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Next time, I really like that ride. I was busy on Sat, and Sunday turned out to be perfect weather. Give me a head's up when you are going again.

I ended up doing the ride on Sunday from Katella (near angels stadium) with a friend on an upright carbon bike. We were easily cruising between 18 and 20 mph all the way to the beach and back. Normally, I have trouble keeping up with this guy when we are riding the hilly area at home...

I installed an inner 30 and middle 40 q-ring this weekend. After 35 miles, I can't say that I've seen the level of improvement that was mentioned in the beginning of this post :-( I think that I am getting better acceleration from a start and the overall feel of the rings is good. Shifting...

I've lost about 20# since April and it has improved my climbing, stamina etc. However, I still have trouble taking moderate to steep hills without dropping down below 9mph. My riding buddy is about 165 pounds to my 230, so no matter how well the diet goes, I doubt I will be able to get close to...

I'm wondering if any of you can share any tips or tactics for hill climbing with Silvio. I am riding with a good cyclist on a carbon frame diamond frame over pretty hilly terrain and I'm having a devil of a time keeping up with him on the hills. On the flats and slight inclines, no problem. I...

Are you thinking that the 53 would have been better than the 50? Have you tried mounting the derailleur on the front position of the braze on lugs, or if you are on the front, perhaps the rear one would work. Could you possibly take pictures of how the derailleur is binding and post them...

Mark, When you installed the rings did you use the instructions they have for recumbent bikes? It seems that it is very different than the diamond frame bikes. Are you saying that you can get the chain on your middle ring but that it rubs all the time? So are you just riding on the inner 30t...

I'm intrigued by your Q-rings. I have trouble with the hills in my area and your jump from 10 to 15 mph up the hills is attractive. Have you worked out an answer to the shifting? I'm running a triple 52,42,30 currently with shimano front derailleur and deore rear derailleur. What type of...

I've been loving my silvio, but as I ride on the road, I find that starts at intersections with short lights can be a real challenge. I've tried plain spd pedals with road shoes, dual sided pedals with spd clip on one side and regular pedal on the other, speedplay x5 pedals and all of them have...

Thanks all, Took it out for a 15 mile spin this AM with way too much trouble in the derailleurs. Took it straight to the bike shop and they are installing deore rear derailler as we speak. Also found out that there was something wrong with the front derailleur cable which they are replacing...

When I go to the largest gear in the back, the rear derailleur is too close to the gear and makes a weird noise. I have the "b" adjustment screw all the way in and it still has the problem. On the front the chain rubs when I am on the largest ring and move up to the mid range gears (4 and 5)...

I built up my Silvio using parts from my existing roadbike. The front derailleur is Shimano Tiagra and the rear is 105 (not sure why they weren't matched on the original). I put on an extended cassette 11-34 to help deal with the hills here. The components are working ok, but they just can't...

Re: new Silvio Any of you guys finding the bike is squeaky? When riding this AM, it was squeaking and creaking, sounds like it may be the seat? I had my earphones on with music playing and still hear it. Is it just me or are other Silvios making noise? Reid

Re: new Silvio Sorry, I had more pix, but the limit was 3. They are x-5 pedals (I think). Much better than small shimano cleats I tried, still a bit troublesome to clip right into. Seems all cleats are harder to get out of in the recumbent position :-(. Anyone else feeling like a spaz...

Re: new Silvio I got the bags (oddly enough) at walmart bike/toy dept. They are made by Bell. They have a nice shape and fairly voluminous. I drilled a couple of holes in the top of the seat and through the bag and connected with a zip tie. The bag opens to the top, so I can grab a tool while...

Finally got my Silvio built out. After 25 miles it feels pretty good. Much faster than my Silvio and the hills are coming easier too. I've posted some pix below. Found a couple of small pouches that work great for supplies. The back of seat holds tools and tubes, Underseat gets Ipod and...

Well, I got the Silvio back from the bikeshop yesterday. Built it out with parts from my Giant road bike. We put an 11-34 cassette on and kept the 52,42,30 crankset. Took it out for a 15 mile maiden voyage and first impressions are that it was worth the upgrade. I was a bit shakey for the...

I'm selling my 6 month old Sofrider II because I liked it so much I'm moving up to Silvio. Thought I'd give people on this board first crack at it. I've put $300.00 into it including Shimano 52,42,30 front crank with new front derailleur. Also extended handlebar stem to increase the size of...

Thanks for the input, I finally bit the bullet and bought the Silvio. It arrived yesterday and I'm waiting for some components to arrive to build it out. I'll let you know if it feels worth it in the end. As far as fairings go, I doubt that they would make any difference on the slow...

Mark, I did remove the other piece of aluminum and I"m glad you explained it, couldn't figure out where it went in the assembly (it was free in the bag by the time I got the bike. So, are you saying that both spacers should be installed or just one? Sorry to be dense, but there is not even...