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Second my body is a heck of a For what it's worth: Professional riders aren't allowed to have their water bottle on their handlebars because they were apparently trying to use them as fairings. It isn't obvious to me that putting the water there helps/hurts and to what magnitude...

As long as you could move the As long as you could move the Rohloff to another bike, I don't think it's an unreasonable investment on the Sofrider. If you end up riding for thousands of miles on the Sofrider you win. If you move it to another bike and ride it there, you win. (I am...

 What he said. What he said. :D

Hi Shahmatt, My low end is Hi Shahmatt, My low end is 17" on my Mantis (closer to 16" on my Sofrider). Remember you can't stand on a recumbent and because it's front wheel drive, if you try to go up steep hills in too high a gear, you're more likely to spin your front wheel. As far...

  Cyclocross and touring Cyclocross and touring bikes both have clearance for much wider tires and you can find models that are no slouch. I disagree that you can't have a bike that can do roads and light trails well. If the Silvio had room for wider tires, it would do just fine...

I got mine on Amazon.  I got mine on Amazon. I did need to buy a seatpost shim.

Why I don't think 28 mm cuts it Experience with road bikes and 28 mm tires as well as my Sofrider and wider tires. As soon as the limestone becomes a little bit looser or on enough of an incline, having wider tires makes a big difference.

I voted for you! I voted for you!

What kind of dubious surface Packed lime stone trails. Dirt roads. When riding out and about, you don't always get to pick your surface.

How 'bout a Nuvinci and a How 'bout a Nuvinci and a triple? Not as crazy as it sounds... (You just need (1) chain tensionner and (2) make sure the granny gear on the triple isn't too small for the Nuvinci, but that shouldn't be too hard). In any case, I hope I run into you guys with...

I think 28 is plenty big For asphalt, yes. For more dubious surfaces, I would love to see wider tires available. Once disc brakes become ubiquitous, you'll be able to stop worrying about having to fit road bike caliper brakes and you'll be able to embrace your inner wider-tire child. :D

Whoa! Now that's how to start Whoa! Now that's how to start riding a Cruzbike. Nicely done! (And we want pictures. :D )

 Hi Chris,  I can't recline Hi Chris, Have you considered a lay back seat post? Works well on my Mantis.

  Hey Lisa,  post said Hey Lisa, post said pictures so we can learn from this. Anybody can screw up. Only the strong document it for others to learn.

Here's another view of the Here's another view of the second rack I posted way up there: So it mounts on the axle. You'd need p-clamps to mount the upper piece on the seat stays, but this might actually work out pretty well. Long-story-short: We got plenty of choices and I...

Hi Ivan, Nice find on the Hi Ivan, Nice find on the picture. Notice that the bottom supports of the rack are done differently on the disc brake side and the other side. Does look promising. Cheers, Charles

Hi Shahmatt, I have my seat Hi Shahmatt, I have my seat very close to the steering column, but have the seat angled quite low so my head is just about perfectly over the rear wheel (I have a lay back seat post). I'm significantly heavier than you (~95 Kg) and I find my (cheap) front...

 Here's another choice: Here's another choice:

 Two comments: * I've seen Two comments: * I've seen Silvio racks before (on v1 bikes). In some cases the rack was not horizontal. You'll have to decide for yourself how problematic that would be. * While I see why it might be nice to get the luggage suspended, as you point out, 90%...

Charles, I can see the top Charles, I can see the top clamps on those racks maybe attaching to the headrest posts, but I cannot imagine where the lower supports could attach. Even if the geometry allowed these to attach to the rear wheel or seat stays (doesn't look likely), that would bridge...