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3 month check-in It's been 3 months and the fenders are great. I highly recommend them for those riding occasionally on wet roads. Cleaning the bike is a breeze, and with less crud on the bike and the mechanicals I am sure it's good for maintenance too! It took a few weeks for the fenders...

I also want to recommend I also want to recommend METATARSAL PADS. Google them, for example: https://nwfootankle.com/products/7-metatarsal-pads Cheap, and you can move them around 1-2mm to figure out the best placement. This simple DIY method hugely reduces pressure where the cleat...

Metatarsalgia My hot foot got so bad at one point that the skin on my right sole broke and cracked just where the SPD cleat fits, so it was painful just to walk around the house, let alone cycle. I finally got the problem diagnosed - I have metatarsalgia, where my middle metatarsal protrudes...

Yup, I have similar concerns Yup, I have similar concerns over non-branded carbon products. I read many positive and negative thoughts people have about this. I would replace these bars after any crash because of this concern. Like ak-tux, I think the application with a Cruzbike is less...

It really wasn't that bad It really wasn't that bad guys!! Also a bit my fault cos my rear light battery went really low by the end of the ride. Anyway, here's a better video with a collage of variety and some more vehicle clearance for the queasy... make you sure you look at it at 720 or...

US$69 without memory card and US$69 without memory card and buying from a reputable China seller like this one: http://m.ebay.com/itm/151071891306?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1 Really very good camera. 1080p in MOV format. Tiny so the internal battery only lasts about 80min which is good enough for...

I am testing out having a camera on full-time on my commutes to assist in any post-incident follow up. It's also fun! After some research I decided on the relatively inexpensive Mobius ActionCam as I wasn't going to spend on a GoPro or similar. Superb video on this slow dawn ride on my Silvio 2...

+1 trplay's technique. First +1 trplay's technique. First remove the skewers, then I take my RD hanger off first then lay it on the ground neatly so the chain doesn't get tangled. After that the wheel is easy to remove and add back in. The RD hanger then goes back on last, sort of "snapping it"...

Great idea Jeremy!! :)  Eric, Great idea Jeremy!! :) Eric, I did find some wide cheap carbon bullhorns and did consider them. However, I do want to use my brifters and can't figure a nice way to do the cable routing. Solutions that people have used before are not elegant. These generic...

I have long been thinking of the switching my Silvio 2.0 handlebars to a narrower drop style version. After tons of looking around and thinking of what I wanted I finally ordered a generic carbon handlebar from China for US$56. In 2 weeks, it arrived packed nicely if not humorously like this...

Don't get the Zefal Spring Don't get the Zefal Spring water bottles. They are a tad too loose, and if you plan on ever mounting the bottles behind the seat back they are WAY TOO LOOSE. Go for similarly priced Lezyne Flow bottle cages. I switched over after reading someone else's...

My BB went straight on to the My BB went straight on to the frame. No issues for me.

If you had a flat bar fitted If you had a flat bar fitted there would tend to be cables, brakes, shifters etc hitting your thighs at the top of the pedal stroke. Drop bars nicely circumvent this and allow your arms to be straighter which is better for MBB. Certainly brifters with their...

Hi Jack, is that the FD cable Hi Jack, is that the FD cable running from the cable stop towards the BB below the boom, and if so is that the right configuration cos I am not sure how that works? There is some red in the picture around that area and I don't know what that is... Your boom...

Like Mark, I start by pushing Like Mark, I start by pushing with my strong leg. I don't bother sitting forward unless I am on a moderate uphill. I push with my right leg while pulling on the bars, then I quickly pull down and back with my right leg while quickly getting the left foot up. I find...

Sounds like I had more fun Sounds like I had more fun putting it together WITHOUT the manual as mine was one of the very first few. Given that I had never put a bike together before, the most being maintenance and some cable and shifter replacement, I think if you are comfortable with an Allen...

Was your Aero tried without a Was your Aero tried without a headrest? If so then definitely 27 deg would give you neck strain and wouldn't be a fair comparison to Silvio 2. I only lift my head off a few seconds at a time during certain maneuvers, and when there is a bumpy road. During those...

The Topeak CageMount offers a The Topeak CageMount offers a more secure system that is not based on velcro like the Biologic. I have used the Topeak CageMount successfully on my Brompton for a long time. It would fit the Silvio boom. http://www.topeak.com/products/bottle-cages/cagemount

I couldn't get the faulty one I couldn't get the faulty one to work. I think I tightened it too much one way and it got jammed. Partly not a great design, partly my own blunder as it's the first time I used this kind of pump. After almost buying the Topeak PocketShox DXG, I ended up...

Ah, so 2.1 now has water Ah, so 2.1 now has water bottle mounts on the boom whereas 2.0 did not. Looks like an average height person will now need to cut the boom...