Hi Gary, Glad to hear your bike is together and would love to see how it turned out. Sounds like a good tack. One observation would be that as the cage becomes...
Hi to those who are thinking about how to set up their front deraileur. Attaching new stubs ala Dieter's and Doug's methods is one successful approach and...
Thanks Carl, I am going to have a go myself, but if I get stuck I may come a calling. I have a section of bike frame from my LBS, but it seems a bit thin,...
Can someone tell me what the 700 conversion kit is exactly? According to the Cruz Bike webpage, it allows you to use 700c wheelsets on a y-frame bike setup...
Hi Ed, There is a pair of brackets that allow a rear wheel to be mounted in the forks. If you get the 700c pair of brackets, you can mount a 700c rear wheel in...
... example. ... 170mm ... Thanks for the information. I'm real new to the technical stuff on bikes, riding them to this point has not included learning much...
... Dan: Visit Sheldon Brown's site (sheldonbrown.com) and use his online calculators located in the gears and drivetrain section. By entering your wheel size,...
After seeing the various bike frames tried by others I found this Giant and it looks to have the right features, albiet a hardtail. http://tinyurl.com/fqb5h My...
... Hi Dan: I'm looking at the seat stays. It looks like there is a single tube coming off of the vertical seat tube, then splits into two tubes close to the...
Hi Dan, I like it. I agree with Carl about looking at the seat stays - a 507mm 24" wheel with a 1.95 section tire should come out to about an inch smaller in...
... close ... stays ... mount ... Good point, I was looking at the front fork and didn't really pay attention to the rear end. It does look very close to the...
What type of tubing did you bend your awesome handlebars out of? Prolly 7/8" aluminum, but what wall thickness? Do they flex when you pull hard? Thanks, Doug...
... Hi Doug: The bars are nothing exotic. They were straight steel mountain bike bars that I bent in a 3/4 inch conduit bender. They flare to a thicker ...
hi Dan, It looks like it would work very nicely. Check with John Tolhurst, but I think you will have to remove the disc brake lugs on the left fron fork. ...
Hi Carl, Seems like the simplest parts work best on these bikes; I tried rebending a pair of steel bars but kinked 'em... thats where I got started with the...
I added a few more photos to the album Jacks Joshua.Been riding the bike alot and it just gets better.Its funny that the bike feels like it was designed as a...
Carl, What is the material you used for the seat fabric? It has to stretch several ways so I suppose it is some type of spandex fabric? Dan ... bracket...
... Hi Dan: The fabric does not stretch at all. The material I used is pet screen material. It is a high strength nylon weave that is then vinyl coated. It is...
... screen ... coated. ... Wal ... is ... try ... portion ... allows ... Thanks Carl, had not heard of pet screen. I really want a mesh seat to help keep...
Hi I posted some movies of me riding my cruzebike in japan. you can see them here: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=iseena i know if you're considering...
John, I forgot to mention that your videos are fantastic. Thanks for sharing them. I will have to organise some to show. Cheers Brad ... is. ... you ... free...
Hi John, Have you tried making the rear suspension as stiff as possible. From your video it looks as if the bike is pretty low at the back. Cheers Brad ... is....
John I need more time on the bike only have about 300 miles. Jack scarborough_john <johnscarborough@...> wrote: Hi I posted some movies of me riding...
Hi John, The movies are excellent and the bike looks really good in motion. You look comfortable and the bike seems well-balanced and stable. I can ride mine...
... Hi John: Your movies are great. Like the others said, your bike looks very stable. About the trail, I agree wholeheartedly with Doug. The trail is critical...
Finally got round to doing the job. My first ever go at welding! Just a bit of cleaning up to do before I have it powdercoated. Pity I will lose the Cruzbike...
Hi, Brad, Doug, Jack, Carl and all. Thanks for the comments on the movies and my questions about trail. I don't check in here as much as i should! Anyway, i'm...
Martin: The tube looks great! Now that you have some welding experience, you will probably start to look around for something else to weld. Be sure to post...
