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I can't speak for certain about the Silvio but I have put many miles on my Bacchetta Aero with a rear disc and found it very useful. In most cases a crosswind actually pushes you forward sort of like a sail and the ride is more stable as the bike seems to ride more as a unit.

Mark, what I am looking for is not just being able to climb but to specifically climb long steep grades as rapidly as possible. There are seveal organized centuries in this area with the primary purpose to seeing just how many vertical feet they can cram into 100 miles. 10,000 to 13,000 feet...

Doug, x-seam is about 43-43.5 if that helps with your calculations. The other thing about having the Mtb gearing is it would force me to work on my high speed spinning. I have trouble holding a cadence greater than about 80-85 for an extended period. Ward

Doug, The hills range from 3 to 8 miles long wth adverage grades of 5-6 %. However there are nice sections of 1/4 to 1/2 miles long that have grades up into the upper teens. Generally the downhills are the feather-the-brake variety and on the few flat sections between major climbs its all...

Doug, I am considering tailoring my silvio build for climbing. My thought is to utilize a MTB triple crank with an 11-32 rd. My question is are there any shifter brake road combo's that would be compatible? There are several centuries around here that have over 10,000 feet of climbing that...

wow, that campy sure does make for a clean bike. Thats really going to make me rethink the Ultegra donor I have. Thanks for the great pictures. Now I just have to bide my time until I can order a frameset. Ward

I can certainly relate to keeping all of that chain clean. Thanks for all the info. Ward

My bent prior to the Aero was a Strata. The difference between the two was mainly the sprinting with the Aero. I rode a softrider for a little while down at Hamptons Edge in florida and felt like the learning curve wouldn't be that big a problem, and i really like the idea of recruiting more...

New to the forum and extremely interested in the Silvio. One thing I am not seeing is postings for ride distances with total times/ride times and adverage speeds. I know that everyone's speed varies according to their own engine, however, it would be nice to have something to go on. Also, the...