The good news is that the snow has melted and I finally got out and put 30 miles on my new Tidal Wave. Fantastic. All my fears about turning radius were...
How about a Campagnolo Scirocco rear wheel and a thick foam seat pad? http://batcha.dtdns.net:2280/clocker/031123hanamigawa/DSCN4878.jpg (from photos on a...
... Blackburn ... Follow ... I mount the mirror right below the barends on my hand grip. The mirror stem is very flexible. The mount grabs the grip and the ...
The photos of the oss Tidal Wave show a nifty red seat bag. Is that a Hostel Shoppe Euro Max? I will be in Stevens Point, WI on Saturday and will stop in a...
i just ordered a jetstrem and have read the stories of it being difficult to put together. i am not a bike mechanic. should i take it to a dealer and heve them...
... upgrade ... 2 weeks ago I was in your boat. Very new to all this. Welcome. There are great files in the files section about assembly and upgrades. As I...
George, the file Dave is referring to is "Actionbent Notes and Mods" in the files area. It is available in both Microsoft Word and PDF formats. It is a bit...
Dave, That's my bike, and yes, it's a Hostel Shoppe EuroMax Bag. I had to take a tuck in the mesh fabroic top tighten it up a bit so that it would fit my seat...
I decided to get some skinny tires for my Jetstream, as an experiment. The Primo Comets are good tires, but I want to see if I can pick up some extra speed on...
Dave, There are many mods discussed in the files section. A one you'll likely want to make is changing the stock chain idler wheel set-up to something quieter....
How to install a front fender on a Tsunami/TidalWave: http://homepage1.nifty.com/ct-seizan/tsuna15.jpg Kickstand and rear fender on a JetStream/Tsunami "406...
In a message dated 1/1/2004 8:34:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, toomanybikes@... writes: <<Support your local LBS - it's worth it! Tom Thompson>> I'll...
Tom: I sweat in every type of rain gear I have tried. Even Gortex at a billion dollars an ounce left me somewhat clammy. It is 34 here, also, and foggy and...
George, I took my Jet Stream to a bike shop to have them put it together for me. I noticed right away that there wasn't enough cable housing in the box so I...
Peter, I can completely understand, and agree with your "tipping" your local machanic. I worked in the restraunt business for 12 years, and although tipping...
Dave, I know what you're saying.......I too get just as wet with the rain gear on, as opposed to not wearing any ! Is it worth it? I guess if it's a "cold"...
... bike shop to be put together. keep looking for my post as i will be keeping the group updated on my new hpv. it is great to get such responses, i look...
I hear you on the sweat problem with rain gear [I sweat just thinking about something!] I've had really good luck with fleece, it's pretty water resistant, and...
The yellow tsunami appears to be the same as the one with the campy rear wheel. It appears to be a slightly different shade than the ones I've seen sold in...
I have been seeing a lot of posts about fenders. I have always used Apex fenders on my bents. On the new Tidal Wave having the fender mount to the plate in...
I have just finished mounting a set of fenders to my Jest Stream OSS. Product was purchased from Mountain Equipment CoOp, they are Planet Bike Freddy Hybrid...
... read ... I was so concerned with the poor quality of the 559mm tire I traded it for a Continental. I have used the Continentals on my upright road bike...