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Center pull SRAM shifters for bull horns. Ok so I did get my hands on a used pair of SRAM 500 TT aero levers; and was able to successfully convert them to center pull cable routing. It took the better part of about 5 hours with fits and starts and dead ends. But the result are better than the...

It's not backwards it's reverse flipped Eric posted some nice pictures of your shifter setup for me. I had started to suspected that you had swapped the bodies when I noticed the offset spindle positions. Very clever. I thought about doing the same with the R2C shifters but they have a...

Cables With the prototyping and testing on the trainer; I can see how the cable can be an issue for a firm grip and pull, I'm not a masher but when I do it become immediately apparent. Unfortunately there are not much in the way of options for center pull SRAM compatible indexed barcons; which...

Anyone tried or used a Click Stand with a Silvio or other Cruzbike.? http://click-stand.com/Home_Page.html

What you need for the build As a separate note; in my build diary over at BROL I included a full bill of materials and costs to build up the bikes. I did that to help people figure out their total costs. The template can be used to substitute in your own parts and will give you a complete...

Other 2.1 one differences 2.1 has been the unofficial name we've been calling it in the forums here. I can't remember if John and company declared it to be 2.1 Other Changes: 1) The boom has braze-on nuts for hanging a water bottle. 2) Because of (1) The shortest boom insertion is...

Internalized Cables - definately. John, This has been very educational so far. Besides killing off the dead season here; I'm getting the bikes far more dialed in that I could during the riding season. I always tinker. Example it took two years to get my trike dialed in; I think the Silvios...

Inspiration back to the starting point So let night as we worked on Mrs Ratz's build Something occurred to me while I sat across the room looking at the lines on her build. I realized that another bike I had looked at in the last month had similar lines to the Silvio 2.0. So I grabbed the...

Brifters as bullhorns Ok here are a few that worked; and are going to be road tested for sure. The first of these is the inverted hydroformed aluminum with the brifter as the horn. This very comfortable and notice how high above the boom the leg clearance is. Ignore the cables they are too...

Discarded options for Charles. Ok So here are some of the configurations I'm passing on. Since I'm redoing this at Charles behest I'm not mounting them back on the bike to save time. All of them were put on the bike and tested. This first one uses a thumbie to mount the shifter with a bar...

Good work My disc go stuck the first time I tried to put it back in too, that's why I say not to remove it in the photo diary. It sounds like Rick never removed his though. Mine was really stuck at first and I have to give it a pretty brutal first turn that was less than comforting. As for...

Some good, Some bad Well I couldn't resist doing some testing; sleep is optional The bar end brakes from profile-design are beautiful, comfy, and powerful. They are easy to use with one finger. One of the best brake levers I have played with on a bike and I've had a lot. Unfortunately the...

Parts in da house Mister Postman delivered Brakes; Paul's thumbies, shift cables, a host of other supplies. And...... The Wife's Silvio. We shall see if this weekend is about building a Bike or playing with Bullhorn layouts. Still waiting on Brake cables; so I'll probably have to be the wise...

connector source It's a Jagwire threaded barrel connector you can get the part # from jagwire.com if necessary then just plug the part number into amazon if you are unsure if you have the correct one. The Part # is BSA028 Another very useful part for assembling bikes is a Serrate Brake...

GXP 9 speeds still available Couple of options (1) Most 10 speed cranks are 9 speed compatible. Major players like FSA market their rings as 10 and 9 speed. (2) Do a little googling and you'll find that you can still get GXP nine Speed crank sets out there; Some Truvativ for sure and...

Force 22 works great.  The Force 22 works great. The Force 22 is basically last years "red" 10 speed. I have the RED 10 speed on my build because the force 22 was not shipping when I ordered. We got the Force 22 for the wife's setup. I compared them; then are identical. The chain...

Correct Braze on only, your Correct Braze on only, your big ring being a 44T might pose a challenge to derailleur alignment; I setup my wife with a compact 50/34 with the option to go to a 46/34 , so 44T isn't that much father. The way the braze one steam is done; it would be a pretty simple...

Sorry that's next door at Sorry that's next door at BROL, in the new MBB/FWD forum. Here's where the wheel stuff starts in details: http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/showthread.php?p=1182354#poststop PDF version will be coming here soon; got sick so I'm behind schedule...

Bontrager Hey Rick, If you check the latest update to the build thread I've added some of the details. I went with Bontrager's Tubeless system to start with. All the reviews I read said that the system would be the best to learn on since it's designed as a complete system to remove a...

My 28 duranos I use on the My 28 duranos I use on the trainer rub the frame but they are a very tall tire. I've selected 25 tubeless for the road. They fit great. Pretty much assume a low profile wide 28 will be as big as you can go and I would recommend a wider rim to keep the height of the...