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You will be not wobbly. Some twits will say that you will always wobble. They are twits.

I still think it was a good idea to cut the boom of my Silvio. I believe Bruce B thinks it was a good idea to cut the boom of his Vendetta. I still think it is a good idea to push down with my heels. I think it is a good idea to attempt to catch Larry. Do not attempt to use his slipstream...

Mine is Rival without the 1. The chain is straight in 7th gear. First gear makes noises, but never has it jumped. Sometimes I think I might use spacers to move the chainwheel sideways.

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On my Silvio I have XX1 freewheel and Race Face 44t wide-narrow chainwheel and Rival 165 cranks. I like it. Range is almost as big as the Rohloff on my Grasshopper. I wanted to avoid a chainwheel-dérailleur. I have a White Industries hub and their XX1 compatible freewheel driver body. Both...

"Bloody hell" I agree with Lief

So now I am teaching myself bar-pulling, and trying to stop myself seat-pushing. All the cyclists know the One Commandment. There is always the One Commandment. Spin, Do Not Mash. Blessed are the spinners, for they will inherit the Yellow Jersey. Those who mash are forever condemned to...

If you wanted Bober-type, how difficult would it be to make short handlebars? How difficult would it be to fit the levers on? I had a lot of trouble with levers. What about knee clearance?

I like that upstroke article. I have been wondering about trying clipless, but he persuaded me to retain my famous patent heel-clips. I am not worrying about the upstroke any more. He seems to think people put their feet too far back on the pedals. I agree. I ride on my in-steps.

What's the deal... Rats is Larry in disguise

The clamp indicated by snilard goes round and round. When I loosen it it can be any way up

I want to shorten the distance between the handlebar clamp and the B bracket. Thus, I can make more space in front of my chest without having to stretch my legs too much. The problem is, then I am stretching my arms too much. This is because the curved part of the bars is forward of the...

Easy to get the saddle height right on a wedgie. A 'bent is more interesting. Different seat design or height make a difference. No formula. I just keep adjusting it. My legs extend slightly more on the Silvio than on the Grasshopper. Both bikes seem right to me.

Larry O wins and thus fails to surprise anyone. Larry O fails to fall off, and thus surprises us.

I like Kline-type bars, but I want the bar-ends further back, so the clamp can go further forward. Snilard I do not understand. What clamp protrudes where?

Weird? Weirder than all the other Silvios crowding the streets? It feels comfortable. My hands are low. The handlebar clamp is further away and I can lean forward more easily. I feel stronger when ascending the Big Hill. I tried to get up the kerb by putting both feet down, standing up and...

This is how it is at the moment. The brakes are working. For now.

I have XX1. The space between the drop-outs and the smallest cog was too small for the chain, so I put in a washer. No problems so far. The SRAM XX1 chainwheels are all really small, so I got a Race Face wide-narrow 44t and I like it.

I reversed the bars.

I have a Silvio2 with a single chainwheel. I like my bar-end-shifter. I am still experimenting with the configuration of the handlebars, but my shifter points forward and does not poke me. I do not have to move my hand very much. I recommend bar-end-shifters.