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@trplay, that's very good @trplay, that's very good turning skills for "a three day Silvio rookie"! Have you ridden any MBB format before this?

May be difficult to mount the May be difficult to mount the seat pan and the seat back will be too close or too cramped. Y- frames or a bike with a low top tube is better...

A cruzbike and similar MBB A cruzbike and similar MBB recumbents can be ridden hands free with significant ease. Infact some people can start off hands free!! The reason is that the feet can and do steer the bike. At first, when learning to ride this format, the rider fights the pedal...

Gosh! Your bike is beautiful! Even when loaded up, it still looks stunning! I think it's official, this is one of the best looking Cruzbike hands down! The bags look like they were built for the Silvio-2! You may however, have to consider some detachable aluminium bracing to prevent the...

A high Cadence comes with practise. My cadence used to be 70-80 rpm on my DF a few years ago. But recently 3 years or so I have gradually improved my pedal stroke and deliberately practiced high cadence. Now at cruzing speed I can comfortably maintain between 90-100 rpm on the DF. My maximum...

Wow! Ivan, that traffic looks Wow! Ivan, that traffic looks dense! You are truly brave. I must say 46Km one way for a commute seems long! You must be one very physically fit worker!

I looks like a Softrider fork I looks like a Softrider fork and front triangle.

            ..I can do ..I can do open-palms, but with hardly any power... @bladderhead If you can do this then I believe you can ride hands free. Look for a flat or gentle incline less than 1% grade then start with open-palms while coasting and then slowly lift the opens...

I second Charles.  The I second Charles. The technique needed to ride all cruzbikes (with the exception of the Sigma, which is not a MBB) is the same. The only difference being the degree of recline and the height of the bottom bracket. Once you can ride a softrider or a quest...

@mountainraine, it sounds @mountainraine, it sounds like "chain suck" to me (See here ). Probably Chainring has some wear or a tooth distorted. In addition, probably the front derailuer is not properly tuned or faulty. My 2 cents..

Hi Nanda,How much does the Thanks for the pictures Nanda. How much does the Silvio-2.0 weigh as shown with Apex and the cruzbike wheels? Which cassette 11-36 cassette is it?

Eric, I'am glad and I thank Eric, I'am glad and I thank God that you are O.K. I pray that you recover quickly and live to ride and enjoy many more miles... safely.

@Ivan, coolness redefined! @Ivan, coolness redefined!

Wow! Silvio-2.0 really looks good on you. What can I say, this bike really looks good on you Ivan! It looks like you are floating between two wheels. The hydro formed tube seems to converge and disappear into the shape of your body. Amazing! The boom position makes it look like the...

Ivan, first learn to ride it. Ivan, first learn to ride it. Once you have good balance and control it's easier to decide the best place for the water bottle. Right now your judgment may be clouded by your lack of control and balance. On my bike, I can ride hands free and with that I have...

Silvio 2.0, Stunning bike. Again. Ivan. What can I say but Wow! Is that a 52/36 chainring and a 11-36 cassette? Great choice. What rear derailluer is that?

Jaw dropping beautiful bike! Wow! Wow! Jaw dropping beautiful bike! I want! I want! Just need a video of a rider on it, screaming away at 50 Km/h on some smooth winding tarmac!

@?iow, The 12% grade I have @iow, The ~12% max grade(my estimate ... may be slightly inaccurate) I have near my house is very short. It starts with a speed bump, then what seems like 7-8% or so and rises sharply for about few meters or so then back to 7% and then levels out. If I gather...

Case of too much too soon perhaps? Lavs, my humble opinion is that your body has not adapted to the new position and the push-pull power input technique required by this format of a recumbent. Start with gentle inclines less than 3% . Practice hill starts, figure eights and sprinting...

Power on the hoods and control on the drops! @Lavs, yeah, that's what I'am talking about! Power on the hoods and control on the drops! Looking good now! @John Tolhurst, this Silvio 2.0 looks very good indeed! The 27 deg seat angle actually looks very balanced indeed. Not as extreme as some...