mikethebike
New Member
Yesterday I completed the assembley of my Silvio. Very straight forward apart from two minor issues:
1/ The hole in one of the rear dropouts for the bolt securing the dropout to the chainstay was mis-aligned. Seems to be drilled in two sequences, the top hole from the top and the bottom hole from the bottom. These two drillings were not aligned so the bolt wouldn't go through. A little brisk work with a round file fixed that
2/ My front derailleur, SRAM Force, wouldn't go far out enough to move the chain to the outer ring. Using a suitable bit of pipe to give purchase, I carefully bent the derailleur stalk to the right a few millimeters. Fixed.
Apart from that, as said, no problem.
I will however, admit that I'm a bit disappointed that the gap between tyre and fork crown is so narrow that it won't permit passing a standard fender through. I live in a wet climate and riding without fenders means both rider and bike get very dirty. It'll have to be a McGyver solution with two-part fenders.
John Tolhurst, you seem to read most of what is written on the forum so I hope you will be reading this. Any objections to glueing a 90-degree "angle-iron" of plastic to the chainstay to give a fastening point for the end of the fender?
Also, at some future time, how about including drilled and tapped holes on the front dropouts or fork ends, as fastening points for a fender, same as there are on the rear dropouts. Ok, I realize that the holes actually are intended for attaching some sort of rack or low-rider frame.
Enough about the build, after that it was time for a trial ride. Wow, like riding a snake, this will take some time getting used to. My previous ride, a Velokraft VK2, is sleek, black and fast so I affectionately called it the Black Mamba. (Before that I had a green M5 Shock Proof which, of course, was the Green Mamba). The Silvio, with it's snakelike feel, will have to become Black Mamba II
1/ The hole in one of the rear dropouts for the bolt securing the dropout to the chainstay was mis-aligned. Seems to be drilled in two sequences, the top hole from the top and the bottom hole from the bottom. These two drillings were not aligned so the bolt wouldn't go through. A little brisk work with a round file fixed that
2/ My front derailleur, SRAM Force, wouldn't go far out enough to move the chain to the outer ring. Using a suitable bit of pipe to give purchase, I carefully bent the derailleur stalk to the right a few millimeters. Fixed.
Apart from that, as said, no problem.
I will however, admit that I'm a bit disappointed that the gap between tyre and fork crown is so narrow that it won't permit passing a standard fender through. I live in a wet climate and riding without fenders means both rider and bike get very dirty. It'll have to be a McGyver solution with two-part fenders.
John Tolhurst, you seem to read most of what is written on the forum so I hope you will be reading this. Any objections to glueing a 90-degree "angle-iron" of plastic to the chainstay to give a fastening point for the end of the fender?
Also, at some future time, how about including drilled and tapped holes on the front dropouts or fork ends, as fastening points for a fender, same as there are on the rear dropouts. Ok, I realize that the holes actually are intended for attaching some sort of rack or low-rider frame.
Enough about the build, after that it was time for a trial ride. Wow, like riding a snake, this will take some time getting used to. My previous ride, a Velokraft VK2, is sleek, black and fast so I affectionately called it the Black Mamba. (Before that I had a green M5 Shock Proof which, of course, was the Green Mamba). The Silvio, with it's snakelike feel, will have to become Black Mamba II
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