http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/ Cruzbike Recumbent Riders International Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:51:49 GMT Douglas Burton http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5058 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5058 Hi John,   At the bottom it's 34.9 mm. Further up it swages to 31.8mm.   You can see my Sofrider V1 Prototype with disc brakes here:   Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:35:59 GMT Jon Bendtsen http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5057 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5057 I have it on a v2 freerider, and i had to get a rear caliper. It works fine, i have a 203 mm disc on a Rohloff. JonB Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:09:52 GMT John Gear http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5056 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5056 Also, a followup: has anyone put a disk brake on the front wheel of a V1 Freerider? Problems, issues, tips? ======================= I'm getting an electric Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:08:14 GMT John Gear http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5055 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5055 I'm getting an electric assist motor for my sport utility cruzbike and the company (ecospeed.com of Portland, Oregon) needs to know the outer diameter of the Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:24:24 GMT Doug Burton http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5054 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5054 Very nice bike. Using a rigid front fork can lower the overall height of the bike, and lowering the rear shock adjustment can get you a reasonable seat height. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:31:35 GMT Marty Lawson http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5053 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5053 I've got a gently used Cruzbike conversion kit I'd like to sell. I modified the seat a little so I could mount it lower, and I improved how the chainstay Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:56:22 GMT pramodanm http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5052 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5052 An addition to my message is that the donor bike I used already had disc brakes. ... Yep - I also tried to get disc brakes on both wheels but as the front fork Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:49:07 GMT pramodanm http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5051 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5051 Yep - I also tried to get disc brakes on both wheels but as the front fork is inverted when fitting a conversion kit, I could not fit disc brakes on the front Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:03:13 GMT boiseboy.dougt http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5050 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5050 Good info. Thanks so much, Jon. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:00:04 GMT Jon Bendtsen http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5049 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5049 ... You can only have a diskbrake if your fork has diskbrake tabs in the right side of the fork. The reason is that when you turn your fork arround and mount Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:54:55 GMT boiseboy.dougt http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5048 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5048 Hi folks! I can't afford a Silvio at this point so have embarked on the conversion/donor as the alternative. I just bought my donor bike: '97 Trek Y33 or Y?? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:24:47 GMT Thomas G. Rampton http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5047 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5047 There'll be another Cruzbike in Ohio late in July. I'll be taking my Silvio on Adventure Cycling's Underground Railroad trip, from Cincinnati almost to Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:38:53 GMT Ric http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5046 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5046 A New Bent forum for Ohio Riders http://buckeyerecumbentride.forumotion.com/index.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:30:00 GMT jack lamoureux http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5045 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5045 Jerry I plan on coming to Chula Vista sat morning.Are you still intrested in trying out the bikes? If so I will bring both of them down. Jack Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:37:58 GMT Jon Bendtsen http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5044 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cruzbike/message/5044 Well, i guess it is better to have rack than no rack. I LOVE my midrack under the seat. I carry my laptop there, it works great. Very stable. I used to have it