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I was in Rio last month for I was in Rio last month for the first time and saw all those lovely bike paths around your bays. Amazing city and even more amazing people! I wish it was 21 deg C in Singapore!

Drivetrain and Small Bag I selected all SRAM Force 2013 components, going with 10 speed rather than waiting for the newest 11 speed. Chainrings are 53/39 and the cassette is the PG-1070 11-32. The cassette is 11-12-13-15-17-19-22-25-28-32. I knew I did not want a triple, but wanted gearing...

Elliptical Illusion Ha ha ha! Good eyes John, however you are spotting some image distortion near the edges of my iPhone camera! Those are standard SRAM Force chainrings - nothing elliptical there, but it DOES look like it doesn't it!? :)

Thanks All. Someone earlier Thanks All. Someone earlier posted, "How often do we get the joy of learning to ride a bike again?" Waking up this morning the day after feels like that! My 4 year old girl is now transitioning from her balance bike (no pedals, only "fred flintstoning" to a pedal...

Bottle Cage Thanks John. After testing positions, I can't reach around to the seat back either! I tried mounting a bottle cage to the headrest rails. This looks really nice with two water bottles positioned behind your shoulder, but my shoulder range of motion is below par, so I can take the...

I have been reading and thinking about owning my first recumbent bicycle for a long time, but became serious when I learned about Cruzbikes 2 years ago. After a long hiatus from cycling, I got back into riding first via a Brompton (folding bike), then moved back to my first love - road bikes. I...

As compared to Vendetta, the As compared to Vendetta, the handlebars are higher on Silvio 2.0 only when NOT using the chainstay extension. I have built my Silvio 2.0 with the 100mm chainstay extension and the position looks very much like Vendetta. With the chainstay extension, the aerodynamics...

Handlebars Those look like regular road handlebars and not the type that usually come with SIlvio 2.0 -- I'd be interested to hear how that works out with any possible leg strike as knees may waver to the side...

Bottle Cage Location When I bought Silvio, I also got the bottle cages along with it as the description on the page says that there are attachments to the seat. However, this obviously referred to the 1.0 aluminium seat and the fiberglass seat has no such attachment points. Hmmm... 2 bottle...

Seat Pan Tweaks I chose to shape the seat pan by taking a bit of fibreglass from the front "lip" of the seat and glued a small piece of inner tube on it. In this manner it matches the cross-sectional curvature of the frame. I also made washers using a folded piece of inner tube, consisting of 2...

The headset analogy makes The headset analogy makes sense. I have tightened it MUCH more than a headset. Some online guides say you can't over tighten a BB in a way that compresses the bearings, but I am not sure what is right. Thanks for the input and any future ones that come. I have a road...

PRC: That's a great idea. The PRC: That's a great idea. The Silvio 2.0 does have at least 2 mount points. The first at the seat base are the bolt holes for the seat. The other, halfway up the seat, is the threaded hole for the rear suspension. Currently there is a metal disc there that screws...

SRAM Crankset Not Spinning My crankset doesn't spin when I tighten it down. I purchased SRAM Force 2013 from Cruzbikes with my Silvio 2.0. I have the crankset installed as can be seen in the pic above. When I tighten it up using the 8mm allen key, it doesn't spin at all. It's not just a little...

Unc99, do you have one of the Unc99, do you have one of the frames? I will put this in my full build thread: When I got the frame I thought someone forgot to put the threaded holes in the frame body because there appeared to be none! However pressing with your finger reveals there are four...

Silvio 2.0's seat back Silvio 2.0's seat back attaches to the frame with Velcro not multiple bolts. Thus angle adjustment cannot be achieved with simple spacers. I think any plausible solution will require machining specific parts and not "off the shelf" items from the store. For those...

Lavs has overtaken me! I am Lavs has overtaken me! ;) I am overseas tomorrow until next week so the build is paused in case you are wondering why things are silent on my front. I guess Doug and Lavs will be zipping around when I get back!

(No subject) Jeremy, here is the orientation of the elastomer. It is a tight fit. You have to push and twist to it in. This picture shows the close-up after I have bolted the carbon stays to the main frame. When I insert it, I also covered the metal piece with a sock so as not to scratch the...

Unc99, Yes, it only installs Unc99, Yes, it only installs with the bottom bracket and the ring clamps fit on the BB and not the boom. I am not sure of required specs of the BB, as I got all my parts from Cruzbike.

STEM CAP Thanks Doug, that helps. I just want to make sure I am not doing something wrong as this is the first time I am assembling a new stem having only taken off existing ones before. I will go look at my local LBS. Preparing for the stares when I show up with this frame! :O...

Here is a close up of my stem Here is a close up of my stem and you can see the 1mm space that I can't get rid of. I don't have a caliper, but as best I can see, my spacer is 4mm. Unc99 says his is 5mm but it could be just our measurement error as pics looks the same except for my 1mm gap! What...