John Dorlon
Guru
Hello all,
So, I've had my Silvio for a few weeks now. I've been out on it 5 times now, for a total of 125 miles or so. Learning it was fun. It was a bit wobbley and zigzaggy at first, as many others have described here, but honestly the learning curve is not as bad as I thought it would be. I would say it's no harder learning to ride a Cruzbike than it is to ride a DF on rollers. And it definitely becomes easier as you go. My next goal is to be able to ride the Silvio on rollers. I tried that very briefly today. I think it's doable, but I need to adjust the rollers for the Silvio's wheelbase, so I didn't try very long
Anyway, today was my first 'real' ride. I went 50 miles today with a friend who I've been riding with many times before. There are usually three of us in our group, and I am always the one trying to catch up with the others. Not today. Not on the Silvio. I spent most of the ride in the lead and slowed down many times so he could catch up. Now In fairness, he did say he cramped up near the end of the ride, but I still had no problem staying in front before his cramps set in. There is a set of rollers about halfway through that always set me back. Today I just got further ahead with each one.
I got a rack with the bike, and bought a bag to go on it. I used to ride with a camelback, so I put the camelback's bladder inside the bag on my rack. I let just enough camelback hose come out of the bag so that the end of hose sits on my shoulder. It stayed put pretty well during the ride, and stayed cold the whole time.
This bike was a big purchase for me, and I have no regrets. I bought it mostly due to back pain, but there are so many other benefits I hadn't counted on. Anyone want to buy a 2006 Felt F55?
-John
So, I've had my Silvio for a few weeks now. I've been out on it 5 times now, for a total of 125 miles or so. Learning it was fun. It was a bit wobbley and zigzaggy at first, as many others have described here, but honestly the learning curve is not as bad as I thought it would be. I would say it's no harder learning to ride a Cruzbike than it is to ride a DF on rollers. And it definitely becomes easier as you go. My next goal is to be able to ride the Silvio on rollers. I tried that very briefly today. I think it's doable, but I need to adjust the rollers for the Silvio's wheelbase, so I didn't try very long
Anyway, today was my first 'real' ride. I went 50 miles today with a friend who I've been riding with many times before. There are usually three of us in our group, and I am always the one trying to catch up with the others. Not today. Not on the Silvio. I spent most of the ride in the lead and slowed down many times so he could catch up. Now In fairness, he did say he cramped up near the end of the ride, but I still had no problem staying in front before his cramps set in. There is a set of rollers about halfway through that always set me back. Today I just got further ahead with each one.
I got a rack with the bike, and bought a bag to go on it. I used to ride with a camelback, so I put the camelback's bladder inside the bag on my rack. I let just enough camelback hose come out of the bag so that the end of hose sits on my shoulder. It stayed put pretty well during the ride, and stayed cold the whole time.
This bike was a big purchase for me, and I have no regrets. I bought it mostly due to back pain, but there are so many other benefits I hadn't counted on. Anyone want to buy a 2006 Felt F55?
-John
