Social Riding Your Cruzbike

[Abbott Smith]

Because of Cruzbike's ongoing Racing Lineage, this forum has numerous threads about how to go fast and/or long. And while we all love talking about leaving a DF in the dust, there are times where you might actually like to ride with them.

I predominantly ride my V20 in these situations. I want to ride with my friends. I ride charity rides and social training rides. And I ride a Cruzbike because it lets me ride a recumbent comfortably in these scenarios.

This thread is a place to share your experiences and tips for riding your Cruzbike in settings where you want to ride with other riders not compete against them.

 

[Abbott Smith]

Anybody got any tips for spacing your Cruzbike in a line of other social riders?

Here are some things that I've learned.

1. Give your companions a heads up about hairpin turns. I need a bit more space than a DF to make the turn safely and I will need to slow down.

2. Give yourself extra space on downhills when following a DF. Your CB will eat the gap quickly particularly in rolling terrain.

3. Warn them that you might need a bit more lateral space in climbs.

4. Watch out for wooden trail bollards. They're spaced for DFs and you may need to take a non-traditional line through them. My V20 is much better than my under the seat steering Vision R40, but its still a hassle.

 

[castlerobber]

I participate in very few social rides, mostly because I have to load up the bike and drive 30 minutes or more on busy highways to get to one, whereas I have plenty of quiet country roads close to home. So when I do venture out, I prefer to ride *with* people.

Since I got the Silvio, I've ridden it in one recumbent and one DF social ride. Right now, I'm betwixt and between--too slow yet to hang with the faster group, but having to hold back quite a bit to stay with the slow group.

 

[battleaxe0]

Been meaning to go on a C paced ride I've been on a couple of times with the trike and once on the Rocket. It generally runs on Sunday from 11-4. Since I got my Silvio, it's looked just like the forecast for this Sunday:

 

[JOSEPHWEISSERT]

Anybody got any tips for spacing your Cruzbike in a line of other social riders?

Here are some things that I've learned.

1. Give your companions a heads up about hairpin turns. I need a bit more space than a DF to make the turn safely and I will need to slow down.

2. Give yourself extra space on downhills when following a DF. Your CB will eat the gap quickly particularly in rolling terrain.

3. Warn them that you might need a bit more lateral space in climbs.

4. Watch out for wooden trail bollards. They're spaced for DFs and you may need to take a non-traditional line through them. My V20 is much better than my under the seat steering Vision R40, but its still a hassle.

I've noticed that DF riders tend to cross too close to my front wheel sometimes when going slow. Not sure why, but I suspect it's because I'm somewhat invisible compared to what their brains expect.

 

[super slim]

I've noticed that DF riders tend to cross too close to my front wheel sometimes when going slow. Not sure why, but I suspect it's because I'm somewhat invisible compared to what their brains expect

The same happens to me especially when I have just FLEWN past them on a descent!!! The ONLY time I am faster!!! but lots of DF riders have BIG egos!!!