Recent content by Brian Lewis

As you know I did some serious hill climbing recently on my Silvio. 1) I would highly recommend a 30 in front and a 27 in the rear, my 30/23 combination worked but the 27 would have helped keep the cadence higher to reduce stress on the knees 2) I run 125 in my front shock and find its the...

I found out my donor was a 12-23, I have strong legs though and was able to endure, but a 12-27 would have been much better, I am changing the cassette soon, so I'll have a 30 granny up front and a 12-27 in the rear. Downhill was definitely a blast, my downhill speed was quicker than the...

Two Silvios endure a 273 mile bike tour of Texas Hill Country. I do regret running a 12-23 rear cassette, the 23 is just not enough for the steep 12-15 degree hills found in central Texas. I plan to get at least a 27 if not a 30 or 34 for my next tour, it will make it alot easier on my knees...

Tops of my STI hoods are 1/2" higher than the tips of my WTB bars You have two options, you can slide the STI levers up higher, or you can rotate the WTB bar, both options raise the levers and give you better clearance. Also bringing the handlebar towards you more will also lift the cables up...

I have about 200 miles on my Silvio and have been playing with the lumbar support as well, in my seating arrangement I am lacking lower lumber support and what I did was purchase a $22 sheet (5/8" x 24"x24") of Minicell Foam from http://www.oneoceankayaks.com/cgi-bin/web_store/web_store.cgi and...

John my WTB Mountain Road Bars angle out at about a 40 degree angle from the brake hood to the bar end, it looks like those bars you show in these pictures angle before the brake hood and then go straight down after the brake, which doesn't provide the comfort of your wrists in a comfortable...

I've using the Hydrapak Reservior, cost was only $13.49 from nashbar.com, it fits perfectly in my Zefal Tripper pack that mounts to my rack. I picked this particular reservior over using my Camelbak reserviors because the dimensions provided a better fit in my Zefal Tripper. Most packs are too...

Inner Diameter at the bar ends on the WTB Mountain Road Bar is 17.5mm This is going to be slightly smaller than a standard road bar since the outer diameter is also 25.4 vs 26 My BlackBurn Multimirror that I love to use just barely squeezes into the end. I don't know if its the MultiMirror or...

Mark what shifters are those? Reason I ask is my Shimano Ultegra shifters have the shift cable popping out the sides at a perfect 90 degree, with the drastic angle of your bars I can't see this Origin 8 bars working out for people with my shifters because it the cables will want to bend into...

The forum currently offers everything you need, in the Brag Board sections you can post about your bike and attach pictures within the message for all to see. This is alot more informative than a photo album with a 1 liner comment like Yahoo offers.

The 25.4mm width fits perfectly with the bracket/clamp system of the Silvio I WOULD NEVER consider cutting 2cm off the ends, I feel the ends are a perfect length on my Silvio, they don't get in anyones way and allows my palms to rest while holding the bars, if they were not there I would have...

Get 6ft of Derailleur Get 8ft of brake This will be sufficient with wtb bars. I bought this when I redid for my wtb bars, I had some extra when all said and done.

Thats correct the seat is a single flowing piece welded to the frame. The seat bottom I personally feel is a little too rakish towards the seat back, creating a low spot in my lower back when I'm sitting in the seat. This wouldn't be a problem if I placed my lower back against the seat back...

Still working on the minicell foam, was able to use a coat hanger to make a hot wire and then slice the front part of the foam at about a 30 degree angle so that it wedges under the bottom seat properly, went for a 7 mile ride it seems pretty comfortable, might be nicer if the bottom and rear...

Thats correct the seat is a Thats correct the seat is a single flowing piece welded to the frame. The seat bottom I personally feel is a little too rakish towards the seat back, creating a low spot in my lower back when I'm sitting in the seat. This wouldn't be a problem if I placed my lower...