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on a slant Yes, I know it is on a diagonal plane. I did not want to mention the obvious when I was fantasizing about the ideal head rest. Let me rephrase that. Instead of only moving up & down in the frame I think the head rest adjustment would be greatly enhanced if it also was...

headrest adjustment If the headrest were adjustable forward and back instead of just up & down it would help with attaining the proper fit. As it is we have a headrest 'sock" that fits over the 2 pieces of foam and then slides over the headrest tubing. In order to modify the degree of head...

Re: ring clamp bolts Jeremy, I had the same problem with the ring clamp bolts being a tiny bit too long. The way I found this out was when I happened to accidentally shear the head off one of the bolts when I was tightning down the clamp. I was able to spread the clamp enough to get a small...

Love the bike, do not like the position. I find the seat recline on the new Silvio to be too extreme for my tastes. I feel like a sausage laid out on a grill and find myself peering through the bottom lens of my bifocals to look at the road in front of me. I thought I would give the bike a...

Rear bag & water bottle I hope they come up with a rack for the Silvio 2.0. Until then we will have to make do with various less than perfect solutions. I purchased an X-Eyed bag at my LBS today that mounts on the headrest. I wanted to try out the Bacchetta Brain Box but they didn't have...

Got it! The fifth try was a charm! The rubber tubing MUST be on the head rest tubes or the clamp will not work The clamp does not have to make contact with the rubber tubing, the tubing is necessary for the clamp to work and it adds friction, preventing the headrest from moving. Also the...

Compounded errors I will try it again. The 1st problem in understanding this clamp mechanism is that at the time I received the frame there were no instructions on assembling the head rest. The 2nd was that the clamp was apparently placed upside down when it was shipped, leading to more...

Upside down Thanks for that photo John. Mine was one of the batch that had the clamp shipped upside down (with the open side on the bottom). It looks like the rubber tubing must be left on to tighten things up enough for the clamp to work. I took the tubing off because it interfered with...

schadenfreude? It is somewhat comforting to know that a bike shop mechanic could not figure out how to make that scissors clamp work either.

Still trying Thanks Jermy & John. I just tried turning the clamp upside down and it still doesn't work. I realize that the scissors clamp does not spread wide enough to force the head rest tubes against the seat tube. I can insert the clamp and pull it up & down and it doesn't tighten...

scissor clamp Yep, 2 clamps and both are useless. Turning the screw on mine does nothing - the screw must push against something in order to spread the clamp which is what the instructions indicate. I went out to the garage to ride the bike and I grabbed the back by the head rest and it...

So far So far I have found these problems with the assembly of my Silvio: Missing bottom bracket bearings. Derailleur cable housing for right side brifter to the cable stop on the fork was about 6" too short. The problem with figuring out how to prevent the interference between...

Assembly instructions are out! I'm glad that CruzBike finally posted the assembly instructions for the Silvio 2.0. This should makes things go a lot smoother. I wish they had included something about how to deal with the problem of the small chain ring interference with the bottom bracket...

Coming together The component package arrived yesterday except for a missing bottom bracket bearing set. I picked up the bearings at my LBS today and I might have it ready to ride tomorrow.

My Silvio frame arrived over 2 weeks ago. Today my wheels arrived - nothing else. I'm anxious to get on the road. Ahh, but good things come to those who wait. Is anyone else still waiting on the components?