Search results

Maybe, just maybe, with the proceeds from my next violin sale, I'll splurge on a camera. -And maybe not. I was going to get a camera this week, but decided to get two Ibex finger planes instead. Tools. Gotta have tools. :roll: I find that the faired rear wheel gave me about a mile-per hour...

My bike is a Cruzbike Sofrider V1 that I've modified with a 52-42-30 triple; Power Straps (in lieu of clip-in pedals) and a rear wheel fairing. My brother in law's bike is a very tricked-out Willier carbon monocoque race bike. He's a very experienced rider: he bought his first car late in life...

I second Kamatu's off-road tyre suggestion, and add: practice riding off-road in loose conditions. Use another bike that you don't mind scratching up, if that'll help. You should have been able to ride through your incident without a second thought. The Silvio is very neutral-handling. Most...

That's a giant leap ahead better than dumpster-diving; the price is right too. ;) That saving money thing can get way out of hand: If you're not careful, you may sock away enough to afford either the Carbon or the Titanium Edition Silvios (when they're unveiled)! :D -Steve

The simplest solution is, most likely, the best solution. Sounds good! :D

I mentally blew chunks.... :o -In the spirit of the thread? I have a vivid memory of having very detailed, full-color dreams of me riding a bicycle. I had the dream often. Then, when I finally rode a friend's bicycle for my very first bike ride, it was easy. It was kind of like training in a...

Yes...it'd almost have to be a modular system, scalable, rugged, simple. Yet easily adaptable to widely varying rider weights. Sticking with the elastomer suspension system probably makes more sense than my latest Rube Goldberg idea. -Involving a few meters of bungee cord, sheaves, dead eyes...

Brilliant piece of writing: now, while the process is fresh in your mind, repeat the process as many times as it takes 'til you're confident that you are competent. :twisted: ---- :lol: -Steve

That's pretty much how Norton tuned the Isolastic system in it's Commando, Combat and Interstate models. This was a rubber vibration isolation system that kept the engine's vibrations isolated from the rest of the frame. Norton used different widths of the elastomer suspension for each model...

Yeah! I used to help customers over the 'phone, before committing to a service call. The first question is always some version of,"is it plugged in?" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol...

103F -that's hot. But it's a dry heat. Wanna trade? Here in the Southeast U.S., there's a Summer phenomenon I wish was deportable. Humidity. Wet heat. ...At least I don't need any moisturizer.... Nice rides you've been having! Keep it up. :D -Steve

Lovely!

The Revopower concept immediately brought to mind some early motorcycles...at least one marque had a small rotary engine inside a wheel, powering the wheel. Which, in turn, reminds me of the Sopwith Camel: also powered by a rotating rotary engine. The more things change, the more they stay the...

Yeah, I see your point & feel your pain: I "hate" you too, ya Silvio rider you! :D -Steve

If I had a Silvio, I'd want it light as well. Carefully choosing light components would be a start, of course. There's another route to lightness. Removing stuff. The retro look appeals to me. Hand-formed aluminum fuel tanks, hand-hammered dustbin fairings; aluminum frames - all hand polished...

Awww! Great ride, great story: made me smile. (Even though you're obviously a criminal!) :D -Steve

Looks great! The red and gray complement each other nicely. The Sofrider really is the Sport Utility Vehicle of the bicycle world. Enjoy! -Steve

So, Mark, congratulations. What's the weather like nowadays, in the Los Angeles basin? When we lived in San Clemente back in the '60s, the Brown Cloud made breathing difficult when it occasionally drifted South. Later, when I'd ride test bikes to L.A. from San Luis Obispo and back, the smog...

Yeah: focus on that. Seriously! Here's how I make my own personal, custom-fitted kayak seat. I know, you're riding your conversion, not a boat, but you have to be comfortable...and, anyway.... Go buy a cheap foam camping mat. They're usually tan, charcoal or even (like mine was) a hideous blue...

That's great, JusticeZero! :D Now I want to learn to ride a unicylcle. Maybe, since I need to be different, I'll mount a knobby tyre on the thing and ride it off-road. How hard can it be? It's just an extended wheelie...right? ;) -Steve