Hi Bob, The seat I'm using is a "Karl Swanson Hard Shell" which can be bought from Power-On Cycling in Florida. http://poweroncycling.com/RECUMBENT%20SEATS.htm...
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Bob Pringle
carnutt2002
Sep 2, 2005 1:14 am
Hi John, Here's the weight distribution data (in pounds): Front Rear Total Unladen 30 15 45 Loaded 128 92 220 Wheelbase...
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Bob Pringle
carnutt2002
Sep 2, 2005 1:23 am
Hi Joshua, Thanks for your offer of help. The bike is a Huffy Highland which probably sold for $75 at a department store. There are no markings at all on the...
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tolhurst@...
johntolhurst
Sep 2, 2005 2:18 am
Nice calculations, Bob. John...
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Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer
Sep 2, 2005 1:08 pm
Bob, Very nicely done. Half of the fun of this bike is that these analyses can be performed, and then the bike can actually be changed in response to what's...
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Bob Pringle
carnutt2002
Sep 2, 2005 4:49 pm
... changed ... You're exactly right, and, the modifications can generally be performed at a reasonable cost. ... Yes, yes, and yes. I'll be very interested...
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Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer
Sep 4, 2005 2:02 pm
http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/showthread.php? postid=100198#post100198 This is one of the more interesting threads I've seen in a while about a...
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bradwoodbr
Sep 5, 2005 3:29 pm
Hi my name is Brad and I live in Perth Western Australia, the birth place of the Cruzbike. I have joined the group and felt it polite to say so. My cruzbike is...
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John Tolhurst
johntolhurst
Sep 6, 2005 5:30 am
Just a reminder ... the content on the cruzbike wiki is editable. For example, Bob's nice calcs on centre of gravity should really find a home there. The wiki...
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sumnereurovan
Sep 6, 2005 5:48 am
OK, after sighing for a long time over the inability for me to likely ever afford a dual suspension SWB recumbent in a long time - I discover the Cruzbike site...
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Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer
Sep 6, 2005 12:21 pm
Robert, The bike in the lead picture for this group is a 24" Gitane with 26" wheels fitted. John Tolhurst built that bike, and he can give you lots of detail...
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sumnereurovan
Sep 6, 2005 2:35 pm
Doug, Thanks for the help!! I think I am going to go with the 24" Honda bike as you mentioned - with the low frame height it should make perfect seating height...
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bradwoodbr
Sep 6, 2005 2:56 pm
Welcome to Cruzbiking. It is a real blast. You could also try a 26" on the front and the original 24" on the back. I reckon your riding position would be more...
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sumnereurovan
Sep 6, 2005 3:05 pm
A few questions that just occured to me: RE: Honda 24" bike frame - convert to a Cruzbike and add 26" wheels/tires: In getting a new 26" wheel and tire - a...
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Bob Pringle
carnutt2002
Sep 6, 2005 5:58 pm
In an effort to gain more (some!) travel from the front suspension of my Cruzbike, I decided to move the seat back on the frame thus moving the center of...
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sumnereurovan
Sep 6, 2005 6:52 pm
Wow! Looks from your mods that it goes to say finding a donor bike with a level top tube that is as long as possible is a good idea - to allow for that front -...
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Bob Pringle
carnutt2002
Sep 6, 2005 8:10 pm
The real problem is coming up with a way to support the seat back, once the seat bottom has been moved rearward. Some sort of extension of the frame's top...
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Bob Pringle
carnutt2002
Sep 6, 2005 8:24 pm
Almost every bike in this class has a six-sprocket set on the rear wheel - tooth counts of 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, and 28. Chain ring tooth counts are typically...
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Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer
Sep 6, 2005 9:03 pm
Hey, Bob, Looks like it's time for you and I to swap some serious data, because you are getting ready to go where I'm coming back from! The pictures of my bike...
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Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer
Sep 6, 2005 9:07 pm
Hi Brad... Newbie? You're one of the first Cruzbike owners... you may have more miles in than all of us! Glad you're here! Doug...
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Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer
Sep 6, 2005 9:25 pm
Robert & Bob, These are good points you're making about wheels and gearing. Here's a place where you can simulate the effect of changing your gearing: ...
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Joshua Goldberg
evsolutions
Sep 6, 2005 9:51 pm
Be a nice addition if the Cruzbike used a rail that was of the type used by RANS and just about everyone else so you can move the seat fore and aft depending...
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sumnereurovan
Sep 6, 2005 10:24 pm
Hmmm, Looks from the pics that a similar seatback tube support could be fashioned by creating a tube that bends slightly rearwards after coming out of the...
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Doug Burton
hardtailcruzer
Sep 6, 2005 11:17 pm
The RTR Magazine review bike uses a bent seat tube to optimize the backrest angle... ... enough ... back, ... of ... idea -...
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Bob Pringle
carnutt2002
Sep 7, 2005 12:50 am
Hey, Doug, Thanks for the input! I found from previous recumbent adventures that a good way to standardize seat/bottom bracket distance is to lay a 1 gallon...
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tolhurst@...
johntolhurst
Sep 7, 2005 1:06 am
Joshua, Perhaps we could design a fold down step ladder integrated with a side stand? :D John ... Behalf Of...
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bradwoodbr
Sep 7, 2005 2:02 am
Thanks Doug When I first starting riding I worked out a few riding techniques and wrote them up on the wiki. they are in the article "Getting Started" I have...
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Joshua Goldberg
evsolutions
Sep 7, 2005 3:54 am
Well I certainly hope so, my other idea was an Ejector Seat and with so many bridges to ride under---Yuck joshua goldberg e-motor-assist@yahoogroups.com ...
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sumnereurovan
Sep 7, 2005 6:33 pm
Well, I went ahead and did it. I ordered up the "donor bike" today. A simple google search turned up a 10% discount code for "dicks sporting goods" on the web....
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sumnereurovan
Sep 7, 2005 9:19 pm
I forgot to add this to my last post - sorry...! :) I was wondering, other than the "easier to find good tires" reasoning, what are the other benefits of me...
