You will get a V eventually
David,
You sound a little bit like me.
Still pretty competitive - I played a lot of table tennis too back in the day - and even had a robot to serve it to me to practice different shots. I think I was up to about 1850-1900 level. (Does hurt the knees though more than cycling I will have to say).
Anyway...
I was a newbee back in June to the SIlvio 2.0. I rode it like crazy and competed in a 12 hour race in late August. I did decently, but craved more speed. I tried Maria's V2.0 and then went back to my S2.0. I felt like I was sitting straight up in the wind, even though I wasn't. I knew then I had to have one!
3 months ago I traded my S2.0 for a V2.0, and based on my power calculations, the S2.0 will go 2 to 3 mph faster with the same power input. Pretty incredible! I am still experimenting with it, but have recently bought a new V20 frame and am going to build it out for racing next year. I will keep my S2.0 on the trainer probably forever at this point.
I happen to know someone who has a V2.0 for sale but it is not advertized anywhere. Good price too.
Please email me if you would like to know more:
larryoslund@gmail.com
