cranky cyclist
Guru
Just brought my Silvio home. bought from kidney boy. Now the adventure begins, I have to learn to ride it. I can coast on it fairly well but can't pedal it yet.
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ratz
Wielder of the Rubber Mallet
Go Directly to Training; Do not pass go; do not collect 200 pedal revolutions.
http://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/spring-time-learning-to-ride-time.10889/
Glad that one found a new home.
hoyden
Well-Known Member
What ratz said. I spent a few miles (15) in the parking lot before going out into the wild. Then I spent time doing non-challenging trails and learned a lot more about the handling. Now after 216 miles I have greater confidence but there are still things I know will take time for me, such as slow speed turns and rock steady pedaling. I am happy to take my time to refine my skills and learn to trust my intuition.
bladderhead
Zen MBB Master
What ratz and hoyden said. We do not regret buying our bikes and wobbling around the car parks and failing to get away from a standing start in traffic and having everybody looking at us. They do not get time to look at us now, because we go by so fast. You will attain this happy state.
cranky cyclist
Guru
Things are looking up. I actually pedaled a half a block in a straight line before I got closed to some cars and veered off course and stopped. Don't worry a very low traffic road in the evening. Feeling like I may be able to accomplish this after all.
SamP
Guru
You see the light at the end of the tunnel... keep going!
For inspiration, read Jason's (RojoRacing) The Road to 500 miles in 24hrs thread. Last September, Jason, a very strong endurance mountain biker, received a Vendetta with the goal to ride 500 miles in a 24 hour race... in November. He didn't make that goal but this year, he rode the Devil Mountain Double Century where he finished tied for 5th and the Central Coast Double Century where he finished first.
For inspiration, read Jason's (RojoRacing) The Road to 500 miles in 24hrs thread. Last September, Jason, a very strong endurance mountain biker, received a Vendetta with the goal to ride 500 miles in a 24 hour race... in November. He didn't make that goal but this year, he rode the Devil Mountain Double Century where he finished tied for 5th and the Central Coast Double Century where he finished first.
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telephd
Guru
Cranky, welcome to the tribe! +1 on the training drills ratz posted the link to above. I jumped on and started riding my S1.0 and was pedaling immediately. When I took a step back and went to the parking lot drills I got way more familiar with the bike and my handling improved tremendously. The other thing that took awhile for me was to eliminate the periodic high speed wobble. I found that was primarily caused by uneven peddle strokes caused by my dominant leg. Practicing spinning circles and "scraping the pedals" solved this with some more practice.
cranky cyclist
Guru
I am even more encouraged. Today I rode a block and a half but had to quit coming uphill because I couldn't shift out of the big gear. Now it is in the shop for a tune up. I found that I have to get myself more forward than I was doing before. I had my butt to far back. Woo hoo on my way.
cranky cyclist
Guru
Thanks all for the advice.
cranky cyclist
Guru
I am new to Double Tap, this is impeding my learning. When I go up hill I shift but end up in the higher gear ratio. I would be able to ride farther if this didn't happen. Well I keep trying, a little each day. Looked up how to shift with Double Tap,I guess to get to a lower gear ratio, I have to push the paddle further. Hopefully I will get this pattern down. At 66 this is challenging my brain.
cranky cyclist
Guru
As a newly, I find that I would like it if there was a third adjustment,so that you could position the bars closer. I feel like I am either reaching for the pedals or reaching for the bars. It would be nice if I could bring the bars closer and leave the pedals where they are.
Jeremy S
Dude
You can! Lengthen the boom, then move the bars closer.
Robert O
Well-Known Member
Which generation Silvio do you have?
cranky cyclist
Guru
Silvio 2.0 from 2013. I have it figured out now.
cranky cyclist
Guru
Rode my DF today for 40 miles. My upper back and shoulders ache and my triceps during the ride was cramping. Saddle soreness came back UGH!
Robert O
Well-Known Member
I feel your pain. I banged my backside a couple of weeks ago, more specifically the very bottom of my back, below the waist. Unfortunately, that's what's on the seat on my V20. I decided to give my back a break, and ride my carbon DF bike on a 70 mile ride today; the part I hurt is not what touches the saddle. My sore back got a break, but everything else feels like it got run through the wringer. I was fast, but nothing is comfortable!
cranky cyclist
Guru
In the parking lot with the Silvio. I can make right turns easily but left turns require concentration and effort. Getting better at starting out. Anyone else have this experience with making left turns?
castlerobber
Zen MBB Master
Totally normal, and related to which foot is dominant. Look at steps #7 to #9 here:
Spring Time - Learning To Ride Time
