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Thank You -for your kind comment, J. You made Cindy grin! :) -Steve

Sunscreen! I live on the correct hemisphere. (ahem) Sunscreen (the Sun also shines here): I sweat a lot... so I need sunscreen meant for swimmers. I use anthing greater than 30 S.P.F. and I use it liberally. On my nose, I use Bullfrog: it applies (and is packaged like) like...

What Mr. Tolhurst Said! A front derailleurs' cage will keep your chain on your front ring ... at least as well as a chainguard would, and probably better. I installed a triple front chain ring set on my Sofrider V1, replacing the stock single ring. I did not have a front derailleur...

-I thought of this as, "planking"... just before the planking fad became more well known. Planking is, of course, when you emulate a plank and sometimes bridge a gap with your stiff, plank-like body. I've used this method/trick for a while. Here's another way to think of this...

Fewer Welds -and lower labour costs sounds like a plan! You'll be sure to post a photograph of the running prototype, with the hydroformed main-tube frame, won't you? Please? Thank you!

No, I've no experience with No, I've no experience with the Silvio frame. However, I do have a lifetime of professional experience with a lot of different motorcycle models. The easiest way to keep your ride clean is to wipe off any road grime immediately after your ride. If your ride was...

Tarmac Terrorist- My guess is that the frame of the Giant Warp DS2 is junk. The hole left behind in the main frame tube is ragged and will -if it hasn't already- propagate more cracks. If I were you and was doggedly determined to make the Giant frame (what's left of it) work, I'd...

Yet More, Even! Ak-Tux, I agree with you: some flare would work even better. But the bars were cheaper than my plan was to go ahead and make my own. Charles, my hands go everywhere... -seriously, I cruise with them resting on the shifters; go fast with my hands in the drops (under...

This handlebar is working well for me. It was cheap and it fits! I do not recommend this modification if you are not fully competent on your bike. Why? -There is no room to put your knees anywhere but between the drops; -There is not enough leverage to steer the bike...

Thank You -for the compliments! I never document my builds. It never occurs to me... and the reason I build these things? Besides being a cheapskate, I build things to fit me and fit me well. My kayaks fit me like a pair of old suede goatskin gloves, for example. I built the...

Photo of the Seat Featured in my Story: This is the seat pan I was test-riding, when the P-38 rolled into my sights. No pad, it's exraordinarily comfortable as-is, after I did some trimming/adjusting when I'd returned from the test-ride above. The frame is 1/8" void-free plywood which...

'Photographs', You Ask? This is my, "old" seat. It's very comfortable and it has seen years of service. Now that my new(er) seat is almost ready for constant use, I'll actually have time to paint it.

The day after building my new, radically reclined seat for my Sofrider V1, I rode it two miles to Frontage Road to test it. Frontage Road is... a frontage road which runs parallel with a four-lane controlled-access highway, a freeway. On the other side of Frontage Road is a railway...

Aerodynamics I thought I'd point out what seems obvious to me, so (bear with me) here are a few points I'd like to point out... before I get to the point: -The aerodynamics of the machine is important when speeds increase. This thread has been about climbing.... Now we seem to be...

Chain Lube That's the key to using light-weight oil: frequent application. The only useful tips I have on the subject are, -keep the chain clean. Foriegn particles in the lubricant (or even on lube-free metal surfaces) are abrasive. -Keep the chain rust-free. ---- WD-40 was...

Licking Paint Seriously, paint would be nice! But then, I'd have to reinstall the original seat, while mine gets a proper finish. -Not gonna happen.- You see.... I like to tinker with things; and my seat is no exception. This year, for example, I've slotted the seat pan to...

Everyone is an Individual (Different). "Also not mentioned in this thread, everyone is clipping-in their clipless pedals and cleated shoes, right? One cannot spin on platform pedals." Yes I can! I can spin. Spin on platform pedals. I can spin my pedals barefoot, if I want to; the...

Muscle Soreness? You might try learning how to use -or not use- your upper-body at will. Step one: - Return to the basics. Re-watch the insructions, specifically, pedaling with your hands open and your palms lightly resting on the hand grips. Step two: -Learn to both climb and...

You can tune a guitar... -but You can tune a guitar... -but you can't tune a fish.

Recumbent Safety Randy, I too hope your wife recovers completely! ---- Here's a tale of two dogs Vs. two bikes: One day, it was a very hot day, I chose to 'forget' my bicycle gloves. Thanks to a neighbours' off-lead Weimeraner, I crashed after hitting the big dog with my...