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  • Category: Recumbent
  • Founded: Aug 22, 2005
  • Language: English
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Cruzbike Recumbent

This is a group for discussions among those who own or are interested in a new type of recumbent, the Cruzbike - a front wheel drive recumbent bicycle with a pivoting boom, or moving bottom bracket.

The Cruzbike is the world’s first commercially available product employing this unusual, yet highly workable format. There are currently four ways to get a Cruzbike:

- It comes as a bolt-on kit; you choose a donor bike and control the cost associated with your recumbent. You can begin inexpensively and upgrade components as your tastes change.

- You can get the laid-back, comfortable Freerider, with its wide handlebars and simple and easy drivetrain for the cruiser experience.

- You can get the Sofrider, which offers the front-wheel-drive advantage in a new-tech, jack-of-all-trades city/tourer.

- You can get the Silvio, a cutting-edge road bike offering aluminum and composite construction, free-running 700c wheels, and 21st century suspension, supplied as a frame kit.

Californian Tom Traylor has a US design patent (D277,744 Feb 26, 1985) for a moving bottom bracket bicycle. The Flevobike and the Chinkara used moving bottom brackets but were really mid steer bikes because of their very low steering head angle. Interestingly, the format of the boneshakers of the 1860s perhaps foreshadowed the modern Cruzbike geometry - minus the comfortable seat, dual suspension, lightweight alloy tubing, rubber tires and gearing!

Most riders are able to take a tour round the block within minutes.

The main strength of the Cruzbike over all other bikes is the uncompromised ergonomics, which translate to many benefits:

o power and efficiency.
o comfort, no danger of saddle induced soft tissue damage.
o passive safety.
o aerodynamically better than a regular bike.
o conditions arms, legs and torso - a great work out.
o fun - one of the most fun bikes you will every ride.

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Maria's 56t big ring setup
What crankset (BB, FD) is she using? Is it a double? 56/42? -- Dan Fallon http://psychling1.blogspot.com/
Posted - Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:46 am
Dan Fallon
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Re: Bessie's Creek 24 Hr - Texas
FYI http://classic.mapmyrun.com/ and similar sites generate elevation charts when you input your course. Very cool to see your own "heartbreak hill" in graph
Posted - Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:15 pm
William
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Too late now ...
I've sent in the registration and money for the Bessies Creek 24. BC 24 - RQ Non-drafting <http://bessiescreek24.com/race-info/> Cheap Scot that I am ... now
Posted - Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:58 pm
Dan Fallon
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Bessie's Creek 24 Hr - Texas
This is a 21 mile circular course. I can't find an elevation / climbing map. Anybody have this information? Anybody have feedback or description of this
Posted - Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:20 pm
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Re: Chains
Wow did,nt know that ! Thanks ! ... From: Ronald Silverman <agmanran@...> Subject: Re: [Cruzbike] Re: Chains To: Cruzbike@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday,
Posted - Wed Jan 4, 2012 1:24 pm
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2010 24 6 15 22 5 31 13 5 6 11 2 18
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2006 107 67 47 78 54 37 89 35 54 62 57 48
2005 30 141 150 53 93

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