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I had the pleasure of meeting Keith & Joy at the recent Cruzbile Retreat in WA. They came up with a unique method for attaching Ortlieb recumbent bags to the Silvio. Joy was very impressed by her test ride on the new Vendetta so what is next for this adventurous couple?

I spent 28 years in the sludgy heat of Central FL. I remember club rides with the Florida Freewheelers (Orlando)- sucking on my Camelbak almost constantly while sweat poured off my nose in a steady stream onto the top tube of my road bike. We moved to Corvallis, Oregon 8 years ago and have...

I just saw this topic - what a great fix for what, for me, was the most frustrating part of assembling my Silvio. I always thought the original head rest clamp assembly was a mickey mouse setup at best. I'm surprised they are still using it. I had thought it might have been improved upon in the...

Me & the DW will be there. She is not a Cruzbiker, she rides an old Bacchetta Giro, but just possibly she will try a few out at the Retreat and get Cruzbike fever.

That's right Robert. It's a magical feeling when everything is clicking, speed wise, on a Cruzbike. What is amazing to me is the bike's ability to keep the speed up when encountering a hill compared to a RWD 'bent. I just love medium size rollers - hit 'em fast, stay in the big ring and watch...

I would be willing to help, however I think my Silvio 2.0 may not be the most newbie friendly bike. Also having to readjust the front derailleur for leg lengths different than mine would be a disincentive. I am thinking of adding a Sofrider to my stable which seems like a much better mount to...

I'm with you on that line of thinking Kavman. I have often thought there should be room in the Cruzbike stable for a true touring machine. Something like the QX100 but without the rear shock. This would allow for a rigid rear rack to be attached to the frame. A rear shock is not needed in any...

Mona, you say your go fast bike is a RWD recumbent, presumably the Metabike you mention? (Interestingly the Metabike looks like a RWD version of the Silvio) You may find, with time & practice, that the Cruzbike becomes your go fast bike of choice. I have a faired Lightning P-38 and it doesn't...

Nice looking older Silvio at a decent price. You might want to list it in the For Sale part of the forum though.

Thanks for the tip. That helped stabilize my Brainbox.

One who consistently humbles me is local legend, John "Rocket Man" Williams, so called because of his super fast, 3 wheel Velomobiel. Man, that cat can even stay ahead of me on the climbs which is doubly humbling considering the 75 lb weight of his vehicle.

Great ride reports Joe. And excellent writing skills too making it easy to follow along in the narrative. My usual ride group is much more casual but a rider hunched over on his geek bars passed me today and I had to administer a Cruzbike spanking to the young pup. A thing that always amuses me...

Stargate, I feel your pain and I have been there myself. I too, modified my seat back with yoga mat foam. As I became more familiar with the bike I gradually took out all the foam from the seat. I still keep a wedge of foam in the head rest but I may eventually get rid of that too. It takes time...

There is nothing as much fun as f*cking up a roadie pace line with a super efficient bike.

The ExtraWheel trailer seems like it would satisfy all your requirements. It takes the same size wheel as the bike, can carry only 2 panniers and the fork is adjustable in width so it should be easy to attach to the Silvio's rear wheel...

Good write up & photos. Thanks for that Ivan. I'm still loving my Silvio 2.0 also.

Solid tires of one type or another have been around since bikes were invented. Every few years another brand comes on the market only to vanish after a short time. The idea for a flat proof, indestructible tire just keeps rolling around.

Thanks for compiling that data Larry. Your more science based measurements match my own "seat of my pants" opinion. Six years ago I bought 2 sets of Q rings, one set for my P-38 and one for my wife's Giro, after reading the breathless accounts of their superior performance on the BROL forum. I...

I call the technique I use to go fast on my Silvio "yanking and cranking". I push hard on the pedals while alternately pulling back on the bars. This can cause the bike to drift a little from side to side. Maybe I am using Jim's technique without being aware of it? By the end of a hard ride I...

Suz, it doesn't rain much here in the summer. Western Oregon has a Mediterranean climate - cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers. Eastern part of the state is now hot & dry. Slick bicycle tires work fine year round here unless you happen to be on dirt trails.