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Hi, Just to add what the Hi, Just to add what the others have said, the general reply is: Give it more time. People who are a lot more experienced than I am are still reporting improvements in their riding after many hundreds of miles. I'm assuming you are already clipping in. I...

HI Mick, I put the same (type HI Mick, I put the same (type of) pedal on my Sofrider. I found that clipping in makes everything feel more secure (and this is the first bike to which I've clipped in). Good luck! Charles

Hi, I'm not an expert, but I Hi, I'm not an expert, but I agree with John. Try riding just your Silvio for a while instead of swtiching back and forth. You are trying to get your body used to the "new" way of riding, and giving it what it think it wants (the old way) is just convinicing...

Hi, I can't tell from the Hi, I can't tell from the Silvio pictures, but how is the front triangle mounted to the fork? If it's only screwed on (like the Sofrider) then, well, you have a problem if you are trying to use it to lock the bike. In general, I'd recommend the Masterlock...

(I've never seen a vendetta (I've never seen a vendetta in real life, so that sets an upper limit on how much this is worth, but:) I've got to believe that you could rig something up. The more weight you'd want to carry, the more nervous I'd be, but between attatching things to the seat...

Hi John, I don't think we're Hi John, I don't think we're disagreeing here. :) And this is particularly easy for me to do since I only have "regular" bike experience (ignoring my unicycle riding). One last thing "I've heard on the street" (and sound reasonable but may not be)...

Kim, You never mentioned Kim, You never mentioned whistling before. Now I have to go back and start over... :D Cheers, Charles

Hi, I don't have experience Hi, I don't have experience on any SWB recumbents other than my Sofrider, but my understanding is people tend to have a slightly slower cadence on MBB than on regular SWB bikes. I do find that my cadence has gotten higher the more used to the bike I am (I now...

That's a very nice looking That's a very nice looking build. Well done! My Sofrider is the first bike I've ever used clipless pedals with so it took me quite a bit of time before trying them, but I found the bike handled much better after clipping in (you can read my blog entry about it...

Hi, I agree that when pushing Hi, I agree that when pushing the bike, the front wheel is definitely an issue (compared to, well, almost any other bike). But this is not a problem at all when riding the bike. I'd be worried that I was trying to optimize for the wrong situation ( i.e...

That's pretty cool! That's pretty cool! :D

That's a lovely looking That's a lovely looking setup!

One additional thing that I One additional thing that I found quite helpful in the beginning. When you feel like it's out of control, take your feet off the pedals. I found that after about 100 miles, I never needed to do this anymore, but when first learning, the feet and the hands can fight...

Hi, On my Sofrider, I have an Hi, On my Sofrider, I have an Camelback Unbottle that is attached by straps under the back of the seat. I do have a rack, but I think it would mount just as well without one. Cheers, Charles

(Cool site for calculating (Cool site for calculating the grade!) I find that being able to spin smoothly up the hill makes a big difference as far as traction goes as well. I changed to a triple crank (48-38-28) and that granny gear goes well with the 32 cog I have in the back for the...

Hi,    I've made it up some Hi, I've made it up some 18% grades (although this 18% grade beat me) on my Sofrider. I find that when I pull myself up with my arms, that I can get more power to the pedals (although in the case of the monster hill, not for very long before I ran out of...

Hi Ted, Congratulations!  I Hi Ted, Congratulations! I highly recommend starting with "Kim's Videos". Watching these and thinking about it before even getting your bike will help prepare. 3-4 weeks of preparation on a Cruzbike before a 12 hour event is certainly a big goal (but...

One last point: When I first One last point: When I first put my Sofrider together, I was surprised by how "heavy" the front of the bike was. It makes parking it and leading it around more difficult than a DF bike. But as Jim points out, one you are riding it, you are using your legs to...

Yes, of the seat. Thanks, Yes, of the seat. Thanks, Charles

Hi, On a particularly steep Hi, On a particularly steep hills on my Sofrider, I can get some wheel slippage until I pull myself off the back of the seat and leaned forward. John's post has useful tips about how to avoid these problems. The biggest problem I have on the really steep hills...