DavidCH
In thought; expanding the paradigm of traversity
So there is more news ... wow
"The New Silvio is Coming"
- Thread starter Jeremy S
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Jeremy S
Dude
Mark B
Zen MBB Master
The hole in the frame is if you want to run rim brakes, internal cable routing.... It appears you have your choice of mounting points for brake caliper. I like the bosses for mounting a rack, underseat, or otherwise. Good to have options If the seating is more upright than even the Silvio 1.0, then I don't get that. I will withhold and further commentary until we know more facts.
Mark
Mark
tiltmaniac
Zen MBB Master
Ah, and perhaps fender mounts.
1happyreader
zen/child method
Got to be proud of the Cruzbike company as ANOTHER Item is ticked off the wish list.
Jeremy S
Dude
I thought the original Silvio seat angle was 45 degrees?
Mark B
Zen MBB Master
It is, but looking at that picture, the seat angle looks steeper than 45. That's why I said "if".
Hard to say from teaser pics. If the name implies 45 degree seat angle, then I guess that's good.
I don't know how I feel about the wider wheel accommodations. I'd have no need for knobbies and in my humble opinion, anything wider than a 25c is a waste on the road, but that's just me. Your mileage will probably vary and I have become old, grumpy and set in my ways.
Mark
ratz
Wielder of the Rubber Mallet
Yep, a S30 is a Silvio but a Silvio in not necessarily an S30....
That should make the last group of fence sitters very happy.
Mark everything I know is that it's the same 45degree angle; no new math here unless you odd size wheel combinations
Mark B
Zen MBB Master
Yep, a S30 is a Silvio but a Silvio in not necessarily an S30....
Well, riddle me this, Ratzman, when will we see more teaser pics?
Mark
ratz
Wielder of the Rubber Mallet
Probably right around the time, we stop talking about this one. .....Well, riddle me this, Ratzman, when will we see more teaser pics?
Mark
Mark B
Zen MBB Master
The cricket says, "Chirp.....chirp......chirp....."
With the shape of Michigan roads, I like the accommodation for larger tires very much.
Mark B
Zen MBB Master
Pretty optimistic thought based on one picture of the rear triangle.. I'm going to hold out passing judgement one way or the other until I see more.
Thanks to Governor Moonbeam, CA roads probably aren't much better. I have a wide tire bike in the Sofrider, but for what I do, I still prefer to ride 25's.
I'm anxious to see more, either way. A new revision is always exciting!
Mark
castlerobber
Zen MBB Master
Mulling it all over on my commute home today...
So we now have the 50-ish to 75-degree, low-end T50; the 35- to 45-degree utility QX100; a new Silvio S45, date available TBA; the (sold out) 33-degree Silvio S30; and the ultra laid-back Vendetta V20.
Plus this cryptic statement:
Hmm. If the S30 were no longer to be produced, it would leave a gaping hole between the S45 and the V20, and overlap between the QX100 and the S45. A lot of overlap, considering the S45 will accommodate at least a 700C x 32 tire, if not a 35mm or even 38mm, and has rack-mounting points.
But if there were TWO Silvio models, targeted at different market segments, Ratz' riddle would make more sense. Then, why would one need the QX100 at all? Suspension is pretty much gone from the Cruzbike lineup now, except for the dated QX100 (which is more or less just a repainted, renamed Quest 3). Modifying ye olde Q-series bike into a Silvio 1.0 clone has become popular, and obviously didn't escape notice by the Powers That Be.
Might be totally off base--just my Speculative Wild-Eyed Guess.
So we now have the 50-ish to 75-degree, low-end T50; the 35- to 45-degree utility QX100; a new Silvio S45, date available TBA; the (sold out) 33-degree Silvio S30; and the ultra laid-back Vendetta V20.
Plus this cryptic statement:
Hmm. If the S30 were no longer to be produced, it would leave a gaping hole between the S45 and the V20, and overlap between the QX100 and the S45. A lot of overlap, considering the S45 will accommodate at least a 700C x 32 tire, if not a 35mm or even 38mm, and has rack-mounting points.
But if there were TWO Silvio models, targeted at different market segments, Ratz' riddle would make more sense. Then, why would one need the QX100 at all? Suspension is pretty much gone from the Cruzbike lineup now, except for the dated QX100 (which is more or less just a repainted, renamed Quest 3). Modifying ye olde Q-series bike into a Silvio 1.0 clone has become popular, and obviously didn't escape notice by the Powers That Be.
Might be totally off base--just my Speculative Wild-Eyed Guess.
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Tuloose
Guru
So an S45 is a Silvio 1.0 or 1.5 without the suspension and with a hydro formed frame and maybe a longer wheelbase?
Sounds like a winner to me.
I have a 1.0 which I dearly love and have named Sweet Pea because it is such a nice bike for fast but sociable crusin'.
It climbs like a mountain goat, has better aerodynamics than a road bike and gives a good view down the road.
I won a coast down a hill race on it last week, beating the 2nd place recumbent by about 60 feet.
If I had taken my Vendetta I might have taken 1st overall, currently held by a tandem team.
Sounds like a winner to me.
I have a 1.0 which I dearly love and have named Sweet Pea because it is such a nice bike for fast but sociable crusin'.
It climbs like a mountain goat, has better aerodynamics than a road bike and gives a good view down the road.
I won a coast down a hill race on it last week, beating the 2nd place recumbent by about 60 feet.
If I had taken my Vendetta I might have taken 1st overall, currently held by a tandem team.
