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Thanks, Jeremy, for Thanks, Jeremy, for enlightening me on the steering tube extension; now I get it. I had imagined it was some kind of boom extension. It's good to know that I can make the drops work. Maybe next off season I'll convert to drops and brifters and compare. Probably switch to...

Just to be clear, I'm totally Just to be clear, I'm totally stoked about my bullhorn set up, could not be more pleased with the fit and am totally pleased with the Silvio experience. It has exceeded some high expectations. So I have no interest in making any changes BUT the question I posed...

No worries, Mate. There's got No worries, Mate. There's got to be a few options for you, including, surely, the CB bullhorns. They came in 2 sizes and there's got to be some around.

Tall guy fit Hi Ashtabula; I have managed to get my Silvio to be a great fit for me; fits like a glove, as the saying goes. BUT, I can't imagine being able to use the 150mm extension AND be able to use drop bars. i'm not even sure I could get a satisfactory fit using drops with a 100 mm...

Elegantly menacing, yes Eric, Elegantly menacing, yes Eric, I think that describes it well. "Intense" was all a friend of mine could utter, somewhat dazed he seemed. Thanks for the second-mirror suggestion; I doubt I'd have thought of that but now I can imagine that could add a lot. The...

Silvio finally fitted Following up here on my initial Silvio fit challenges, I have the bike dialed-in and I'm very happy so far. But it was a surprising and learning process to eliminate leg interference, as it turned out. This S fitting is to a rather radical body; not just it's length but...

The mirror solution so far in The mirror solution so far in my still evolving bull-horned Silvio is the B&M- Cyclestar mirror from Germany, available from Hostel Shoppe. The optics are excellent and they come with 3 and 6 inch stalks. The 3 inch version here is just enough to give adequate view...

What are these brakes that What are these brakes that came with the Vendetta Bullhorn kit? They are extremely fine and a fair bit lighter than the Ultegra 6700 that I was going to use. Is it some kind of hybrid linear pull caliper. I'm no bike mechanic but I can't find anything like this in my...

I should have realized, John, I should have realized, John, that the second set of holes was to accommodate what you suggest and it sounds like a good plan to me. Please also provide any particulars as to running cables and anything else keeping in mind my only basic knowledge bike mechanical...

Rather than hijack current threads on the cockpit arranging of S and V I'd like to address here the fitting of my S2 to this radical body. But first I should explain that my main interest in the CB concept was the full body engagement afforded by the design. Also I have some specific...

reducing extension to 100mm I've decided to take ratz up on his kind offer and to give his available 100 mm extender a try and I've emailed him regarding that. I think I'm quite OK with lowering the BB although the height now is about what I've come to be used to currently. However the slight...

The Jury is in Last evening, just a few days after making my first forum post here or anywhere, I mustered the gumption to tackle my resistance mechanical, applied the ratz strategy of Sleep-is-Optional and by mid morning today was able to find out if my concerns regarding leg and arm issues...

The jury is out on drops/brifters Thanks for your opinion Tuloose, Rick, Ivan, Eric and John. I have my doubts about brifters, their complexity, their weight and it's yet another thing to learn while tackling MBB but they are potentially the ultimate in some ways, I see. I have begun the build...

drops and brifters it is.. for now Thanks all for the input on the bullhorn vs drops issue. I'm still attracted to the ergonomics of bullhorns for me but also still not seeing a clear way with that route so I'm back to relishing the idea of drops and brifters. I can imagine that brifters are...

Cruzbike bullhorn bar kit I'm familiar with about everything here on bullhorn bars and yet am still mystified a bit. What I really need to know now is about the Cruzbike answer to bullhorn bars. What size or sizes, what kind of shifters, what kind of levers come with this kit. I'm thinking that...

I have a confession to make... I've been lurking in the shadows of this forum for months..... but now I'm out! And in these months I've acquired a Silvio 2.1, components and tooling to do the build and only lack the time to get on with it. As that time nears, still about 4 weeks, I find...