Hi guys!
I've been a new ower of a QX100 for three weeks now. Thanks Jim Parker for the test the ride!
Anyway, first just an introduction. I'm an IT office warrior and have been commuting to work for the last 14 years. I started using a MTB, felt the need for speed and moved to an hybrid and after some time to an road bike. After a few years on the road bike, I developed a shoulder pain that no bike fitting would make it go away. So I settled for a Trike and have been using it daily for the last two years (Trident Stowaway). While I love the Trike I have been doing long distance rides and it is a pain to transport it and to climb the hills. So that bring me to Cruzbike.
As a new owner, here are some impressions:
-I really like the machine. Cool looking and I specially like the ability to fold it for transportation. Looking at luggage now to decide if I should get smaller wheels to fit on an airline sized case. I'm planning on getting the suitcase and then checking if I need smaller wheels to fit.
-Loved the quality of the bike construction. Every joint well welded, everything solid. Give me hope it will not end up like the trike where I had to weld the frame twice due to cracks developed due to use.
-On the first week it developed an weird noise on the front wheels. After a lot of troubleshooting, about a 1/3 of spokes were loose. I've seem that reported on other threads, so it happened to me too.
-I always thought that I was a speed daemon on the trike, but I realize now that it is just because I'm closer to the ground. I'm already matching my speeds on the Qx100 and hoping for more improvement as I get more familiar.
-Learning to ride it has been a challenge. I've commute on roads with bike paths that are too scary if you are wobbling all over the place. In one hand a wobbling is very helpful to make cars give me more space, but I would rather do it intentionally.
So that brings me to a question I have as a beginner. Any tips on how to improve my riding? I've noticed yesterday and today that if I counter the feet movement by exerting pressure on the handbars with my hands I can reduce a lot the wobbling and almost go on a straight line. I've struggled to do that on the downhills, so I'm not able to pedal fast downhill yet. Any tips for an intermediate rider?
Thansk
Paulo
I've been a new ower of a QX100 for three weeks now. Thanks Jim Parker for the test the ride!
Anyway, first just an introduction. I'm an IT office warrior and have been commuting to work for the last 14 years. I started using a MTB, felt the need for speed and moved to an hybrid and after some time to an road bike. After a few years on the road bike, I developed a shoulder pain that no bike fitting would make it go away. So I settled for a Trike and have been using it daily for the last two years (Trident Stowaway). While I love the Trike I have been doing long distance rides and it is a pain to transport it and to climb the hills. So that bring me to Cruzbike.
As a new owner, here are some impressions:
-I really like the machine. Cool looking and I specially like the ability to fold it for transportation. Looking at luggage now to decide if I should get smaller wheels to fit on an airline sized case. I'm planning on getting the suitcase and then checking if I need smaller wheels to fit.
-Loved the quality of the bike construction. Every joint well welded, everything solid. Give me hope it will not end up like the trike where I had to weld the frame twice due to cracks developed due to use.
-On the first week it developed an weird noise on the front wheels. After a lot of troubleshooting, about a 1/3 of spokes were loose. I've seem that reported on other threads, so it happened to me too.
-I always thought that I was a speed daemon on the trike, but I realize now that it is just because I'm closer to the ground. I'm already matching my speeds on the Qx100 and hoping for more improvement as I get more familiar.
-Learning to ride it has been a challenge. I've commute on roads with bike paths that are too scary if you are wobbling all over the place. In one hand a wobbling is very helpful to make cars give me more space, but I would rather do it intentionally.
So that brings me to a question I have as a beginner. Any tips on how to improve my riding? I've noticed yesterday and today that if I counter the feet movement by exerting pressure on the handbars with my hands I can reduce a lot the wobbling and almost go on a straight line. I've struggled to do that on the downhills, so I'm not able to pedal fast downhill yet. Any tips for an intermediate rider?
Thansk
Paulo
