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Here are a couple of photos of a Bacchetta Brainbox on my Silvio. It only works because of the headrest. I had already cut slits in the flap that is designed to slide over the seat to accomodate the ADEM headrest on the Bacchetta. On the Silvio there is only a couple of inches of the flap over...

Just a heads up that if your are considering Q-ring chainrings for your Silvio or Vendetta, don't choose the Ultegra option. The 6700 series is not compatible with Q-rings. The only one they sell (a 50T) that is compatible can only be placed in one position (OCP3) so is not appropriate for a CB...

This may seem a strange question but here goes anyway. Is a goal of the CZ Xen master to (a) steer with the feet or (b) not steer with the feet. I ask because when you are learning, steering with your feet inadvertently is what makes a CZ seem so tricky. Once you learn to balance the bike...

It is with considerable disappointment that I have decided to sell my Silvio 1.5. There are a lot of cool aspects to the Silvio, not least its looks, but I have concluded that I am not one of those people who will ever become comfortable with the FWD/MBB design. I've given it a good shot over...

I'm back training on the Silvio in earnest after completing the Ride Across Britain last month, and the Knoxville double century last weekend, on my DF bike. My plan is to ride some or all of the fall Death Valley double century (which is an out and back allowing an early turnround if necessary)...

This is more of a general 'bent issue than Cruzbike specific. Now that I am getting comfortable on the bike, I've started cornering in the 'hood. I find myself turning the front wheel more than I would on a DF bike and, related, I'm leaning less. Last weekend I happened to take...

Well I'm making progress. Still riding around my neighbourhood as I don't yet feel confident to mix it with traffic, as I'm still wobbly at times, especially after starting from a stop, which I have now almost mastered. Occasionally the bike seems determined to go in a direction I don't want it...

I finally got my Silvio build complete after waiting for a warranty return on a Shimano FD triple shifter that kept jamming in the big chainwheel position, and some late season rain to blow through. [It never rains in (Southern) California, it pours]. Some experiments on my sloping driveway...

This is mainly aimed at http://cruzbike.com/users/drdrperry and http://cruzbike.com/users/kidneyboy regarding the Ice Trikes headrest. I went ahead and ordered one of these. Initially, I made a mistake and ordered the mesh seat version, so got that replaced with the hard shell version which...

Are there torque settings available for all the various bolts on the Silvio? I had an interesting experience today that suggests that my boom clamp isn't tight enough, although I thought it was (tightened by hand). I was doing a spin session with a short segment where you stand on a DF...

Finally got my Silvio assembled far enough to put it on the trainer and do a complete Spinervals session. I have two trainers a CycleOps and a Kinetic. Since I had been using the CycleOps with the Bacchetta, I started with that a few days ago. Things weren't quite right with the front...

While I'm not ready to ride 200K-1200K yet, I expect to be doing rides of that length in due course. Which makes me curious about bottles, bags etc. I lately became enthused about a camelbak on my DF bike as I found it miuch easier to stay hyrdated than when using bottles. The Bacchetta I have...

I'm curious about alternate handlebars. I'm not that keen on the standard set, essentially because of the angled brifters and the short down tube (I have very large hands). I'd prefer more conventional drops where my hand could be straight, like shaking hands. I saw the post on WTB, which looked...

Anyone with a new Silvio got two right ring clamps, cos I have two left ones! Sigh, I was so excited to ride this bike ;-)

I am starting the build process for my Silvio 1.5 and have an issue with the suspension block and the instructions. They simply say "place the suspension block over the mounting on the underside of the seat back". The diagram, however, shows three parts, which I have photographed and attached...