Racing on Silvio 3.0

Jeffrey Ritter

Jeffrey Ritter

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Due to an injury, I have a limited vertical range of motion on my neck. So, since I cannot ride a Vendetta, I ride a Silvio 3.0. But it is not just for touring--I race on it and just finished the Mid-Atlantic 12 hour race with 172 miles. Yes, the seat angle is higher, but I am very pleased with the Silvio 3.0 for racing.

Here are some numbers from Saturday's effort; the one I find so cool is the overall speed/power ratio--talk about efficient riding!:

Duration of Race: 12 hours, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
Competitors: 32 riders, 3 on recumbents (full results not yet posted)
Course: 26 mile loop
Mileage completed: 172 miles
Elevation Gain: 1,864 feet (which is astonishingly FLAT!)
Moving time: 10 hours, 58 minutes
Average speed: 16.1 mph (final lap speed-17 mph)
Average cadence: 82 rpm (59,040 pedal strokes, but who’s counting?)
Average heart rate: 116 bpm
Average power: 82 watts (my cycling friends know that is amazingly efficient for the distance and speed!)
Maximum power: 497 watts
Temperature: 77 @ 7:00 am; 94 degrees @ 3:00 pm
Winds: 12-18 mph sustained (11:00 am to 7:00 pm), gusting to 25 mph (headwind or crosswind for 18 miles on each lap!)
Calories burned: approx. 5,000
Fluids consumed: approx. 8-10 liters
Pit crew support: Priceless
Recovery sleep: 21 hours from 9 pm Sat to 7:30 am Mon
 
Jeffrey Ritter

Jeffrey Ritter

Well-Known Member
Your wish is my pleasure. Details on the upgrades:
Boyd 60 mm wheels.
Disc brakes.
SRAM eTap 50/34 and 11/26.
Garmin Varia radar (paired with Garmin 1030)
42 cm cowbell handlebar with 12 degree flair.
Adam headrest flipped in position to achieve better aero.
Thor carbon fibre seat
Cruzbike carbon fibre case
Camelbak hydration bladder and tube.

Ritter Racing Silvio .jpg​
 
ak-tux

ak-tux

Zen MBB Master
Jeffrey Ritter said:
Your wish is my pleasure. Details on the upgrades:
Boyd 60 mm wheels.
Disc brakes.
SRAM eTap 50/34 and 11/26.
Garmin Varia radar (paired with Garmin 1030)
42 cm cowbell handlebar with 12 degree flair.
Adam headrest flipped in position to achieve better aero.
Thor carbon fibre seat
Cruzbike carbon fibre case
Camelbak hydration bladder and tube.

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Beautiful bike! That doesn't look like a Thor seat though. How much does she weigh?
 
BikeGary

BikeGary

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That's an interesting way to mount the headrest. I'll have to look at my bike to see if that would work. (S30)
 
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