Q-45 test ride
- Thread starter Gofer
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You are definitely welcome to come to Seattle area for a test ride of my Q45. Sorry I am not selling it anymore.
Michael
Okay thank you Michael.Do you have some good steep hills near you?
There are a few 8-14% hills around here, actually the entire region. :-( Too much climbing.
billyk
Guru
Also in Seattle (NE part of the city, pretty urban).
I have a first-gen Q45 (2018) with fairly low gears for hill climbing. You pretty much can't go very far here without going up hills. The trick is to find the ones with good long unobstructed downhill runs to make it worth it.
Also I have a Thor seat and numerous tweaks.
I have a first-gen Q45 (2018) with fairly low gears for hill climbing. You pretty much can't go very far here without going up hills. The trick is to find the ones with good long unobstructed downhill runs to make it worth it.
Also I have a Thor seat and numerous tweaks.
Hi Billy, I will have to stop by sometimes to see how you installed Thor seat on Q45. I am in Sammamish.
Michael
Mathew Fy
GRU
Some other ideas:
Thor Seat Mounting Bracket for Q45
I just bought a Thor Easy GS seat to put on my 2019 Q45. On the Thor website they have pictures of Cruzbike owners and how they have mounted the seat. These three pictures show what looks like a mounting bracket. Where does that come from? Anyone else seen that before? Where might I get that?
forum.cruzbike.com
billyk
Guru
I think the word would be "kludge". Maybe "contraption".Some other ideas:
Thor Seat Mounting Bracket for Q45
I just bought a Thor Easy GS seat to put on my 2019 Q45. On the Thor website they have pictures of Cruzbike owners and how they have mounted the seat. These three pictures show what looks like a mounting bracket. Where does that come from? Anyone else seen that before? Where might I get that?
I was very worried about cracking the fiberglass by pressing it against a metal edg, so it has a lot of rubber gasket material. Overkill, I think.
One result is that it's not adjustable, and I kind of wish I'd made it just a bit more leaned back.
Someone here (can't find it on my phone) made a custom mount using a low temperature thermoplastic called polycaprolactone. Softens in hot water at about 160F, mold it in your hands. Really fun stuff, sort of like play-doh for grownups. A US brand I've used is Instamorph. Very hard and tough when it cools, and the best part is that if you don't like what you made, just put it back in the hot water and re-melt it.
Hi Billy
What is your gearing on your Q-45 for hill climbing?
Hello Michael
I was wondering if I could take you up on that test ride on your Q-45 ?Let me know if the offer still stands ,And when would work for you ?
Okay sounds great let’s try for tomorrow my #250-219-4734 my email gregweaver333@gmail.com
I will email you my info.
