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    Bleeding brakes

    Ride1Up Cafe Cruiser. Rear brake is very soft, it gets hard if i pump the lever 4-5 times, reminds me of my old cars with air in the brake lines. I bought a service kit from amazon and have tried several times to bleed the brakes, but it’s not working. Need help. I watched a couple of...
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    Modify a yakima rack

    I have a yakima on-ramp for my 2 ride1up cafe cruisers. Overall it’s a sturdy rack, but in spite of the claim that it fits tires up to 3.25” … it doesn’t. And yakima doesn’t care. I left a poor review, and there are several others all complaining about the tire fit, but yakima has not posted...
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    Handlebar carry bag advice

    Looking for advice for a small carry bag, hopefully attached to the handlebars. Only needs to be big enough for a cell phone, wallet and car keys.
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    Tire pressure question

    We have two Ride1Up cafe cruisers, with 26”x3” tires. The embossing on the tire says 35 psi max, so that’s where it is now. Wife is saying the ride is a little rough. We only ride on asphalt or packed gravel trails, nothing off-trail. I have her shocks set to the lightest setting, and i...
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    Zoom brake part resource

    I dumped my bike on the concrete, scratched the paint and bent one of the brake levers. It’s a Ride1Up cafe cruiser. Trying to find a source for a new handle. Bikeparts.com has a nice selection of handles, but none branded Zoom, and when i sent a picture they responded that they don’t carry...
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    Cafe cruiser speedometer

    New bike, less than 20 miles. Everything seems to work properly, except … sometimes the speedometer freezes. Yesterday it showed a constant 22.4 mph, today it was locked on 12.something. Started off working ok, sometime during the ride it froze. The odometer continues to count up, and the PA...
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    New guy

    Hello. Just bought 2 Ride1Up cafe cruisers, so far happy with them. They arrived safely and quickly, and my questions to the help desk have been answered quickly. We live in virginia. Doctor said start getting exercise, so that drove the purchase. Only problem is that the basket was delayed...
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