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Hi @BikeGary Here are pics for mounting my Tubus rack. The lower mount is straightforward, as there are threaded holes on each of the rear dropouts. I used a 5mm aluminum spacer on each side, and it all lined up well. The top mount is a little trickier (but not too much). First, I...

@Watsuking That is a Lezyne Flow Caddy--a lightweight, bone-simple plastic canister for tire repair stuff that fits into a bottle cage. Put your repair supplies in the middle of a shop rag, roll that up, and stick it into the caddy. Nothing rattles and I have easy access...

I won't try to talk you into putting a rack on your Silvio, but it is what I did, and rather like the way it came out. I didn't want something big and heavy, so I went with a Tubus Airy, made of titanium. I like the more minimalist look and how it tapers in toward the top. As racks go, it...

Correct. The V20's seat has a 20-degree incline from the horizontal. The S40...40-degrees incline from horizontal.

After riding 25mm Schwalbe Pro Ones for years on my V20, I switched to 30mm Pro Ones on my V20c. Strava seems to think that they are at least as fast as their skinnier cousins, but what I notice most is the smoother ride on the mixed-quality road surfaces I've been dealt where I live. And on a...

@vosadrian, I did experience a bit of what you describe as a lengthening of gearing when going downhill, and I did enjoy that. But I lost a bit at the other end when going up hill, and my knees didn't enjoy that too much. I did run the same chainrings, yes. Part of my crank length preference...

Seven years ago I started with 165mm cranks on my V20 because they were readily available. Then, with a little looking, I found 160mm cranks, liked them better, and rode those for a long time. Of course, I began to wonder if 155mm cranks would be even better, but didn't want to pay a lot of...

Anecdotal experience from a guy who rides purely by feel and doesn't even know what CdA stands for: I rode my V20 with a short 16-inch chain stay and curved slider for six years. Now I'm riding a V20c with the stock medium chain stay and straight slider (they don't offer a short stay in...

Hi Kurt, I just replied to your PM, before seeing this. Your V20 does have I.S. brake tabs, but I did find this adaptor with a short search: https://www.assolutions.ca/shop/adapters/flat-mount-adapter-for-is-frame/ Looking forward to hearing from you, Craig

Hi Kurt, SRAM and Shimano use different bottom brackets. They look similar, but they aren't. Shimano uses a straight 24mm crank spindle, while SRAM's GXP spindle is 24mm on one end and 22m on the other.

Purely anecdotal, non-scientific evidence here, but... My S30 has always been on par with my V20, both on flats and in the hills. Both bikes have similar builds. The V20 always feels faster because my head is that much closer to the ground, but then Strava shows me that the S30 is just about...

I heartily believe all of the positive press about electronic shifting (fast, effortless shifts, easy set-up, a cleaner look, etc.). However... In my 35 years of cycling, properly adjusted mechanical drivetrains have never let me down, and mechanical shifting is not appreciably slower. If a...

I asked @Robert Holler similar questions before the V20c was set for release. He told me back then that there would be two chain stay lengths--the standard length that ships with the bike, and a longer one. I would guess that the longer stay would become available around the same time the...

@cruzKurt , you are correct. Had Cruzbike been offering just framesets for that first order, I would have gone that way. But they were only offering complete bikes, so I had to decide if I wanted to wait (no), or spend more now, in hopes of recouping some of the over-cost a little later...

Part 2: Here are my last four pics for the build kit (I can only post 10 pics at a time).

I pulled the trigger on one of the early batch V20c complete builds, with the intention of using a wheelset and SRAM Red drivetrain that I had on hand. The price difference between the full builds available first, and the framesets open now for pre-orders and arriving in the fall is $1,400.00...

That's a first generation S40, introduced in 2017. https://cruzbike.com/blogs/blog/review-and-photos-of-the-new-s40

A clarification on what "grip paste" is (because that name is a little misleading). It is basically a combination of grease and fine grit. The grease keeps parts from fusing together over time, as repeated rounds of water, weather, road grime, and sweat can do, especially with...

The most obvious issue is that 7nm is not quite enough clamping force. But you are right about being careful not to overtighten. I would apply a thin layer of carbon grip paste and 8nm of force. If it still slips, go up to 8.5nm, and so on in small increments until it no longer slips. That...

I don't know how new you are to these brakes, but some of this comes down to developing an unconscious sense of how your brakes modulate--that through some trial and error, along with time on the bike, you intuitively figure out how much input your brakes need at the lever for a given situation...