Everyone in the Cruzbike family mourns the loss of Valdo, the world traveler who was "Pedaling for Peace" on a custom bicycle built with a Cruzbike kit.  We received a report that he died peacefully while camping in his tent,  in Baja California, Mexico on 24 February.  He had ridden thousands of miles since leaving Brazil almost one year ago. We last received an email from Valdo 11 days ago, and he was looking forward to arriving in the U.S. Our condolences go out to all his friends, family, and followers around the world. 

I have a gearing problem on the Vendetta. I am running 160 cranks on 39/53 chain rings coupled to a 12-25 cassette, which has 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23 and 25. I run a cadence of about 101, which is the same foot speed as running a cadence of 92 on 175 cranks and which is somewhat standard.