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In Praise of Cruzbike Bullhorn Bars Just my 2 cents worth here, but the Cruzbike bullhorn bars are an almost indispensable element on my Silvio 2, as I see it. They provide both an arm rest and strong, intimate connection to the Silvio's somewhat unruly front end. They very much add to the...

Aero and Gearing I appreciate, John, calling my attention to getting the fairing as close as possible. I've been a little slack with that and see now that I can move it in some. In planning this i never thought there could be that much drag reduction with a front fairing as the rider can't get...

checking Nuvinci I'm also pretty new to a nuvinci hub on my Sofrider and I really like it. An easy way to determine if the hub is installed correctly and you have access to full range is to measure rotation of wheel in both high and low range. In high end the wheel should rotate 1.8 times for...

Cycle Analyst Aboard The latest upgrade to the UltraMod Sofrider is the most welcome addition of a Cycle Analyst computer. no more guessing how much juice is in the "tank" or how many watts is being discharged when throttling heavily. It's good to know and compare watt-hrs/mile, the...

Schlumpfing Thanks, Bob, for that reference. Upon considering all of this I realized that Nuvinci has a torque limit, as I understand it, on the ring-to-sprocket ratio of 1.8. With the 16T Nuvinci cog I'm limited to a 29T ring which nixes even the HSD with 27T and the MD with it's effective 20T...

Need Tensioner Chris; The Sofrider has no such drop out room, it seems, and I do need the tensioner but, as I've been saying, I really like the one I have. Beside the very easy wheel removal/installation it's just a nicely designed piece. And I believe there is some capacity there for...

hi res images Jeremy; Thanks for those suggestions. I suspect that #2 is what gives best results. What are such sites?

Schlumpf and Wind Wrap Chris; It seems that the PM would have the same issue as the HSD for me, namely having to shift at about 15 mph. Maybe I'm a bit spoiled by not having to shift at all lately but I do especially object to spending 90% of the time in overdrive which has some power loss...

Fairing Test The addition of the fairing besides giving the weather protection I was after provided what seemed like a significant speed boost. So to find out if that was so and by how much I conducted a controlled test with and w/o the fairing. This was not to give precision info but just a...

Sofrider with faring The Wind Wrap faring which served me for a decade on the Haluzak is now on the emerging UltraMod Sofrider as of today. Preliminary trials are promising. The biggest concern was how it might effect handling but I notice nothing at all different with it there other than the...

The Nuvinci installation was The Nuvinci installation was a bit tricky as a newbie bike mechanic and I managed to fumble a bit and install the unit out of the middle point in it's range and as a result have unavailable about 15% of it's low end but do have 100% of it's upper range. But it's OK...

Nuvinci Gearing Alan; The Nuvinci sprocket I'm using is the 16T, the highest gearing available and with my e-assist that makes sense and works well. However if I didn't have the assist I would want the 20T sprocket for the stock Sofrider. i have eliminated the FD now on mine and do well...

body sock and e-assist As for a body sock, Charles, I'm looking to balance practicality in the mix here and don't see that happening. I have had experience with a full sock on a Easy Racer Javelin and it was a most uncanny experience to at all times have the sense of riding with a significant...

What i'm calling now the Ultra-Mod Sofrider has progressed lately, getting fenders, front disc brake and proper chain tensioner. This to go along with the other mods, nuvinci hub, geared hub e-assist system, freerider bars, steering damper and center kickstand. The chain tensioner...

HPV Charles, I have a broad idea of the term... that some of the power is human power. In this case it's 60 to 90% human power the way I drive it, depending on what average speed I'm after. But I'm not going to quibble. I'm OK with it being just a very low EF (ecological footprint) vehicle...

I found the Sofrider on BROL classifieds a couple months ago ($750 delivered) as a stable-mate for the Silvio, a way to intro visitors and the curious to Cruzbikes and for my own off-paved-road and casual jaunts. It soon became so much more. A listing of the mods is as follows: ...

correction In the above post the brakes referred to were actually referring to brake levers

CB Bullhorn bars/braking review For what it's worth, I'd like to weigh in here on my experience with the Cruzbike bullhorn bars, shifters and the brakes provided with the kit. So far I'm impressed with the braking performance and surprised, because both John and Eric had down-played the...

vehicular riding Thanks, Shahmatt, for sharing your approach to riding; I'd actually never considered that and am really inspired by the idea. Previously I would only take the lane when I wanted to discourage passing, for various safety reasons. But to always, as a matter of course, take the...

Marc, my experiences are Marc, my experiences are pretty much the same as Ivan's although i'm only in my second month of riding the Silvio. I do lift my head, neck and upper back forward slightly when i'm needing extra power, climbing or accelerating but also when I need better control, like...