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So, with all this talk of alternate wheels, I hear the questions The fork is designed for road bike OLD (over locknut distance). That's 130mm. Most disc hubs are built to the MTB OLD standard. That's 135mm. Road-spaced disc hubs aren't all that common yet, so I know there'll be...

Please have a read: http://www.cruzbike.com/KindShockPumpOperation.pdf

A little more info... This is a Schrader valve core: The red gasket is the valve operating seal. The air pressure in the fork actually helps this gasket to seal. These usually only leak badly if they get road dirt in them. Some loss of pressure over time is unavoidable, just as...

The fork uses a Schrader valve... ... just like car tires and many bike tire inner tubes. Most of us air-up tires before every ride. A similar argument could be made for the Silvio fork. If the valve is dirty, or not screwed into the valve body all the way, it'll leak down pretty...

Glad the bike is working for you. My first conversion bike told me we were onto something when I found I was climbing all my typical hills one entire chainring up from where I was climbing them with my old Vision R40. Were you (we) able to resolve all the concerns we were working on...

The Sofrider cassette... ... is 8-speed. You'll need a 9 speed cassette. Shimano or SRAM will work. Lots of choices out there for relatively little money on 9-speed cassettes.

Derailleur and shifter compatibility The SRAM shifter won't shift your original derailleur properly (assuming you have the microshift rear derailleur). The cable pull ratios are different. However, you don't need the DualDrive rear derailleur, which is actually a SRAM X-5 with differnt...

It will be expensive, but is partially possible We don't stock extra parts for resale in these categories because our minimum order quantity is 100 on these parts. I built the prototype Quest V2.0 on a V1.0 frame with parts I purchased at retail. I learned a few things. 1. The retail...

Very good frame I like this frame because it's the only one I've seen that puts the folding hinge in a place that will live happily with the seat mount. We supply an accessory short chainstay for Quest that should work with the kit in this application. Inquire at sales@cruzbike.com to see...

Actually... ...that would be an interesting project John - there are no 'bents for young folks, why not the best for the best?

Oh... and another thing - We don't like to see bowed front chain stays. If you have adjusted the front end to fit you, and your carboyoke (chain stays) are bowed, please contact me. If the chainstays are bowed, they will be stressed in a direction for which they were not designed...

I posted photos... in this thread: http://cruzbike.com/does-silvio-v1.5-fit-short-riders of modifications I did for a customer's Silvio, one of the first 1.5's we sold. This customer had an even shorter x-seam than in these discussions (32 inches, as I remember). She and I had a deal...

Photos Grind the relief in the chain stay dropout longer, towrad the pivot Relive the derailleur hanger to accept the end of the fork dropout. Shorten the upper front tube. The front triangle can now be made ridiculously short.

Fairing mounting points... We provided those in the original design for mounting a fairing, as I remember. Fairing selection is a sticky subject becuase if the wrong shape is chosen, crosswinds and passing trucks can disturb steering input. No steps missed as far as I can tell...

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I think the big issue... ... is that the frame section has to be built around the gearbox assembly. I suspect that these folks will want licensing/royalty rights around such things, and I suspect we won't be going there. It's unsuitable for the Silvio because belt drives load the...

What's your x-seam? Or use the C-Seam measurement, the distance between the seat bottom joint and the center of the BB axle. Set a yardstick to this distance, then raise the BB end of the yardstick vertically. This is the arc your BB will probably follow if you install the extension...

The Avalon... ... has been delivered in two configurations; one has been successfully converted and the other cannot be because of its top tube configuration. The one that works has the top tube starting out roughly level at the seat post tube and rising to meet the head tube. The level...

Yours is a V1.0... ... which is a little different from the V1.5 manual I sent you. The rear of the bike is the same, but the front end assembly has been changed. The V1.0 front boom is straight, and the front derailleur attachment is different. This model uses a pulley to manage the front...

Turning the fork restores the original trail... ... because the triangle brackets have to move the axle forward to allow space for the cassette ahead of the fork legs. This distance is about 86mm, depending (for conversions) on where in the axle slot you place the axle (which restores the...