As a previous poster put it - due to being physically incapable of riding it. (Can't get it adjusted for my particular back problem/stature combination).
So it has only been used for attempted test ride so far.
It has been built with 700c forks and wheels and can be bought as in the...
Brake bridge
i009899 - Hmmm, That's interesting.
Hi Charles. Thanks for input.
My objective is to get the bottom bracket a few inches lower relative to the seat, which means changing it from 'Level' to sloping down at the front, which is fine as the seat can be adjusted one way or...
Oh, and I have the boom in an
Oh, and I have the boom in an number 2, so only another inch could that be reduced.
Shorter cranks could help but only about half an inch or an inch maybe.
Hi ?russtaitai,
I have 29"
Hi ?russtaitai,
I have 29" inside leg (trousers entitled 29" fit best) and yes i can put my feet to the ground. An extra inch might come in handy for trying to run and push off.
I have 700c wheels in it but the frame is designed to fit 26" wheels.
To...
Thanks for your input Eric.
I
Thanks for your input Eric.
I have got 20" 24" and 26" wheels to experiment (off cheap secondhand bikes) with but not the forks suitable to use so would have to purchase those. I have already had to buy slick tyres for the 26" and 20". The 24" still has the...
Can you put a smaller front wheel on conversion kit? I would like to try it with a 24" front wheel and 700c back wheel (or possibly 26" wheel) I got the frame and conversion kit and built it with 700c wheels but found that as I am 5'5" the bottom bracket is higher than the seat, which is rather...
Seat position and feet position
Hi,
i don't know about the Silvio but I got a V2k frame and conversion kit on which I managed to get a nice comfortable laid back position with the seat, but have found that because I have short legs and the boom raises the bottom bracket for this higher...
Dan,
reading your
Dan,
reading your instructions, I was thinking, strips of stuff, need to keep em away from the spokes,
and continuing reading I ended up envisaging you ended up with a pink and yellow pom pom bunny tail.
Ha Ha Ha
Steerer tube destructions
Found my destructions.
Here's the bit about this:-
10. Check which stem type you have.
The old type is known as a quill, because the stem when you extract it has an angled cut where a wedge nut fits.
This typs is phasing out, but still provided on low end...
Stem problem
Oh dear.
Hope you get your leccy back soon. There's millions out of iy at the mo apparently.
Where abouts are you. You're on the east side aren't you?
Hope you are all faring well during this climatic cuffufle.
The quill converters seem to be pretty cheap...
Downtube stem
Hi,
Is it one of those folding downtube bikes with the extra long stem on then?
Just looked at them.
Do you really need the cruzbike extender?
If you can get the right handlebar height with the existing stem and are able to get the boom clamp onto the stem and...
Threaded fork
Hmmm,
Have you got a quill to ahead adapter?
probably 22.2-1.1/8in
You need the steerer tube to extend above the headset for the for the cruzbike stem extender to fit onto, which a threaded steere tubed fork won't do if it was installed in the frame with the original...
Lovely Ride
Hi Jae,
Lovely ride.
And the photography was fine. No chin in it like some I have watched.
I saw one vid that was a guy on a recumbent going down, well it must have been a mountain cos it took him 28 minutes and must have been 10 or 15 miles. I was riveted right to the...
Instructions
Hi Charles,
i found the Sofriderinstructions helpful when installing the conversion kit.
There is a PDF download on the Sofrider page in downloads link near the bottom of the page.
The steerer tube is supposed to be 1 1/8th.
You said 'old stem out' rather than 'old...