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Old 03-07-19, 06:44 AM
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World's fastest bike?

I just read an advertisement for the new cruzbike vendetta v20 they claim its the worlds fastest bike.....how do they know that what was the test??
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Old 03-07-19, 07:13 AM
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I think this one has it beat...

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Old 03-07-19, 08:10 AM
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I remember a Huffy commercial from the 80’s where they claimed to be the fastest bikes in the world.
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Old 03-07-19, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by luevelvet
Without cheating the record is just shy of 90 mph:

https://us.cnn.com/2018/11/17/health...ion/index.html
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Old 03-07-19, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Ghazmh
I remember a Huffy commercial from the 80’s where they claimed to be the fastest bikes in the world.
"Fastest Bike". "Closest Shave". "Freshest Breath". "Least-Filling Light Beer". "Cleanest-Burning Gasoline". "Softest Toilet Paper".

Advertisements can say pretty much whatever they want.
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Old 03-07-19, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Lemond1985
"Fastest Bike". "Closest Shave". "Freshest Breath". "Least-Filling Light Beer". "Cleanest-Burning Gasoline". "Softest Toilet Paper".

Advertisements can say pretty much whatever they want.
Sure, but can I get my money back if I feel full after a few beers, or my butt feels chafed after wiping?

https://cruzbike.com/pages/fastest-road-bike-guarantee
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Originally Posted by Lemond1985
"Fastest Bike". "Closest Shave". "Freshest Breath". "Least-Filling Light Beer". "Cleanest-Burning Gasoline". "Softest Toilet Paper".

Advertisements can say pretty much whatever they want.
But they never seem to advertise the "freshest toilet paper" or the "cleanest burning breath", or the "least filling gasoline"...
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Old 03-07-19, 12:08 PM
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At one time, my avatar bike was billed as the world's fastest. Who knows? For now, M5 holds the hour record for unfaired. The consensus I've heard is that Cruzbike can be faster climbing - until you go anaerobic, then it's no better.
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Old 03-07-19, 12:18 PM
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Fastest or not, it's pretty ballsy for them to offer the money back guarantee. Either the bike IS faster, they pay up, or they lose all credibility once word gets out.

Don't make me order one...
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Old 03-07-19, 12:26 PM
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Hmmm...

There are some things the recumbents are very good with, other things where they lack.

My trike experiments have been less than impressive.

I have a SpeedMachine that I picked up at the local co-op. Once I figure out how to rebuild the fork, I'll try to get it assembled, and then we'll see how it goes. Perhaps it will do well for flat courses, but may well suffer on the hills.
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Old 03-07-19, 12:40 PM
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They have to offer a guarantee since most of their business is mail-order and the biggest concern is if you'll be able to ride the durn thing at all because of the moving bottom bracket design. The whole drive train is on a swivel. I'm aware of ONE owner in my area, and he's had it over a year and is still afraid of riding it. For some reason, most people with this issue simply re-sell them; and obviously the ones who like them keep them.

BTW, this is purely of recumbent interest, should not be in the General Cycling forum.
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Old 03-07-19, 12:48 PM
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There’s a recumbent forum on here.....

The CdA and wattages they post on their website are pretty suspect. It’s a flat out lie that a good pro TT setup is about .270. Also they claim there were tunnel issues with the bike length in Charlotte.

That is amateur hour stuff. The Endura Obree vid pegged the modern UCI setup at .185 and his banned position at .172.

A competent TT rider can get .230 just fine. Point two zero is still a good benchmark.



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Old 03-07-19, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghazmh
I remember a Huffy commercial from the 80’s where they claimed to be the fastest bikes in the world.
The fastest to rust?
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Old 03-07-19, 12:56 PM
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Sit a bunch of contenders side by side and see which moves the furthest , un touched....
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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals
They have to offer a guarantee since most of their business is mail-order and the biggest concern is if you'll be able to ride the durn thing at all because of the moving bottom bracket design. The whole drive train is on a swivel. I'm aware of ONE owner in my area, and he's had it over a year and is still afraid of riding it. For some reason, most people with this issue simply re-sell them; and obviously the ones who like them keep them.

BTW, this is purely of recumbent interest, should not be in the General Cycling forum.
Oh, I didn't see the front wheel pivot. Our co-op has that on their tri-haulers and people generally like it, but that is on a trike, and far more upright.

I don't think the tri-haulers have any hand steering, it is all by foot.

I could imagine the uniqueness of the steering on a 2-wheel recumbent.
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Originally Posted by burnthesheep
There’s a recumbent forum on here.....

The CdA and wattages they post on their website are pretty suspect. It’s a flat out lie that a good pro TT setup is about .270. Also they claim there were tunnel issues with the bike length in Charlotte.

That is amateur hour stuff. The Endura Obree vid pegged the modern UCI setup at .185 and his banned position at .172.

A competent TT rider can get .230 just fine. Point two zero is still a good benchmark.

There is, of course, the Obree Prone bike too,

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Old 03-07-19, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by luevelvet
I saw that its complete b s ride behind a giant wind break creates a negative pressure area all u have to do is pedal fast enough to stay in the area......not really what they were describing in the advertisement.....fastest production bike that is
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Old 03-07-19, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals
They have to offer a guarantee since most of their business is mail-order and the biggest concern is if you'll be able to ride the durn thing at all because of the moving bottom bracket design. The whole drive train is on a swivel. I'm aware of ONE owner in my area, and he's had it over a year and is still afraid of riding it. For some reason, most people with this issue simply re-sell them; and obviously the ones who like them keep them.

BTW, this is purely of recumbent interest, should not be in the General Cycling forum.
open ur mind see beyond the df bike
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Old 03-07-19, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by CliffordK
There is, of course, the Obree Prone bike too,

yeah looks real comfy ….embarrassing to be seen on
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How stupid can they get?? FWD ?? WTF
Lucky if you don't kill yourself before you learn how to steer. Not for clumsy people for sure.
And you can't breathe lying on your belly for long either.
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Old 03-07-19, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by GamblerGORD53
How stupid can they get?? FWD ?? WTF
Lucky if you don't kill yourself before you learn how to steer. Not for clumsy people for sure.
And you can't breathe lying on your belly for long either.
fwd rocks u got to have ur basic human coordination to ride it...not at all hard....the aero riding position more than makes up for any short comings
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Regarding the "fastest bike" claim. About 2 years ago I took an out-of-state trip to visit my son . I took my Baron lowracer and did a couple of club rides while I was there. On one of the rides, a cyclist on a Cruzbike showed up. I was hoping to see how it did on the hills, since that's Cruzbike's main claim; but as we got close to the hills, he took the bypass route and I never saw him again.
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