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Hi Rod, Try moving the seat back cushion up so it sits slightly higher than the top of the seat back pan. This will relieve any pressure point you might feel there. Works very well on my Silvio. Best, Doug

We list 700c x 28mm as the largest recommended tire size for the Silvio. These pictures are of a 700c x 28 tire mounted in a Silvio fork: The crown clearance is a little over 3mm. It should be remembered that actual tire dimensions for different manufacturers under the same nominal size...

Hi Rome, The BB is 168mm x 113mm, JIS taper. The lower front tube is 34.9mm Best, Doug

Excellent bike, Rod. These are proving to be good donor bikes. 2 trips and 31 miles is great progress. Any MTB-compatible trainer will work; the load cell will probably wind up behind the front wheel underneath you. Well done. Doug

Hi Rome, I have done most of this in pieces, on multiple bikes. The SRv2 will accept 700c wheels very nicely. You will need a set of road calipers to install on the front fork and the rear swing arm, on the brake bridge provided. The cassette change is straightforward; I am using an SRAM...

A Sofrider V1 weighs 34 lbs. on a calibrated shipping scale. I have a conversion that weighs (or weighed, before I took it apart to "improve" it) 31 lbs, but it's far from a conventional conversion. If you look at a selection of conventional SWB recumbents using steel or aluminum frames, the...

Some gap is normal in the side-to-side direction because the shock has no role in side-to-side location of the rear suspension. The shifter feels "tighter" when shifting against the derailleur return spring; it's lighter when shifting with it. Since the SRV2 uses a "low normal" derailleur...

Hi Bob, You need the screw and plate show with this derailleur hanger: http://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi?d=single&c=Derailleur&sc=Rear%20Hanger&tc=&item_id=LS-1701PD&id=137338019978 This will allow you to move the axle in the axle slot as needed and won't require you to drill and tap the...

Bob, Actually... you usually need a crank puller to remove the cranks and frequently a bottom bracket tool to remove the bottom bracket. At $30, it was a wash...

The fasteners on the Silvio are generic stainless steel fasteners. In some cases they thread into aluminum. Usually a good rule of thumb is to tighten them with a standard-length allen wrench until they are as tight as you can comfortably get them (e.g. you are not bending the wrench). Bear in...

Hi, I think you'll be fine with either one. The seat is a little wider than a DF seat, but not so much as to interfere with the back window or the other bike. The V1 and V2 are very compatible with anything that works with traditional MTB's - that's one of the great things about the Sofrider...

Well, my friend, Glad you are okay. Reminds me of what we used to see on the back of a fellow's race car - "Old age and treachery will always defeat youth and skill." He was 76 when he won has last National Championship in SCCA. Really messes with them when you beat them in a defensive...

Happy Easter to everyone! It's going to be a great spring! Best to everyone!

Hi Randy, Normally I'd warn you about seat height, but based on the position of your seat in the picture, you're probably pretty tall. You can relax the rear shock to bring the crossbar height down some. My principal concern is with the seat bracket digging into the carbon fiber. The Cruzbike...

I think that is the son of somebody we know very well...

Heh heh heh... Have you linked this to BROL yet? :D Best,

Bwaahaaa! Well done, Marc.... I've decided to delve back into my kit bikes. I really like the freedom to try stuff with the kit; you can really build anything you want with it. As much as I love my red kit bike, I think I will disassemble it and try something new. We have a newly-opened bike...

Hi Pattrick, Welcome and please feel free to post any questions you might have. I'm not a high-performance rider; I can tell you my Silvio climbs better than any other recumbent I have ridden (and there are 14 recumbents in my garage right now). As for height issues, we've got those handled...

Nice nice nice nice NICE! Love the tires, can't wait to see it in the color you'll powdercoat it in! Details about the SRAM Red group will be anxiously awaited... Glad the 'yoke got there in reasonable time... Have fun, bloody good onya! (practicing my Australian...) Happy new year! Best,

Wow! How cool is that?!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock: More details about the cool chainstay assembly, man! Very well done!