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Knees Jeremy, Thanks for the advice. On one ride, I was feeling a bit of pain behind my knees and brought the pedals toward me a bit and the pain was alleviated almost immediately. Maybe I need to let it out just a little bit.

I have been riding a Cruzbike Silvio since June 2013 and until this past weekend, my farthest ride of the season has been forty-five miles. However, this ride, known as the Tour De Round-O takes place annually in the tiny town of Round O, South Carolina and offers rides of thirty-five...

100 Miles Done...what a blast! I will post my ride report in the Ride Reports forum soon, but let me say that it was a great time and I received several compliments and questions about the Silvio. One cyclist from the USO on the Ride 2 Recovery campaign was particulalry impressed as she has...

Thanks Guys! Larry and Doug, Thanks for the encouragement. I haven't ridden this far since 2011 when I did The Assault on Mt. Mitchell, but luckily no mountains to climb. I'll let you all know how it went.

http://www.tourdroundo.com/ It's supposed to be a flat, fast course according from friends who have ridden it before. As it's not far from Charleston, I imagine it will be flat as a pancake. Now would be a good time to be near a shop that rented Vendettas.

Ingenious Ivan, You'd never know that the bags are not cycling-specific. I have tried a similar treatment on the Silvio 1.0 using traditional panniers, but as the seat is an integrated component of the frame, it is a bit more difficult to fit the bags. Also, the reclined position of your...

I was thinking about holes! Remember the Campagnolo front discs from the mid-1980's with the four big holes? That idea crossed my mind. Unfortunately, designing and making a cover that allows some air to pass through is beyond anything I want to attempt right now.

You Might be Happier with a Sofrider You would spend $845 for the Tommaso and the Cruzbike Conversion Kit for a bike that may not be that easy to sit on. Even the 40cm frame would still get you a fairly high seat. For a few hundred more, you could get the Sofrider and equip it with 700c wheels...

The rest of the story I am still intrigued by the idea of cheap aero, so I am going to keep experimenting with the disc covers. My next trial will be a front disc only. I would like tonsee if I realize a benefit and it's cheap enough to try different configurations.

Crosswinds.. Ooops. Double post.

Crosswinds... I had my first experience with crosswinds today. A short gust of qind from the right pushed the Silvio and me toward the center line rather abruptly. It' a good thing that there was no wind on the group ride last week, or.I may have caused quite a situation!

Or is it 5.8% Now that I saved my route, the numbers have changed. There is a bit of a difference from 6.6% down to 5.8%. So now I am not sure...

My Test Slope - 6.6% Grade First, thanks to Charles for pointing me to MapMyRide.com. I was never much for tracking my riding metrics, so sites like this have escaped me. Based on the .31 mile run with a -105' elevation change, this hill is a 6.6% grade. Am I correct? Would 42.34mph be a...

"Chrome" Frame Components That's correct Jeremy. I wanted to spend more time riding and less time waiting for paint to cure, so I elected to polish parts of the frame. If I could do it again, I wouldn't. It was a pain in the backside to do so! I think it looks pretty sweet, but not worth the...

Hey Eric The disks are cut approximately 1/4" short of the brake track and the tape is lined up to the edge of the brake track, just like rim decals are. By pulling the tape gently as I adhered it around the rim, I was able to easily follow the arc of the rim while keeping the tape smooth and...

Genius The best use of a keyboard stand since A Flock of Seagulls .

you're correct, charles I have a wider set of wheels on my Cannondale Quick, but the 32 ? 700 tires are as much of an issue as is the 9 speed Shimano cassette since I am running 10 speed Campagnolo. Probably the only way for me to test it is to do three consecutive runs with the disk covers...

Thanks Jeremy I had to do something with all of you riding around on your 2.0 Silvios. It's not a perfect solution, but so far I am having fun with it.

Front Disk I used some plastic sign blanks that I purchased from Lowes to make a front disk cover. This method was much faster to produce. The sign blanks were $2.08 apiece and I required four sheets to make two disk covers. The pieces were cemented together with an all-purpose plastic cement...

I am sure I 38mph without the disk I may be wrong, but I am sure I hit 38mph without the disk cover.