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If I read your question right and see what I think I'm seeing; you need a 1 to 1-1/8" quil stem adapter. The adapter for the front triangle is meant for 1-1/8" forks. Mark

Yep, that's how Tom's fork looked too. I think you're in like Flynn, Jim! Mark

The fork crown race should slide right down over the provided shoulder. Now, it sounds like you have everythig. Maybe a picture would help? Mark

Jim, Not sure, I need to do some work on my front end this weekend, I'll take inventory of the parts in my headset and report back. It sounds like you might be short a piece. You need the three spacers to give clearance over the aheadset cap to get your cables into the guides which, IMHO, are...

It's not my heart that's fluttering! :shock: Mark

There are three sets of holes in the adaptor to bolt to the fork. Try the middle, or even the front hole. Mark

No, but I may be in the same boat as you... Looking and watching and (probably) ending up buying another new kit. The used ones won't become available until we do so! ;) :lol: :lol: Mark

I used gorilla glue on mine and it's stayed in place for the better part of a year. Go easy on the stuff, though, it expands and dries white. I used shoe goo on Tom's build. I know that's good stuff, too, but Tom will have to verify if its holding. I recommend Gorilla Glue with the caveat be...

I like my triple. The 42 tooth middle is a good gear to ride about 80% of the time. That being said, with a 34-34, you should be able to go straight up a wall. As long as you don't have to go up anything much more than 18-20% grade, where traction becomes an issue, you should find that the...

Well done! Bravo! thanks for sharing your pictures. Mark

Negatory on that Bill. I thought I was being thoughtful letting her "claim" my conversion bike. Now, I find myself pining for another kit. I gots me some ideas! Mark

Jerry, Previously owned kits come up from time to time, but they are frequently attached to bikes. Are you set on a previously owned kit, or would you be interested in new? Have fun!! Mark

Hey Jim! Congrats on pulling the trigger! You're not going to be disappointed in this bike. I never get tired of riding it. You might actually be able to salvage enough brake cable housing from your road bike to do the build, but you definitely need that tandem brake cable. I'd buy all new...

It's just a fact of life with painting frames. Paint gets places you don't want it too. Chances are, it's not every frame, every TFT.... It just so happened this frame was that way. It really wasn't a huge deal. We still got the bike built in one day. The troubles I outlined aren't...

It's really not that big of deal. It happens with frames much more expensive than the silvio. That's why bike shops have those tools. I was a little surprised by it, though, because neither of my bikes had those issues. Mark

I had built two Silvios before. The second was completed and test ridden in one evening, so I thought I would whip through this and we'd be going for a longish ride in the afternoon. Boy was I mistaken. The lower part of the TFT was the main source of paint filled holes. Before you start...

Tom Roberts brought his new frameset and componet group/wheelset over to my house for the build. He was convinced I knew what I was doing after building two Silvios, but I have to say this was not the fastest or easiest build ever. Oh sure, I was cocky and told Tom to come prepared for a long...

John, I run Continental Gatorskins. They are pretty darned bulletproof; I've been real happy with them. I've never had a tire that lasted anywhere near this long. Mark

Oh. :shock: :oops: Well, Jack likes the cruiser bars, like in this pic: Mark

Try reversing the stem. That should give you plenty of clearance. Mark