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What's the Fall weather like What's the Fall weather like in Kansas?

Nice color on that frame! Nice color on that frame!

Did you warn your DF riding No! I was pissed off and just wanted to ride out of there. Didn't even occur to me. Next time I will! Oh, definitely. Thanks for the sympathy guys.

I had my first real fall today, when I was surprised by a big, deep pile of sand extending into the road. I lost traction and slid out onto my left side, into the road. Fortunately traffic stopped instead of running me over. Also fortunately, I had dropped my friend on his DF a while back, so he...

Blair, yes, I usually haven't Blair, yes, I usually haven't had trouble but just last weekend I had to remove the front wheel on the road, got the chain tangled up in bizarre ways, and managed to put a kink in the RD cable and housing (which I replaced later). A secured RD hanger sure would...

3. Add a washer to allow I actually had this problem with a 10-speed cassette on my Silvio (should have worked no problem). A 1mm axle spacer fixed it.

It's amazing to me how It's amazing to me how determined bike shops are to get this wrong, since it seems both very simple and clearly laid out in the instructions. We've seen some wacky pictures where bike shops added a lot of unnecessary hardware. My local bike shop tuned my font derailleur...

Since 11 speed is supported, Since 11 speed is supported, I wonder if there's an "official" solution for the apparently smaller diameter on the Ultegra 6800 bottom bracket bearings (maybe an included shim)?

And they've added this And they've added this too: Accommodates 11-speed systems

You will get better ones from You will get better ones from others, but a few suggestions based on my experience: (1) Start facing down a shallow hill, and practice coasting until you are really comfortable. (2) Sit up straight in the seat for better balance, until you can pedal...

The bike description got The bike description got updated. Silvio S30 version 2.2 delivers the following improvements to version 2.0: Larger boom and slider for even better power delivery Improved front derailleur cable management for easier set up and adjustment Press-fit RD...

Hm, does that mean the seat Hm, does that mean the seat angle changed by 3 degrees? The FD cable routing in that photo looks different, like the cable is going below the BB.

Paul, where do you see "S30" Paul, where do you see "S30" (I don't)? Glad they took off the "2.0" logo, looks a little better (although I still prefer my bike's "classic" logo).

Just FYI, I've been pretty Just FYI, I've been pretty happy with my all-SRAM-Rival setup. I just wish I had gone with shorter cranks (165mm or 170mm instead of the 172.5mm I got) and I might benefit from some chainstay extension given my leg length (~45 inch x-seam). - 50x34 compact...

If Cruzbike offered an ~50mm If Cruzbike offered an ~50mm extension I'd order it now, but maybe I'm just being too picky (those 100mm extensions look huge).

Very nice! Did you spend some Very nice! Did you spend some time with the stock seat or go straight to this one? Also did you sell your Silvio? I should be jealous but I think the ride on a Vendetta would kill me on the roads around here, they're already jarring enough with the Silvio...

Larry, from your photo a Larry, from your photo a chainstay extension doesn't look workable, to me -- I'll be interested to hear what happens with that! Seems like lengthening the boom and shortening the cranks are the things to try. As for the position in the seat, I used to have some...

Looks nice Ivan. I too wish I Looks nice Ivan. I too wish I had gone with shorter cranks than my 172.5's. Is it any easier for you to sit up on the bike? I say we hold out for the Vendetta 3.0 before "upgrading", I'm sure it will leave the 2.0 in the dust.

Hi Nigel, I went from a Hi Nigel, I went from a Sofrider (same as the Freerider except for the handlebars) to a Silvio 2.0 (a bit less aggressive than the Vendetta). I was well adapted to the Sofrider and my skills transferred right over to the Silvio. For a while it felt odd to be lying back...

Hey Bob, I weighed my Silvio Hey Bob, I weighed my Silvio at ~27.4 lbs dry. I guess you have more accessories on there. You mentioned that the Vendetta is rougher on bad roads, is it a bothersome difference or just a noticeable difference? I do wonder what a lighter/simpler rigid frame...