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This workstad holds the bike well; but ti can be a little fiddly to get the clamp lined up: http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=24377&subcategory_ID=4216 The bottom of the frame is reinforced to accomodate a conventional clamp stand, but you'll find the bike somewhat high in...

The sweetest MS150 I ever rode was on my red bike with a 165mm Tiagra Triple. On my Silvio ride I got pulled off the course by the SAG because of heat prostration... :oops: Hey, it wasn't the bike's fault...

Well, my friend, Glad you are okay. Reminds me of what we used to see on the back of a fellow's race car - "Old age and treachery will always defeat youth and skill." He was 76 when he won has last National Championship in SCCA. Really messes with them when you beat them in a defensive...

Although I'm doing some short-crank development on a Sofrider right now, my experiences have mirrored Mark's. I had 155mm cranks on my rotator Tiger. My next bike was a Vision R40, with 172.5mm cranks, and it was night and day for me. My legs just felt "freed-up" to apply more power. With the...

Sorry, Mark, There's a lot going on outside that picture such that the bike isn't ready for the bars and cables to be completed. Hint: That's not a picture of a Silvio.

Update: You can get'em retail here... http://www.calhouncycle.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1725&idcategory=0 Calhoun is good folks. I've bought three bikes from them (they're in Minneapolis; I used to visit them every time I went there on business - and too frequently came back...

We have located a reasonable set of 155mm triple cranks for decent money. I have a set for evaluation now. The brand name is Forza, and their quality is similar to the RPM cranks I've seen. If they check out okay in use we may be able to add them as an accessory to the website. They have a...

Happy Easter to everyone! It's going to be a great spring! Best to everyone!

Hi John, The front brake setup is all there from the factory, just bolt it up and go. I think Alan in Oz has a front disc on his SR also. Yes, that was the MS150 in 2005. That pictue was snapped with me venting some frustration into the pedals entering a rest stop; we were probably going about...

The brake cable housing fits in a boss that's just ahead of the button-head cap screw visible on the lever retaining band. I will route it up the bar end, curved to the inside and pass it along the lower side of the bar, parallel to the shift cable housing...

Marc, Can you take some of the preload out of the fork, to lower it a few inches? maybe a stiffer elastomer set with fewer donuts in the fork?

Hi Gromit, These are a pair of 18.75 bars I got cheap a few years ago. That width clears the knees nicely without placing the bar ends too wide apart. Centers of the handgrips end up about 24" apart. Best,

I love thumb and bar end shifters. They are simple, elegant, direct, light, and have a wonderful "snick-snick" action when you shift them. It's been hard to use these on the Silvio because road bars, even our beloved Origin 8 Gary's, put the shifters in an awkward position. Using Paul's Thumbie...

Hello All, Jim gave me a chance to do some development work on a Sofrider V2 that was returned to us. I'm putting it together for Maria, Jim and his brother to evaluate. The ideas may pop up retail sometime, you never know! The research is around the brakes and drivertrain. I converted the...

Holy Moly! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HhlYGSFrBo&feature=sdig&et=1238746982.77

Very nice bike, Pete... I'd agree and reconmmend you not change much until you've gotten comfortable riding; then the things you want to change will be clearer. Have Fun,

Mark is right, you can make a nice bike with the Y24, but you'll be bendin' and swappin' and cutting, especially is you want to use 26" wheels, which I think you'll want at over 6'. You might be able to scare up a Trek Y26, which was one of the bikes the kit was developed around. The frame is...

Hi Randy, Normally I'd warn you about seat height, but based on the position of your seat in the picture, you're probably pretty tall. You can relax the rear shock to bring the crossbar height down some. My principal concern is with the seat bracket digging into the carbon fiber. The Cruzbike...

Nice ride, nice report! Yes, I think Jack is a sandbagger. :lol:

Hey Marc, I'm thinking it might be pretty hard for the seat mount to actually damage that frame unless it's carbon fiber. I tried it on one of the aluminum frames I built and other than being tough on my lousy rattle-can paint, it seemed to be okay, and I was over 200 lbs at the time... Maybe...