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Hey Bob, how do you like the FLEXR setup? Would you recommend I try it on a Silvio 2.0? Would it work with the bottles down on the seat back instead of behind the headrest?

It effectively lengthens the steerer tube of an existing fork. Yes it should work on a Vendetta 2.0 (at least I can't imagine why not). I don't think "stem extension" is accurate, it's a steerer tube extender or maybe stem raiser (there isn't really a traditional stem here).

Do you have any photos please? I've been thinking about trying this. Another issue is that my cables route along the bottom of the boom, I don't want to interfere with them.

Congrats. I hope your fit works out better than what is shown in the photos, I have never seen the boom angled like that before.

I go back and forth between my Silvio (for longer rides) and a DF (for quick hops around town). Going downhill scares me more on the DF (because I'm face first), bumpy roads scare me more on the Silvio, and cars scare me on both.

Yup I remember seeing your setup on another thread. Maybe I should give up on simple and try to replicate it.

Sorry if this is derailing the thread too much but it's been going in this direction. With the goal of being able to carry an additional water bottle and access it while riding, here's what the simple setup I rigged up today, using the Topeak adapter (have not taken this on the road yet)...

I'm starting to wish sewing was my hobby...pottery has no place on a bike :/

Hey Bob, I've been trying to justify the $230 price to myself for the seat upgrade, and I can't do it based on the claimed 1 pound weight difference. I had assumed the new seat was the same shape and therefore equally comfortable. It's not? http://cruzbike.com/carbon-fiber-seat

I believe the Silvio 1.0 had an aluminum seat integrated with the frame, with a 45 degree seat back angle. The V20 has a longer, narrower carbon fiber seat, attached to the frame with velcro and/or bolts, with a 20 degree seat back angle, and an integrated headrest.

Congrats! I did my first century on my Silvio last fall, in much cooler weather than yours. About 7 hours moving time, 7.5 hours total. I was tired and happy at the end. FYI, I just have two large water bottles mounted on my seat back. I cannot reach them while riding and stop to take water...

Not sure what you're looking at but cranks go through the inside of the bottom bracket, nothing else should clamp to the outside of the bearings like the Cruzbike frame does. They should work fine.

Maybe you're really good at spinning round rings, Larry.

The suspension fork was already removed from the Quest (rear suspension remains). The suspension fork on the Silvio is one of the heavier and maybe one of the more expensive parts of the bike, so removing it may make sense. Mostly I want suspension for my head, which is over the rear wheel.

Yes guys, there's a saying, "don't feed the troll".

Except for my very first tube installation when I messed up and pinched the side of the tube, I have never, in a lifetime of biking, had a flat tire...