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HAPPY THANKSGIVING Have a wonderful time with friends and family today. It is a time to give thanks for our good fourtune and to consider those who are not as fortunate. Oh yeah...don't overdo it at the dinner table.

Top Tube Height is Too High From my understanding, a frame like that will make for a very high seat which would make the conversion difficult to ride and the high center of gravity would adversely affect handling.

Very inspiring Psychling, Thanks for the post; I had a feeling RAAM was on the radar for the Parkers, and Maria's effort combined with supporting her sister and counless others through this cause is very inspiring. I look forward to reading more on your blog and here.

One problem I have a fear of dentists, so under the influence of Valium, I am not coherent enough to ask such questions :)

FORMABILITY AND HYDROFORMING OF ANISOTROPIC ALUMINUM TUBES Pages 26 & 27 shows pictures of bicycles; the rest of the document might as well be narrated by Charlie Brown's teacher as far as I am concerned.

Raceblades... Not that it matters, but Raceblades do not go under the crown or brake bridge, so tire clearance is not an issue.

I personally wouldn't want to I personally wouldn't want to see increased clearance. The Silvio is a performance road bike and giving fender clearance while requiring long reach caliper brakes would affect the aesthetic. Neilj's fenders pictured above seem like a good solution.

How about his results? WOW. 400mi in 21:57 for 1st Place. Congrats to the entire Cruzbike team. Link

That might not work My idea about the SKS Aero Adapter might not work, but maybe you could fit a section of cable housing over the cable run to the lower (rear) derailleur and rest the SKS attachment on that. The fenders are held on with zip ties or rubber straps, and I can not imagine either...

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Fenders: SKS Raceblades? While the lower derailleur cable interferes with the standard attackment point for SKS Raceblade fenders, I think that they come with an aero fork attachment (a shaped, plastic sleeve) which might serve as a pass-through for the cable. Just a thought before you have to...

Thanks for the information. How does the manufacturer get the clear coat to adhere to a polished surface? Any ideas? About the anodized parts, they might not require or take well to polishing if I understand aluminum right. I have seen the Vendetta in pictures only and I am always drawn to...

I am working on putting the shine back onto a 1994 Cannondale R1000 which has a bare aluminum polished finish and it got me to thinking about the Vendetta's polished bits. Are they clear coated, anodized or just polished? If it's a polished finish, I can't say enough good things about the...

Sigh... Well the brand-new Vendetta brag board is up. How tempting to have the first post in brand new forum...if only I had paid the admission fee (bought a Vendetta). Okay people...let's see your photos.

I have an idea... How about a decal that represents the Vendetta's race pedigree and serves as part of the design? Sort of like having the World Champion stripes on a bicycle decal where merited?

:-) "Otherwise [aside from feral dog attacks] this was a very well organized and executed racing event." - Psychling Talk about finding a cloud's silver lining. height="18"

I'm on several times a day My favorite things are to read about the bikes, see pictures of how each rider customises his or her Cruzbike and to learn about riding techniques.

Psychling...one more note. "I've used the Silvio out here on shorter miles but equal climbing feet ... with too challenging gearing (50/39 x 11/34) ... and that works well, too." You must have quads of iron. How do you feel your climbing speed is compared to a comparably-equipped road...

Psychling...why the Vendetta for Climbing? I'm curious as to why you would choose the Vendetta over the Silvio for such a ride. The first 70 miles of the Assault on Mt. Mitchell would be a perfect course for the making use of the aerodynamic advantage of the Vendetta, but what about when the...

Good to know I'm not alone Nice job on the armrests, by the way. You almost look like you'd do well with bullhon bars by the set-up you have.