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I'd almost bet money you're not putting enough air in the shock first of all and when you release the pump, you let what little air there is out. So, you're riding your front shock deflated. For the sake of argument, run it up to 190, then take the pump off and see if that makes a difference...

Hi Jeff, There have been some very succesful hardtail conversions, but the suspension bikes are plusher to ride and make it easier to maintain traction over less than ideal pavement. The front fork is reversed so that the steering geometry is not affected by the addition of the conversion...

In theory, you could space it out, but then your axles would be too short. I suppose you could use longer axles and then space accordingly. Mark

I believe THIS chain guard was fitted to a Silvio for racing purposes. Mark

The shifter for the front derailleur is friction only, but the rear derailleur (the important one) can be run in indexed OR friction mode. I like bar end shifters really well and yes, they can be easily managed on a Cruzbike. Mark

Hi Karen! Welcome to the forum! Why won't your current road bike's components work? Care to elaborate? Your choices look pretty decent. I prefer triple setups because I don't like shifting the front derailleur that much, but that seems to be just me. Mark

I have not, but no reason why it couldn't be done. Jack likes this kind of stand: http://www.bikerackshops.com/SS37010.html For the front wheel, of course. I think you'd be hard pressed to build anything for under twenty bucks. Mark

Absolutely! That's why we tie ourselves to the pedals!!! So now, I suppose we'll have a hard time hanging on with you, eh? Mark

We got the first report card and Mariah is pulling all A's! As I said before, she made color guard and in September, marched in the Pinedorado parade in Cambria, I believe. Here's some pictures of that. She's the one on the right side, with the rifle. Here's a video I found while rooting...

I had some of the same issues, Jim. The thing with the tab that rests against the fork leg. Be sure and install your brakes and see where your pads hit. You will probably find you'll need to shim that tab to get your brake clearance. You're going to have fun when you get this thing running...

Congrats!! Give us lots of build details and pictures! We love bike porn. Welcome to the forum and welcome to the Silvio family! Mark

Looks great! Thanks, John! Mark

Congrats!! Great ride report!! Mark

I was wondering what happened to this bike. Looks good, thanks for the update! Mark

May need to upgrade front derailleur. Otherwise, sounds like an upgrade right up my sleeve. Triples are way under appreciated, in my opinion. Mark

I don't have a Y-26, I have a Pacific brand knock off. It's made from cheaper/heavier grade aluminum than a quality frame and yes, it's a chunky bike. It doesn't ride that way, though, because it has a quality drive train and the power transmission of the kit is really good. I just don't...

You know.... To tell the truth, if you're going to have a bike shop build your bike for you, there's a certain amount of logic in going ahead and getting a Freerider. The conversion kit is really more of a tinkerers thing and unless you have an interest in learning to do your own bike repairs...

Here's a picture: It might work. The downtube looks a little steep, but that can be worked around. She's a hardtail, I'm sure you noticed. You can run 650c wheels on it if you want skinny tires. If you are tall and or long legged, the bike will probably be too small. If you are on the...

I would think a standard hardshell box would work, though you would probably have to take the handlebar off and collapse the TFT. I doubt you would get lucky enough to just rotate the bars to the side as you collapse the TFT, but who knows? Mark

I've done the same thing and lived to tell about it. Mark