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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.

Here you go Jeremy .

Living in Corvallis, Oregon

For anyone thinking of mounting a water bottle cage on the boom I did it without drilling into the boom by using 2 pieces of double sided, thick sticky tape between the bottle & boom where the bolts would normally go. I then secured the bottle cage down with 2 zip ties. The trick here is to get...

I initially found the seat angle on my Silvio 2.0 to be too extreme also. I actually found it more difficult to adjust to the laid back seat angle than to the MBB design. I experimented with yoga mat foam padding added to the seat & head rest to bring me into a slightly more upright position...

Good going Jeremy! I have yet Good going Jeremy! I have yet to do a century on my Silvio. This Wed our group is riding out to the Rogue Ale's Hopyard near Independence, OR - about 70 miles round trip.

What ride was this that you What ride was this that you did? I lived in Orlando & Winter Park for 28 sweaty years. I was a member and served on the board of the Florida Freewheelers bike club. Met my wife on the 6 day Bicycle Safari back in 1991. I did a number of centuries, the...