I had wondered if a straight bar would raise the hands too much. I want to move the grips to more of a "handshake" position, which would move the levers away from my knees, while keeping the distance between the bottom of the grips similar to what it is now. I'm considering something like a Bacchetta or Volae handlebar, or else adding long MTB bar-ends to a straight or riser bar.
That's a thought. I don't remember why I chose that particular position, other than not wanting to be too close to the steering mast, and trying to get the seat angle somewhere around 45 degrees. I might have to experiment with that this weekend.
True. I wouldn't want to go any further forward than emeljay has his, for that reason and for the seat-pan tilt. I went back in the thread and saw my photo of the Q next to the Silvio 1.5, with their matching seat angles and seat-pan placement. I didn't try to make the Q match the S; I had the Q first, and that's where the seat ended up when I set it up. So that may be an optimal position for me.
Unfortunately can't see your photo, just a gray circle with a minus sign.
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Probably pretty close. My hands are lower than on the stock bars, by a couple of inches. I'll try to get a side-view picture of me on the bike this weekend.
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That sounds familiar, I had just mounted a new studded winter tire on the Pit Pony, my 1/4 ton, fwd recumbent cargo trike. Well I’m cruising along and slam into some frozen ruts, ʕ⁎̯͡⁎ʔ༄Thursday was one of those days...
I spent Thursday afternoon eagerly anticipating a ride on the Q507 after work. Arrived home to find the front tire flat as a pancake. I'd pinched the tube when I put the tire on (without the help of tire levers, even!), and the spare tubes I'd ordered hadn't arrived yet.OK, I thought, I'll just hop on the Silvio for now, patch the 507 tube later, and try again tomorrow. Began unscrewing the valve on the front tire of the Silvio to check the pressure...and the top of the valve core fell off in my hand.
Dug out a new patch kit that evening, patched and reinstalled the tube, let it sit for an hour, checked it...dead flat. Only half the patch had adhered. Ripped it off, tried a new patch--and once again, totally flat in an hour. One little channel, maybe 2mm wide, hadn't sealed. Glued another patch half over the first one to cover the gap. That stopped the leak, but the third patch also had one small place that wouldn't stick. Either I'm really bad at this, or the patch kit is defective, or both.
