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Cruzbike · Cruzbike Recumbent Riders International

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  • Category: Recumbent
  • Founded: Aug 22, 2005
  • Language: English
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172 sumnereurovan Offline Send Email Oct 1, 2005
3:17 pm
Doug, Cool. I will check that out. The bracket that came with the bike is just a square end axle with threaded ends for nuts that hold the cranks... the...
173 John Tolhurst
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Oct 4, 2005
10:17 am
... wrote: SNIP ... that go on the frame? ... would be cool! ... Yes there are Robert, I'll send some over to you. Anyone else need any, please ask! Cheers, ...
174 sumnereurovan Offline Send Email Oct 4, 2005
2:42 pm
John, Cool!! Thanks a lot! I thing the wider frame of the Honda bike is just begging for it to have "Cruzbike" on it :) I took the bike to my lbs to have him...
175 sumnereurovan Offline Send Email Oct 4, 2005
4:42 pm
Has anyone out there attached a rear rack to their bike that can hold panniers and a trunk bag? Seems like you would need a rear rack that only attached to the...
176 Joshua Goldberg
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Oct 4, 2005
6:49 pm
Seat Post rear racks are good to 30 lbs., but in a sharp turn they may twist in the direction of the turn and not right themselves. You could use one, but...
177 sumnereurovan Offline Send Email Oct 4, 2005
7:08 pm
Hmmm.... now that wouldn't be good.... I did find these racks: http://www.oldmanmountain.com/rear_rack_page.htm They have some that work on a rear suspesion...
178 Joshua Goldberg
evsolutions Offline Send Email
Oct 4, 2005
8:16 pm
Good grief, if you used a conventional rack that attaches to the rear wheel axle, then it must also attach to the seat post on a Y Frame. Since the Y Frame...
179 sumnereurovan Offline Send Email Oct 4, 2005
9:48 pm
Actually, A few of the mountain man racks listed in the link below mount to the rear axle and are braced to the rear brake posts - no attachment to the...
180 Joshua Goldberg
evsolutions Offline Send Email
Oct 4, 2005
11:58 pm
Interesting, never saw the gallery pics till now. I had something similar on one bent, but I ended up using bungee cords to secure it As the road shock kept...
181 John Tolhurst
johntolhurst Offline Send Email
Oct 5, 2005
6:11 am
Lets go back a step. The reason we are talking about panniers on a rear mounted rack is because that is the only way to do it on a diamond frame. But its a bad...
182 John Tolhurst
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Oct 5, 2005
6:39 am
Am trying to source a small light weight hydaulic ram, Joshua. This would allow the seat to recline on the flats and to come upright for city and hill riding....
183 Joshua Goldberg
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Oct 5, 2005
8:13 am
There is another way, when my wife got our 1st Silver Cross Pram, it came with a fold down Buddy Seat, which clamped onto the Pram and when another kid was to...
184 bikewrite Offline Send Email Oct 5, 2005
11:33 am
Hi - I've been searching for afolding recumbent, and am excited to find CRUZ bikes as a non-welding option to be able to build me own. I am short (5'3"), and...
185 sumnereurovan Offline Send Email Oct 5, 2005
1:22 pm
John, I had not thought of it that way.... I think the big reason I like the rear type mount is for a decent size trunk bag, primarily. I almost ordered a...
186 John Tolhurst
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Oct 5, 2005
11:49 pm
Did you see this picture? http://www.cruzbike.com/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/CroftersCruzbike Cheers. ... the rear type mount is for a ... rack for just a trunk ... the...
187 Jim Parker
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Oct 6, 2005
1:25 am
Passed the 100 mile mark on my odometer today. Not bad for 3 weeks considering my old MTB odometer has 133 miles after 2 years. Also went "no hands" for a...
188 Joshua Goldberg
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Oct 6, 2005
2:12 am
Best I can think of is do an Arte Johnson. Re Sit perfectly rigid and let the bike fall onto it's side and then stand up, might be a bit hard on the hips and a...
189 John Tolhurst
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Oct 6, 2005
3:02 am
Hi Jim, I've been putting a light aluminium kickstand fixed right in behind the original bottom bracket housing. They work on the left hand side. When I get...
190 Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2005
3:10 am
I do the same, it works a treat. I think I've found a way to mount the kickstand on the front fork - that way I can kick it off while seated, and it holds the...
191 sumnereurovan Offline Send Email Oct 6, 2005
3:26 am
I have been wondering about what to do for this as well - the kickstand that came with the bike is mounted for the rear axle...... probably too far back for a...
192 sumnereurovan Offline Send Email Oct 6, 2005
3:27 am
John, Yes I did check that out after I posted here...looks great! I can agree that having it under the seat would be more ideal.... but the area where the...
193 John Tolhurst
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Oct 6, 2005
4:02 am
Robert, Those small holes are indeed for mounting racks, but crofters bike has a seat post mounted rack so the gear doesn't crunch over bumps. THe bag has drop...
194 creakinator@...
creakinator Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2005
5:40 am
The ones that mount under the seat can be found by searching at google.com for Midship panniers and lots of choices come up. I haven't tried any but I've...
195 creakinator@...
creakinator Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2005
5:42 am
This sounds interesting. Please let me know if you do this and how it works as I would like to do same. My job sends me for training and I miss my bike when...
196 Karen Empie
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Oct 6, 2005
11:01 am
Hi - (I'm a newbie to any group - and considering trying to convert a 20" folding Dahon into a CRUZbike - ) but I just saw your inquiry. I had found this cool...
197 John Tolhurst
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Oct 6, 2005
11:54 am
I emailed crofter about his setup and he kindly said: This bag,,, http://www.topeak.com/products/bag_011.html on this rack,, ...
198 Scott
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Oct 6, 2005
1:54 pm
... -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ Jim: I don't know how your brake levers are mounted but I use a 3/8" X 2' dowel...
199 sumnereurovan Offline Send Email Oct 6, 2005
8:31 pm
John, Cool!! I like that bag and it has "panniers" built in which is pretty cool. Still on the fence about the rack....I suppose a 20lb load is not a lot in...
200 John Tolhurst
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Oct 7, 2005
12:27 am
Christy, Karen, I can't see why a 20" cruzbike couldn't be done, all the connections are the same and there is no difficulty with the seat height. Over the...
201 John Tolhurst
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Oct 7, 2005
2:26 am
Wishing you well, Doug, for the Seagull Century. :D We'll expect the full debrief! Have fun!! ;) John...
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