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I ride the conversion a lot but use the Silvio for the longer rides.Dont ride in the dirt there isnt any around here.

Good for you Tom you will have a blast. You can try my bike with the shorter cranks . Jack

I was surprised.The Silvio is still the best bike I have ridden. Jack

The first build was the hardest after that its pretty simple.One reason Im using a hard tail is to keep the weight down even with a 4# frame the bike weighs around 36#.The Huffy steel frame weighed 9.5# without the forks . I Wouldn't worry about the weight that...

The Huffy worked ok but was heavy.Got this 4# frame from ebay.Should have a test this weekend. Jack After the test ride I decided to change it around some moved seat forward 2in with less recline,Beefed up seat mount with extra plywood and bolts.Bike was ok on...

Need some new tires Performance was out of Gatorskin 25s but have plenty of 23s. How is the ride quality between the 2? Jack

The short cranks are working for me. I havnt noticed any speed loss and my knees feel much better during a ride. Jack

Me too!!! Jack

First I emailed Mark Stonich to find out what he could shorten.Then found a set of 175 105s on ebay and had the seller send them to Mark. Mark shortned them and sent to me in a day he is a good guy to deal with.I did move the boom out .I have around 60mi on them so far and they are working out...

Just got a pair of cranks shortend to 153.Tried them out today on some decent hills and they work pretty good for me.I was getting some knee pain even with the Qrings. With Qrings and 153 I didnt get any pain at all even with some 8-9% long type hills. Jack

Jon is right a Softrider will have a better seat position and will be lighter.My Joshua worked ok but it did weigh in at 39 lbs. Jack

You cant ask too many questions around here. The crossbar is kind of high on that bike.I would be looking at frames that have the crossbar below the bottom of the headset. Jack

I think everyone had a good time.Nice report. Jack

Im looking forward to it. Jack

The Silvio goes on the long rides. Jack

Took a short 20 mi ride today around Marina Del Rey and back through the Venice board walk.There must be a lot of sick people there you can get high just from the air.Anyway the Huffy works much better than a cheap bike should. A hardtail is a pertty good way to go for a conversion.Im running...

A crash can happen on any new bike .You just need to relax alot on the Cruzbike. Jack

The ride is pretty good.I still like the cruiser bars you can put a lot of power on them.The forks work ok with and take the big hits pretty good. Handeling is ok got it up to 20 on bike path easily with a 50-34 compact crank.The weight is around 40lbs. Not bad for a 47$bike. Had to buy a 1in...

Got it finished today.Standover is 26in so thats not too bad.I will do a shake down ride tomorrow.Mark is right wheels ,shifters and derailers went in the trash can. Jack

Went over to the bike co-op and saw this Huffy offered them 20$ and it was mine.Headset is good.suspension forks work ok.Plan to junk wheels,shifters ,derailers. I plan on swapping this kit back and fourth with the Giant .This will give me somthing to do on the cheap. Jack