FlyingLaZBoy
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'16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha
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Daniel (SquareCorners) has a friend that purchased a Cruzbike Quest a while back, and basically found it impossible to ride, despite significant attempts -- so it's been sitting in his garage. I've tried a FWD/MBB a couple times, and even with professional help (Jonathan Garcia of Rose City), couldn't ride it more than about 50 feet... but, all these killer rides that Maria and other CB riders are accomplishing on Vendettas have kept me intrigued. Daniel brought it over a few days ago, and I've been playing on it a bit. The first couple attempts were RIDICULOUS, and I put it away. I tried it again yesterday, briefly, and remembered what Jonathan told me - PUSH with your hands, instead of pulling. That definitely helped, and after a few false starts, I was able to ride it about 200 yards around our cul-de-sac -- but my triceps were telling me about it, very quickly. Steering into a turn is also very weird - and forget pedaling when turning. It feels like if I try to actually STEER, it goes crazy. But, 200 yards is a lot further than I expected -- so I'm going to play with it some more... but how the hell do you climb a hill on this thing???? Gawd.....
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