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N+1 disease has mutated into a superstrain.

Why do you think the UCI banned beans?

Do not say that. Some motorist might just do it.

Commuters and non-commuters have a different relationship with the bike. I like the challenge of getting through the gaps without stopping or getting off to push it across the road. I like the slow tight wobbly turns. The Silvio is better in the pedestrian underpass than is the Grasshopper...

Curbs are a nuisance on a 'bent. Ask Larry Oslund about the handlebars.

I like the Rohloff on my Grasshopper. The only thing I do not like about the Silvio is the Disraeli gears.

I had this idea about pushing the handlebars really far forward. This needed a short boom, even with the short cranks. I have 145 cranks.

Grey of beard am I, although my hair still grows. I have no mentor but I do have a Grasshopper. Never tried a club ride. Did a charity ride once. The only people who pass me are MAMILs. The engineering issues in cycling are interesting. Tyre width, crank length, rake-and-trail, mid-foot...

Busy road, but at least the surface is well-maintained. In these situations I am always worried about hitting their wing-mirrors and breaking my own mirror. I would be more scared on a DF than on a 'bent.

That is why the UCI banned them. Sadists.

You are both great engineers. I can see the old BB shell on your bike, but I cannot see his. He was at Critical Mass. Did you ever do it?

Why was the BB clamp not designed to fit on the shell in the first place?

They only fit a recent Vendetta. You could try Radical banana bags filled with helium balloons.

Very clever.

BJ686 has a new chainstay. I assume that it is combined with the BB clamp in one piece. Would this fit on the forks of a Silvio2?

Could I get a new BB clamp that clamps the BB shell instead of the BB cups? Would it fit on a Silvio2.0?

What was your minimum speed? These days I would be more hair raised doing it on a DF. The last time I tried one it felt really precarious. On either of my bikes, what worries me is cars and holes in the road.

What was your minimum speed? These days I would be more hair raised doing it on a DF. The last time I tried one it felt really precarious. On either of my bikes, what worries me is cars and holes in the road.

Hand-modified in Ilford. My Silvio, my shed.

Oops again, it was the right thread. Had a great time last night. As far as I can remember.