If your cycling has been limited by saddle, back, neck or wrist pain, and you’re not willing to give up performance for comfort, meet Cruzbike. Four bikes, from a record-setting racer to a laid-back cruiser, all with Cruzbike’s patented Dynamic Boom Front Wheel Drive.
One frame size fits a wide range of riders, and every model uses standard performance components and wheel sizes. Pick the one that matches how you ride.
Colour: Metallic Gold
Racing recumbent road bike
V20c
$6,000Complete · frameset $4,600
For the speed fiends. If you live to push the limits of speed, with no neck, back, saddle or wrist pain, this is your machine.
My Fastest Bike Guarantee
Seat back
20 degrees, our most reclined and most aerodynamic
Meet the T50 Gen 3 Complete, the recumbent cruiser.
Why a Cruzbike
Comfort in the saddle doesn’t cost you performance.
Cruzbike’s patented Dynamic Boom Front Wheel Drive puts the stiff, efficient drive of a road bike on the front wheel, and lets you ride in a safer, more comfortable, more aerodynamic position.
85% of recreational cyclists report pain in their wrists, back, neck and/or groin after a ride. On a Cruzbike your weight rests on your back and seat, not on your hands and the saddle area.
Source cited by Cruzbike: International Journal of Sports Medicine.
Climbs like a road bike
Cruzbike’s design links the upper and lower body across the drivetrain, allowing you to add power when climbing or sprinting in much the same way professional cyclists do. Plus no long chains, no idlers, standard components.
Eye to eye with drivers
A Cruzbike is not a low recumbent. You sit at eye level with car drivers, on standard wheel sizes, with a full forward view.
Learn to ride
Seven steps to learn to ride a Cruzbike
Almost anyone who can ride a traditional upright road bike can ride one. It takes days, not one ride: Cruzbike’s plan spreads your first 25 miles over 5 days, and you can always put your feet down.
The easy chairBrakes locked, take your seat and get the feel of it with both feet on the ground.
The Fred FlintstoneWalk the bike forward while seated until you can lift your feet just off the ground.
The spread eagle coastPush off down a gentle slope and coast with your feet up in the air. Five times.
Pedal tease, coast and steerFeet on the pedals, but don’t pedal yet. Steer just a touch with foot pressure.
PedalingAt least five revolutions on each run down and up the slope, in a straight line.
TurningShallow turns, leaning ever so slightly out of the turn: the opposite of a road bike.
Figure 8sStart big and work smaller, in both directions. You can pedal through any turn.
Love it or get a full refund & free return shipping.
Test rides don’t work well on a Cruzbike, because learning takes a few days. The 100 Mile Trial gives you a risk-free way to take your time.
Talk it through, free
A live consultation with Jim Parker, M.D., Cruzbike co-founder, or Maria Parker, Cruzbike CEO and world-record setting cyclist. Ask about fit, learning, which model, anything.
Order your Cruzbike Complete
It ships within 1 to 2 business days, free to the contiguous 48 US, with the components pre-installed. Plan 2 to 3 hours for assembly if you are new to it.
Ride at least 100 miles in 100 days
If you don’t love it, send it back in its original box and get a full refund on the bike, with return shipping on Cruzbike.
From $2,650
The T50 Complete. The A4x is $4,200, the S40 $4,900 and the V20c $6,000, components pre-installed.
Free shipping
To the contiguous 48 US. Cruzbike also ships worldwide.
100 miles
The minimum, not the limit. Put as many miles on it as you can in 100 days.
2-year warranty
On the frame and fork. One year on the original components.
One frame size
Cruzbike’s design fits a wide range of riders. No size to choose.
The 100 Mile Trial applies to new, full-price, complete T50, A4x or S40 Cruzbikes bought on cruzbike.com by first-time Cruzbike owners in the contiguous United States. The bike must be carefully disassembled and repacked in its original box. The V20c is not part of the trial; it comes with the My Fastest Bike Guarantee: be faster on your benchmark circuit after a year, or Cruzbike refunds the frameset price. Trial terms · Guarantee terms.
Owners
What Cruzbike owners say.
5.0 average across 350+ reviews on cruzbike.com
It’s fast. It’s comfortable. It’s looks great. The fastest I was ever able to manage on a diamond frame was about 16mph. I am no great endurance cyclist, but on the V20c I am averaging 18mph and feeling no neck, wrist or hand pain. Truly a game changer for me.
Stewart L., V20c owner Review on cruzbike.com
I’ve struggled with saddle discomfort for years, but the S40 allows me to ride pain-free. The S40 was my first recumbent, so there was a bit of a learning curve. But now that I’ve gotten the hang of it, it’s a blast to ride.
Carrie M., S40 owner · Verified buyer Review on cruzbike.com
After a bit of learning curve I’m happy to report that I love my A4x! Awesome bike and I’m really enjoying riding it. I’m slowly increasing my miles and now easily surpassing my normal miles on my old upright bike.
Peter D., A4x owner · Verified buyer Review on cruzbike.com
At age 71, I decided to take a chance on the Cruzbike T50. I’ll admit that it took me a couple of anxious weeks to learn to be confident on the bike. But, once the technique and muscle-memory kicked in, I began to love it.
Tommy B., T50 owner · Verified buyer Review on cruzbike.com
Free consultation
Talk to the co-founders.
A live conversation with Jim Parker, M.D., Cruzbike co-founder and recumbent expert, or Maria Parker, Cruzbike CEO and world-record setting cyclist. Free, with no obligation.
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Tell us a little about your riding.About a minute. It helps Jim and Maria prepare.
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Pick a time that suits you.The calendar opens on the next screen.
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Get straight answers.Fit, the learning curve, and which of the four Cruzbikes suits your riding.
Thank you. One more step.
Pick a time for your free consultation with Jim or Maria. The calendar opens with your name and email already filled in.
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Questions riders ask.
Which Cruzbike is right for me?
V20c if speed is the point: PRs, races and records. S40 to replace a road bike that hurts, for group rides, long days and fast road touring. A4x for gravel, trails and loaded bikepacking. T50 for relaxed rides around town and a first Cruzbike.
Not sure? That is exactly what the free consultation is for.
Is it hard to learn to ride?
Learning to ride a Cruzbike is not hard, but it can take time. Almost anyone who can ride a traditional upright road bicycle can ride one. Cruzbike’s plan spreads your first 25 miles over 5 days, a few miles each day, and you can always put your feet down. The learn-to-ride steps.
Will it fit me?
There is no frame size to choose. The V20c and S40 fit riders with an X-seam of 35 to 48 inches, about 5'2" to 6'5". The A4x fits about 5'4" to 6'4", the T50 5'3" to 6'4". Your X-seam: stand in a doorway without shoes and measure from the floor to your outstretched hand. How to measure it. Cruzbikes are rated for riders up to 250 lbs.
How does the 100 Mile Trial work?
Buy a new, full-price S40, A4x or T50 Complete on cruzbike.com and ride it at least 100 miles within 100 days. If you don’t love it, email support@cruzbike.com, and Cruzbike sends you a return label and refunds the bike in full, return shipping included.
It is for first-time Cruzbike owners in the contiguous United States. The bike must go back carefully disassembled in its original box, following Cruzbike’s video; a poorly packed return has a minimum $500 repacking fee. Full terms.
What about the V20c?
The V20c is not part of the 100 Mile Trial, and Cruzbike’s refund policy says it cannot be returned; they support you through assembly instead. Its promise is the My Fastest Bike Guarantee: benchmark your current fastest bike, ride the V20c for a year, and if you aren’t faster on the same circuit 12 to 16 months after purchase, Cruzbike refunds the frameset price. Guarantee terms.
Complete or frameset?
A Complete ships with the components pre-installed: plan 2 to 3 hours of assembly if you are a novice, about 30 minutes if you are an experienced mechanic. A frameset is the frame, front triangle, seat and handlebar, and your local bike mechanic does the build with the components you choose.
Note: the 100 Mile Trial applies to the Complete T50, A4x and S40. Framesets are not eligible for the trial.
Can I test ride one first?
In Cruzbike’s words, test rides actually don’t work well, because it takes a few days to learn. That is why the 100 Mile Trial exists. Some dealers keep demo bikes: find a dealer.
Where do you ship, and how fast?
Orders ship within 1 to 2 business days. Shipping is free to the contiguous 48 US. Cruzbike ships worldwide via DHL, with shipping, duties and taxes shown at checkout.
What happens after I send the form?
On the next screen you pick a time for your free consultation with Jim or Maria. The Cruzbike team also has your answers, so the conversation starts where you are.
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