Help, does anyone out there know where in the UK I could obtain a Cruzbike Recumbent Kit? Or has anyone imported one, and if so, at what cost? TIA Dave...
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dcnewport
Dec 1, 2006 7:59 pm
Just sold mine on ebay! I imported one - no hassles and very quick delivery. Email me if you like. mcharriesatgooglemail.com replace the at with @ Cheers ...
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schni
Dec 2, 2006 2:13 am
Has anybody tried the HPVelotechnik Streamer fairing on a Cruzbike? It seems to be a great match to me (but then I'm a newbie, so what do I know.) ...
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bob_mi2blue
Dec 2, 2006 4:42 am
I saw the L-3 and thought the same thing. This bike, to me, is a more attractive frame design, yielding a lower seat position. For those like me with short...
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John Tolhurst
johntolhurst
Dec 2, 2006 7:56 am
Hi Werner, the only fairing I have tried is one a made myself which is here: http://www2.cruzbike.com/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/FrontFairings I would have liked the...
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Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer
Dec 2, 2006 4:01 pm
Martin, Thanks very much for posting the pictures of your bike in its riding environment. Looks like you had a lot of fun with that bike. Have fun, Doug...
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dcnewport
Dec 2, 2006 10:19 pm
Hi Doug, I have ridden it long and hard, on road and off, commuting and extended holidays and loved every second. I shall be sad to see it go.........but am...
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Cruzbike@yahoogroups....
Dec 4, 2006 6:49 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Cruzbike group: Do you currently own a cruzbike and if so have you owned recumbents of other types...
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borealbliss
Dec 4, 2006 7:05 pm
I created a new poll about group members' prior experience with cruzbikes and other recumbents. Please vote! Eric...
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John Tolhurst
johntolhurst
Dec 4, 2006 11:52 pm
The Silvio orderbook is now closed. Congratulations to those who are now planning where they will ride when it is delivered! :) Regards, John Tolhurst...
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Brad
bradwoodbr
Dec 5, 2006 1:16 am
The questions on the poll exclude those that have owned a Cruzbike in the past and now do/do not ride a recumbent. Did you want this information? If you do...
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borealbliss
Dec 5, 2006 3:42 am
Yes! Thank you. Why did you stop riding your cruzbike and choose to ride a different recumbent? Did you sell your first cruzbike? Why are you interested in...
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Brad
bradwoodbr
Dec 6, 2006 11:59 pm
... to ... *** I had great opportunity to purchase an M5 Shockproof. Did you sell your first cruzbike? *** Yes - shipped to a buyer in USA. Why ... *** The new...
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Brad
bradwoodbr
Dec 7, 2006 12:06 am
http://www.redsmoke.co.uk/How_to_give_up_cycling.htm Send it to all your "car driving, I don't like cycling" mates. Taken from a post in the OZHPV yahoo group...
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borealbliss
Dec 9, 2006 1:03 am
What is the seat height on the Sofrider? What is the BB height once the boom is adjusted for someone with a 41 inch x-seam? My experience has been that with...
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Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer
Dec 9, 2006 3:06 am
Hello... The unloaded seat height for the Sofrider is about 25 inches. it compresses to about 24 inches beacause of the suspension when you're seated. I will...
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stephenallenfaherty
stephenallen...
Dec 9, 2006 10:51 am
... your questions. I can't help because I don't have any personal experience. I would think that with a greater recline you might experience discomfort with...
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Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer
Dec 9, 2006 7:45 pm
I have a 40" x-seam. The loaded seat height on my Sofrider is 24", and the BB height when adjusted for my x-seam is 27". Moving the x-seam out to 41 inches ...
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borealbliss
Dec 11, 2006 6:24 am
Steve, I was interested in determining the degree to which my riding posture would be open or closed. I am not in favor of a greater recline, so I would like...
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John Tolhurst
johntolhurst
Dec 11, 2006 8:41 am
Hi, I asked Moose in Feb this year about his forward seat position, see my ... I had the seat really forward in that picture, but have since started to move it...
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borealbliss
Dec 11, 2006 11:50 am
What most attracts me to the Cruzbike is the pivoting boom/MBB FWD aspect and how that changes the handling (I've heard it combines the best of both worlds-...
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John Tolhurst
johntolhurst
Dec 11, 2006 12:16 pm
... You will be, and you will expend less effort doing so, ... A high seat as on Doug hi-road, combined with a low seat back angle makes it more arkward to...
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John Tolhurst
johntolhurst
Dec 11, 2006 12:35 pm
An interesting discussion led by Eric about choosing BB / seat heights for the FWD MBB leads me to to suggest a procedure for describing and selecting your...
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borealbliss
Dec 12, 2006 1:53 am
... John, thanks for your input. I recall a thread on the BROL messageboard a number of weeks ago started by "puttputt"; who claimed that shorter people...
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Douglas Burton
hardtailcruzer
Dec 12, 2006 4:05 am
Hi Eric, First, thanks for asking thoughtful questions. Tha'ts really where the value of this group comes from. Let me clarify how I made my measurements...to...
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borealbliss
Dec 12, 2006 8:19 am
Hi Doug, That all makes perfect sense, not confusing at all. You could bring in some mathematical jargon and talk about tangents, radians, and so on if you...
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Jack Lamoureux
jlmx39
Dec 12, 2006 8:38 pm
Havent seen this brought up yet so here is my experience.I installed my own kit and had a recumbent dealer do the final set up.It worked pretty good except the...
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Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer
Dec 13, 2006 12:58 am
Hi Eric, I suspected your point of comparison was a Tour-easy type frame. Low bottom braket, good performance; a seminal design. Sofrider BB height as a...
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borealbliss
Dec 13, 2006 8:02 am
... Low ... A quadratic equation, that's slick! Thanks! Let's see... I'd need an x-seam slightly over four feet to get the BB six inches below the height of...
