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Am I missing something here? Am I missing something here? Can't see the picture.

@cplager, I have used , twist @cplager, I have used , twist shifters, trigger shifters and on my DF road bike, Shimano Sora brifters. I can say that personally I find the brifters to shift the best, probably because they are of better quality than the twist and trigger ones that I could afford...

Nice photos of your Vendetta Nice photos of your Vendetta there: Coming from a unicycle, it must have been easy to learn a cruzbike!

@Bob, If it helps you, @Bob, If it helps you, someone in this forum has put some faring on a softrider which is very much identical to a V2/K. Cant remember his name but found the photos on flickr: And more details upfront:

Personally I first learnt to Personally I first learnt to ride hands free while coasting and later learnt to peddle hands free. I think it's just a matter of time and practice and it will come. As John T once put it, the body requires feedback in order to learn. So you just need to gently...

Well, well, sounds Well, well, sounds interesting. What age group is the target? I once saw this home-made bike by Jacques the father to the French designer called Malric of Zokra: More pictures and some videos here: http://malricsworld.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html

The carboyoke is the flexible The carboyoke is the flexible chainstays. Take a close look at the rear triangle and you will notice that the horizontal members are solid and flat carbon fiber parts clamped on both ends. They flex and the motion is dumped by the rubber at the top of the...

Functionality comes first, looks comes second. Nataly, for your first conversion keep your focus on getting a frame low enough to put you in a good position for riding and the ability to firmly place both your feet on the ground when stationary. Then you can refine the looks of the bike as...

Doug Burton's conversion is Doug Burton's conversion is not the entirely the standard kit. It includes components fron Silvio and and a carbon seat not part of a standard kit. He described it very well some time ago(10-06-2011) in BROL forums and I quote: " It's a Walmart "Tiara"...

@Nataly,  the V2/K Frameset @Nataly, the V2/K Frameset is an option when purchasing the conversion kit: http://www.cruzbike.com/conversion-kit .It is marked as $230. I think you have to check the option checkbox when buying online. The details are here http://www.cruzbike.com/v2k-frameset...

@Tarmac Terrorist; Your @Tarmac Terrorist; Your question is about the fundamentals of bicycle kinetics which requires some good mathematics to explain. But basically, if you dont reverse the fork, the conversion kit will increase the rake and reduce the trail of the front wheel significantly...

Congratulations! Looks nice. Congratulations! Looks nice. With these bikes(and generally any bike) the majority of the stopping power in on front brake. On a dry clean paved surface (i.e. without sand grit e.t.c) you can apply huge power to the front break without loosing traction or skidding...

Great work John. Great work John. Congratulations on the new Hydro formed frame building process. Probably you might even shave off a few more grams from the final frame. Hope the knowledge you pick-up from the HF process will trickle down to the Silvio.

@yakmurph, Looks good. I @yakmurph, Looks good. I would probably prefer a flared version of those or the extra wide 46cm or more, ones. Thanks for posting.

@yakmurph Thanks!  You, @yakmurph Thanks! You, however, forgot to answer my question about the shifters. It's not clear from the photo. Where have you mounted them and what kind of shifters are they?

@Romagjack, Well I can't tell @Romagjack, Well I can't tell whether it will fit the silvio or not, but we'll just wait and see and let some people who can afford it try it out

Great Stuff! Very Great Stuff! Very creative. Shimano will have a better fit Alfine IGH for road bikes with Di2 enabled Alfine in 2013. Check this link: http://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/bikes-and-gear-features/shimano-reveals-details-2013-road-components

Next will be Di2 on Shimano Alfine IGH? Next will be Di2 on Alfine IGH in 2013?

Alfine may be better suited for drop bars This i great stuff! Reading through this thread it looks to me like Shimano Alfine-11 speed may a fit better on Silvio/Vendetta dropbars. Shimano is also planning a Di2 for Alfine in 2013 see here...

Radical! Wow, that's amazing! 18 deg Seat angle! Please get someone to take a picture of you on the bike, that would be interesting. Where have you mounted the shifters and what kind of shifters are they? It would be nice to see the seats paited as well :-) You should...