I am

I have a few, but I am keeping them. They weight 100 grams and are free of back lash and stiction.