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Shaping impressions. I could spend 10 paragraphs agreeing with Eric. The facts are I simply wouldn't have purchased a Silvio if the community hadn't been here to bring me up to speed on the topics, fill in the blanks in my understanding and show me all the details of the bikes. In the end...

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Love the look You can always spot a bar tape job done by a pro; I do love the look of the SRAM RED class chain rings little extra weight for the solid center but they look so nice on the bike. Good to know that the 11x2 fits in the fork our 10x2 are tight so I was wondering. We'll be...

Didn't expect that It has been really cold again, so all of my riding has been really short. Something that I didn't expect was the way I am adapting. It appears that short rides spaced out over a few days,let's the brain process the learning and apply it. Length of the ride really doesn't seem...

Clarification Mrs Ratz hates the cold and rode once. Other than that it has been too cold for her <42f. . On her first 15 minute test (all the time we had we have 5 kids) she did better than most beginner videos I have seen, rode 200 yards first attempt, she got mad because she wasn't perfect...

You know..... you want to While riding I am amazed at how the Silivo flat out wants to run. A motivated rider can make any bike fly. The Silvio is the first bike I've ridden that whispers in my ear: "just go, you know..... you want to" Vendetta For years you have been fibbing to...

Cruzbike: We'll support your Cruzbike: We'll support your back without holding you back. When a kid learns to ride a bike they discover a whole new world. When you learn to ride a Cruzbike you rediscover a world you forgot.

Well crazy is relative to the individual Crazy can be relative to the person and the situation. I road my first century over 10 years ago. I "trained" for a it all season figuring that if I worked hard I could make it easy. Did weekly 75 mile rides un supported etc etc. Got to the ride...

Milestones Hurdles exist to be knocked over. Road in the first spring down pour. Road up hill 10-13% grades in the rain Took corners at speed with gravel on the ground Started at a stop light; steep uphill, in the rain, on winter road gravel. For a whimpy 10 mile ride that was even...

Comparative Observation Looking Good Dave, My immediate reaction to the first photo was "Hey that's what I looked like on the bike on the first fit attempt" albeit I'm smaller. What I immediately noticed is the height of the BB and shortness of the boom. So apply what I have learned...

First real road ride. First "Real" road ride today. Had more problems with bike computer stuff than I did with the bike. But here are the particulars. 16 miles. 14.3 average speed (omitting stops to fidjit with the configuration this would be 18+) 700 ft of climbing 60F 15mph head...

to add locking position Rather than beefing up the arms. Make the outside surface fine grain serrated. Then add a small plate with a matching serrated face surface to slide the bolt through on each side. Once the bolt engage the serrated surfaces would lock together giving a super rigid...

Antoher first ride So Mrs Ratz took her first road ride today. This was her first Recumbent experience, and she hates the cold so it was a bit of a miracle that I got her outside today and a little risky. So She did really good and was able to right 200 yards at a crack and did nice nice...

The waiting begins Congrats Marc. I'll be looking forward to see if the setup can be reproduced. Be prepared for a wait, our 460's from the UK took just over 3 weeks to arrive, via the slow boat delivery method. The 440's from CA came much quicker. That should give me plenty of time to make a...

da Hill? what Hill? Went out today for another shake down run since it's 39F and sunny; Still not clipped in; just tennis shoes on the clip less pedals. In Jeans and a large baggy sweat shirt. I made a 5 mile run down one of our steeper hills; and back up it. 500 foot climb 8% average...

Simplicity is good. Rick, I'm with you, I understand what buttons I'm pushing. The conversation is certainly shaping understanding and refining idea. As I think through it like you, I keep going: "well that won't work for the next guy" but then I stop and really think hard about what I...

I have I've got the name of one shop that will do that at Alliexpress that will do custom. I'll dig up the account name tomorrow and PM you it. I have a set of the vulka bulls they are really short; you'd need them straight and longer. they also have about a 20mm drop. Not a bad little bar, you...

Flexi flexi Ok how to organize these thoughts. John, the the flex issue that makes sense, definitely don't want to be draining out power by introducing parts that flex. Now you mentioned flipping the pivot clamp; is that something you think the part in the drawing suddenly makes possible...

Flipped versus flat Ivan, The reach on the Dedas is just enough, Mrs Ratz is a tall 5'7", we can get away with reach on the shortened Deda's in two different ways. For her she has short calves so the piston action of her leg does not bring her legs back as far and her boom is extremely...

Missed that; Yes I missed that; thanks for clarifying. I was thinking about two axis of adjustment; forward and back is mostly there now; I was thinking about movement on the z-axis up and down for fit. That can be done with a single hinge. With the double pivot you can attack Z plus angle of...