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I saw a solution to this problem on another thread by @Crane Fly. I quote him here:

For those who understand italian, he explains it here:

I think he is quite a tall guy and probably didn't want to extend the chainstay length from the donor bike.

Another 9.6Kg (21 lbs )Carbon MBB using a BMC frame by Marco Ruga! Seat recline angle looks like the mid 30s. Probably 35deg. Blog (In Italian, may need google translate) https://biciclettereclinate.blogspot.co.ke/2017/10/rev-bmc.html

Looking good! Is the chainstay length standard or the longer one? The BB height looks nice and high! Are those 36 spoke wheels with 28mm or 32mm tires? How did it climb?

Fast No hands Silvio-1.0 :) at 1:32

Do you have access to different wheel sizes? You can test by putting a larger wheel infront (700x28c) and smaller one behind say (700x23c or 650B)and see how that feels. Just thinking ....

My guess is that the S40 fork is taller because it supports bigger tires. Hence, I suspect, it will tilt the V20 backwards slightly making the headtube angle slack probably from 73 or 74 deg to about 70 or 71 degrees. At the same time, it will recline the seat angle further probably to 18...

I don't own an S30/40 but what I know is that they are significantly lighter in weight(nearly by half) than the old freerider. They are also more reclined, with fixed seat angles. The weight distribution should be a little more balanced for the S30/40 than the Freerider albeit still a little...

Very nice! It's always inspiring to read ride reports with lots of pictures and videos!

Thank you for taking the time to take the photo. 29 pounds with bags and tools is good. So I guess the plain bike is about 12Kg(26 pounds) or less. Wow, it does look much narrower than the flared ones! It must therefore improve the aerodynamics at a slight lose of leverage.

:oops: Maybe it's my eyes, my memory, or is it the photo? Isn't it golden yellow? Somehow this shade of yellow looks a little different from the original yellow Vendetta s version 1 and 1.5 ... Anyway it's very nice looking and well taken care of considering it was an early V ver-2.0 ?

+1 Good point. I agree. I believe it will stop the tendency to overheat the rim in the case of a rim brake in such scenarios?

Nice minimalist build! I wonder how much it weighs as shown. I also like you barend shifters! It would be nice to see a photo of the complete bike from the front in order for me to see how the 440mm wide drop bars look in proportion to the bike.

+1 on that tailbox! +1 on the beautiful paint job! Where did you get all those decals? Alignment problems not withstanding, I am of the opinion that only the front wheel really needs the disc brake. The rear wheel is best with a rim brake since it is needs a much less powerful brake

Now, you have basically drawn the last iteration of a Silvio S30 ! The only difference is probably the seat height for the S30 was about 40mm higher and the seat angle was 33 deg! The only advice I'd give is that you increase the wheel base from 1080mm to 1180mm and you will get more plush or...

.. at ".... cost £70 per 180ml.":eek: I'd rather stick to my pot of wax+Teflon ... just saying.

With practice one can do no-hands start on the flat or slight downhill. I have done it myself. Uphill start is a difficult without the handlebars. Climbing a steep hill or doing a powerful acceleration or sprint requires a handlebar to counter the pedal steer. However, I must give credit where...

Your design proposal above (460mm seat height at 34 deg angle) is nice, I must say. However, from my own experience, a continuous or direct connection from the handlebar to the BB is the best for this FWD MBB bicycle(the V and the S have a direct connection ). This is because strong pedalling...

When fully rested and relaxed on the neck/head rest with your hands on the handlebars, are your hands slightly bent at the elbow or are they fully stretched out? Are your hands on the handlebars higher than your shoulders? Level or slightly lower is best. I find that if my handlebar positions...