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Putting the drive wheel up front
Submitted by Doug Burton on Thu, 19/08/2010 - 11:48

Sometimes, we get asked about how to put rear wheels in the front. All that is taken care of in our CB-Kit, if you like to build your own bike.

And sometimes from folks who are doing their own front wheel drive bike on their own, we are asked how to put front wheels in the back&n

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Sofrider spring rates
Submitted by Doug Burton on Thu, 05/08/2010 - 16:38

We were approached by a customer wanting to make the rear suspension of his sofrider more compliant. Here is my reply:

Maria contacted me concerning the ride quality of your Sofrider. I thought I would share the research and information I’ve compiled over the last week on your quest

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Kit Happenings
Submitted by Doug Burton on Thu, 10/12/2009 - 11:43

I think eveyone knows that I have a fondness for the Cruzbike Conversion Kit, even in light of the wonderful full-up bikes we've developed and the ones just popping over the horizon.

The kit is a tinkerer's dream for anyone wanting to build a moving bottom bracket bike. All the ha

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12-hour Technical Evaluation
Submitted by Doug Burton on Tue, 13/10/2009 - 13:27

Hello Folks,
I've been asked a lot of questions about the Silvios Maria rode to her amazing 12 hr. distance record. The "Yellow Bike" was one of the first Silvios built, and the only one shipped in a color other than black or white. Jim's black bike was also from the firs

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Doug's HiRoad Cruzbike
Submitted by Doug Burton on Sat, 18/04/2009 - 17:53

I enjoyed building and riding my first Cruzbike. As a matter of fact, tweaking and testing the Cruzbike concept has become a new hobby for me. I'm really getting into making changes and measuring the results, to the point where it might never really be "finished".

The first

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