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Thanks Mark! Yes, of course I wanted (still want!) to eliminate the seat rails, especially the four bolts, their nuts and washers that attach the seat to the rails. All it takes is time, down-time, time better spent riding. If I had another bike to tinker with, that'd be different. Here's...

Yeah: what Mark said! :D Great write-up, good job and keep up the good 'work'. ;) -Steve

The material used for the wheel covers was purchased at Home Depot and is fan-fold 1/4" foam insulation. It's pink. Now I know that Home Depot's competitor, Lowe's, stocks the same sort of thing, fan-folded 1/4" foam insulation, but it's BLUE. Both the pink and the blue foam has a thin clear...

Definitely into aero... gee, you noticed! :D I like the kickstand more than I hate it. -Hate it, 'cause, well, it's in the wind and it weighs a little bit. -Like it, 'cause, well, I use it every day to park it out of the way in the garage, it saves me a few bucks buying rope, screw-eyes...

-Pretty cool, actually, when the mercury dips below 40F.! -Details...I built it off-the-cuff, "on-the-fly", so to speak. I had and still have, a lot of leftover 1/2" softwood plywood, from my subwoofer project. The "wishbone" shape of the chainstay is one piece of 1/2" ply, as straight as I...

Alright, peectures: Side view, showing the fibreglas seatpan I moulded off the stock alloy pan, the seat angle I have settled on and the new chainstay I fabricated that moved the bottom bracket a little higher than my hip socket. Rear quarter, showing the BB-seat angle relationship and my...

I echo what everyone else said, especially the, "sorry you had the accident" part. I sincerely hope you heal quickly and completely! :) Now, to cater to my self-interest.... :? If you're serious about selling your kit, how much do you want for it? At what discount? -I'm sure that the paint...

Wow. From wheezing flats, acres of ashes, through hare-and-hound games and finally ending with a friendly beer: the lengths some of us will go to to get that beer! Great ride! 8-) -Steve

Yeah, chasing is fun for sure and so is being chased. Playing keep-away is a good workout. It's weird, working out in Winter weather. 46 degrees F. at 20+ MPH feels kind of chilly. What's even weirder? I saw a bunch of cars parked in the local DF rider's club parking lot today. Their bike...

Mark -or, for that matter, any of you other Silvio pilots- what's your average speed on these long weekend rides? Go ahead and guesstimate, I'm just curious. My average speed, on my Cruzbike "mid-racer" is about 16.1 MPH for longer rides and 17.4 MPH for shorter (20 miles or so) rides.

It was a cold and windy day today, but the Sun was out, so the ride was on. I fooled myself into thinking it would be just a quick ride, to get myself out the door. Good thing, too. What a nice ride! The wind pushed me half the way and gave me a good workout on the way back. Not like it...

The FRP seat pan is trimmed, installed and has been tested. I've raced up and down the rough gravel driveway (running my dog) for a total of about five miles and the seat pan has held up. The attachment points will need some reinforcement: a few more layers of 'glass will do the trick, around...

Drizzly day today, a perfect day to stay inside and do stuff. Like trim my new fibreglass seat pan. Oh joy. Fiberglass. Itchy, dangerous have-to-wear-a-dust-mask-and-gloves fibreglASS. Hey! (I thought.) Let's see if ex-pat Californians actually do melt in the rain! -It's either that...or trim...

It's an option, sure. My relatives are staying away in droves. Hard times; some are dealing with their own lives; others are far away. Same with friends. It's a cultural thing, I think. (Not very flattering for the local culture!) It's depressing to deal with Alzheimer's.... (I'm caring for...

There are recumbent trikes: I hear that even old people can ride those. Then, of course, there are industrial-type upright trikes. I used to see those parked here and there inside huge industrial complexes. Like Lockheed. Some are available with hand-cranks. Even carbon-fiber! Not to mention...

'Trapdoor'; Peder, thanks. Good suggestions! I felt that this information must be shared, especially among those of us who actually use our sweat glands to their maximum potential. :D The FRP seat pan I laid up a few days ago has cured enough to trim. It's strong, light and I can hardly...

:? Ye ain't jest a-whisslin' Dixie! :shock: -Steve :lol:

My "pogies, V1" was a plastic liter bottle cut in half lengthwise and zip-tied to the bars in front of the hand grips. Great little fairings for the hands. Vetter made pogies for motorcyclists: when I rode for Vetter, the fairings kept me warm enough that I did not need the pogies. Those were...

Logical, Mark. Nice try. My memory is much more than any photo ever was or will be. I mean, there are reams of pictures in this house that I have not seen for decades. Don't need 'em. Nope, don't need, use or want cameras. I'll share my knowledge, such as it is- but I'll not spend money I don't...

A little background first, O.K.? Alrtighty then, the Sofrider arrived in it's crate in Spring, about a few years back. Summer was, and is, a humid and hot time to ride here in the Southeast U.S. Soon, the black seat cover was sporting white, salty sweat stains. Time for a wash! I don't know...