It's been very quiet, and this is not a bad thing. The weather in the Northern Hemisphere is moving into that brief, golden time of year that's perfect for...
Went back to the Evo bars I started with.My first time I was useing a long stem facing forward and that caused a knee clearance problem. Now with a short...
Jack Same problem that I had. I ended up with the stem facing back towards my body. ... From: Cruzbike@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Cruzbike@yahoogroups.com] On...
Gary Vandevord
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After Brad Woodbrook went to all the trouble of packing and shipping his Cruzbike to me from Australia(see Brad's Cruzbike pictures -- the first album in this...
Hey Guys / Gals I have been making a Cruzebike clone based on two mountain bikes and some simple shop tools. So far this has been quite sucessful and cost me ...
Hello, Ben, Welcome to the group. I've been following your blog entries for a little while. We've always maintained that everyone interested in the Cruzbike ...
Doug, Thank you for your comments. I will be adapting the riveted connection and handlbars next. I agree that the rivets are not enough if you use standard...
I was peeking around at the new Cruzbike site, but did not see the option to purchase a new lighter conversion kit without the seat. I am looking to convert my...
... True. The new kit is extremely good value at its current pricing partly because we don't seperate it and also because we took out the different coloured...
Hello all! I picked up a new (used) solid front fork today. I mocked up the setup to do a test fit, and I want to get some feedback to make sure I am arranging...
John, Cool. Actually i think it will work out now - as the wife decided against converting the old MTB for now and possibly looking at the complete bike here...
Hi Robert, The bike looks great with the new wheels. Like Nami's, the 24" frame with 26" wheels makes a really nice Cruzbike. Your fork situation is not too...
True, Ill let you know if it fails, road rash, and humble admittance that it wont work. But my calculations say it should hold up, I am not a proud man and ...
Doug, Thanks for the reply!! I have just about finished the bike (again :)) The LBS cut the threads for me for cheap. They are excited to see the "cration"...
... Yes. ... What do you estimate the arm loading to be? I prefer this failure mode to the non soft, structural ... Yes, or with luck, you will maintain...
Well, I had an opportunity to tool the "newly revamped" Cruzbike (new 26" solid fork, wheels and fatty 1.95" tires) today. I want to add that I have been off...
My loading would be 900lbs per pedal and equal and opposite force on the handlebar in the worst case scenario using the sum of the moments about given...
Well... My Dad is a flea market Ninja. This morning he rolled up to my garage holding two 24" aluminum "Tiara" Y-frame bikes minus wheels and a few parts, plus...
... Doug: Those frames have a really low top tube. How much do you estimate the top tube is below a line drawn from the top of both tires? I really like my...
Hi Carl, I added more pictures of the frame and the swing arm. The swing arm is steel and is kinda heavy. The top tube height is a little deceptive in the...
That is what I like about cycling. You can tinker with mechanical things to your heart's content and get to ride the results. If you don't like it, tinker some...
hi doug, wow. that swingarm on the tiara bike really makes for a nice low seating position. i'm looking forward to your completing the bike. where did you get...
Carl, Very sorry to hear about your shoulder. I did the same thing fooling around in a parking lot on my Rotator Tiger a couple of years ago - yanked my...
