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I am selling my SoftRider :mrgreen:. It is 2 years old & in excellent, as new condition (only a few nicks). 12 Months ago the following new items were fitted (at a cost of $980): - Front and rear Velocity Deep V MTB rims with heavy duty Swiss spokes - Front and rear Continental Contact Sport...

Thanks for all your feedback. Lowering tyre pressure or wider wheels: In this particular case, with 140 km of hills, up as well as down, followed by 90km of flat stretch, losing the decreased rolling resistance to get up that one bastard of a hill wasn't worth it. I simply got off the bike and...

I've recently taken to training in the hills at the back of Perth prior to participating in the 5 Dams Challenge, which is a 250 km excursion with a total of 2 km of vertical climbing. I ride a Silvio with a newly fitted 11-28 cogs but still have to walk up some hills. It starts with the front...

Good on you Trev. Why not come down to Burswood on a Sunday morning at 7.00 am and join us to a ride to Fremantle, or meet us in Fremantle around 8.30 - 9.00 at the cafe opposite the train station? Cheers, Alex

There's too much about our bikes which is tied up with our personalities to make any post "passive", but given that we are all mature, perfectly well-balanced individuals (with the equivalent of 10,000 hours of therapy under our belts), I'd have to say those handlebars turn the Silvio into a...

Today they opened a new section of freeway and before letting the cars on it, they let some bikes have a play. There were about 1,000 cyclists and three recumbents, and one Silvio. It was my first official outing on the new bike and I believe it went very well and I learnt some useful things...

My we live and learn... Had the whole thing ready to take the lycra. Measured the fabric and pinned it in the right place and then positioned it to slide over the frame. Inch by inch the fabric worked its way down until it had hugged the frame (think Anaconda-style hugging). Stood back to get a...

Hi Jamie, In response to some self-preserving thoughts I had about getting skewerered, I ran nylon/rubber tubing over all the fibreglass that goes anywhere near the rider. What I do fear is that aluminium wouldn't give the curve that is possbile with the variable diameter fibreglass, though...

I have begun prototyping a tailbox for my silvio and would be interested in collaborating on the exercise. The constraints I am following are (not in any priority): - lightweight - safe in the event of a crash - easy to attach and remove - stay within the styling/lines of the bike - adapt to...

First, some disclosures: I know John Tolhurst very well and consider him a friend; he asked me if I would write a report on my ride; it was his Silvio I rode. Now, I normally ride a SoftRider. I have put faster wheels and tyres on it, and replaced mostly everything except the seat and the...