They stole my Silvio
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bladderhead
Zen MBB Master
I have not got the mech working yet but I screwed it on and threaded the chain through and spun the pedals in top gear. HG+ chain does mesh with 11sp ring, but the link gives it a hiccup. I will try a Sram link. I followed the Shimano instructions for finding the chain length, but the chain was still four links too long. Those who switch from Sram to Shimano will miss the cage-lock.I
bladderhead
Zen MBB Master
I ordered the Sram link and I am waiting for it. This is the only impediment to riding the bike. The brakes work. Hy-rd and compressionless cable. If anyone is interested, the rear cable is 148mm. You may want it a bit longer depending on your routing. 200mm would give you big loops. I sat on the bike. The riding position does not seem any different from the old one. This is good.
Now it has acquired cable ties. When the mudguards are done it will look the business, but seeing it might give you psychological trauma. You must understand I have done years of fred ninja training. This is the Way. When the carbon triathlete is about to overtake, he sees the bike and he is finished. This is the Way.benphyr said:
bladderhead
Zen MBB Master
I rode it. Up a hill. Chain retention is rock solid. Shifting seems a bit better than on the Silvio, but maybe the chain on that one was worn. It does not seem any more bumpy than the Silvio. Climbing seems easy, but it was not the worst hill. I am going mountaineering soon. I think the boom and slider have a bigger range of adjustment than on the other one. The old Silvio bars were the same width as the custom ones I made. The new bars are wider. This feels a bit weird. If I cannot get used to them I will make ones like I did before. It was a short ride, in the back streets without much traffic. I will report later on the commuting experience. I also have to confess that I did not have the patience to put the mudguards on. After all I have said.
Do you want a nightmare? Do you want to have a breakdown and lose your sanity entirely? May I suggest that you try to attach the gear cable to the Shimano derailleur. Really awkward. Bloody awful design.
Do you want a nightmare? Do you want to have a breakdown and lose your sanity entirely? May I suggest that you try to attach the gear cable to the Shimano derailleur. Really awkward. Bloody awful design.
Frito Bandito
Zen MBB Master
Hope it gives you years and KMs of fun.
As for the derailleurs... try this one out...
As for the derailleurs... try this one out...
bladderhead
Zen MBB Master
Or you could just make a friction shifter. Or get a IGH.
bladderhead
Zen MBB Master
This is not where I live. Only about 5 miles from home, but I went up a hill to get here. I could just about manage this hill on the old one. The thing that got me was breathlessness. The lower gears makes it easier. I think it is because they allow me to go slower. Fortunately this picture does not show how ludicrous the mirror looks. Unfortunately this picture shows how ludicrous the mudguards look. The ones on the Silvio did not look as bad, but these ones were a lot easier to fit. That is what counts. Soon I will head into the Essex outback. There are some nasty slopes with which I have unfinished business.
The rear tire seemed to have an air bubble? You probably need to get another rear fender to put in the back.
super slim
Zen MBB Master
I think the rear rim is damaged!!The rear tire seemed to have an air bubble? You probably need to get another rear fender to put in the back.
super slim
Zen MBB Master
The mirror is HUGE!!!!
I LIKE the lime green paintwork!
How thick is the Cruzbike seat cushion and what is inside it?
Remember that a picture is worth a thousand words!!!
bladderhead
Zen MBB Master
I rode it again and the back tyre went flat. Luckily I was near home so I pushed it. I discovered a hole in the innertube through which I could put my finger. I put in a new tube and put the wheel back on, and then noticed that the lump was still there. I decided to take the tyre off to rotate it relative to the wheel, to see if the lump would move to a different place. That was when I noticed the tyre is coming away from the bead. That tyre is no good now, am I right? The rim is just a bit scratched. I think that is okay.
I had a terrible time getting these tyres on. By far the hardest tyres to fit. Ever. Continental Contact. Then I remembered the awful experience I had with the same type on the Grasshopper. I noticed the lump, but I decided to ignore it and hope it went away. So now I have just taken the back tyre off, put it back on, and taken it off again. On the Silvio I replaced the innertube in the street. It was so easy that I did not really mind the next time it happened. They were Vittoria. I cannot face doing it with Continental Contact. I think I will take the front one off. Just once. So I can chuck it. Maybe these tyres are not compatible with these rims. That would not surprise me at all. Nothing is compatible with anything else these days. I think this is some kind of karma that has been accumulating because I put Tannus on the Grasshopper.
The seat padding looks like what Cruzbike always use, but it is twice as thick. I think they must be feeling guilty about getting rid of the suspension.
I had a terrible time getting these tyres on. By far the hardest tyres to fit. Ever. Continental Contact. Then I remembered the awful experience I had with the same type on the Grasshopper. I noticed the lump, but I decided to ignore it and hope it went away. So now I have just taken the back tyre off, put it back on, and taken it off again. On the Silvio I replaced the innertube in the street. It was so easy that I did not really mind the next time it happened. They were Vittoria. I cannot face doing it with Continental Contact. I think I will take the front one off. Just once. So I can chuck it. Maybe these tyres are not compatible with these rims. That would not surprise me at all. Nothing is compatible with anything else these days. I think this is some kind of karma that has been accumulating because I put Tannus on the Grasshopper.
The seat padding looks like what Cruzbike always use, but it is twice as thick. I think they must be feeling guilty about getting rid of the suspension.
benphyr
Guru-me-not
This is a paraphrase of @Maria Parker’s explanation when I asked about the new seat pad compared with the old Q and T seat pads that I use daily and compared with the ventisit. “The new seat pad comes in one piece. It is completely washable and can be taken apart and reassembled relatively easily. It is better made with a two piece pad. A thin closed cell layer along with a thicker very breathable mesh layer both enclosed in a soft layer that holds it together and shapes it. It is very comfortable, better quality than the old one and easier on clothing than the ventisit. You will be happy with the improved pad. The ventisit looks even better and is a no-holds-barred ventilation design which has the disadvantage of being a bit harder on your clothing.”
I hope I captured the explanation correctly. I cannot verify any of it other than the visible attributes - it is definitely thicker but I have not ridden it yet.
Below is my 1000 word answer. Inside it looks like 1-1/2” or 2” filter foam:
super slim
Zen MBB Master
That is a GREAT fast 1,000 word answer!!!!
Opik
Well-Known Member
looks like one of those rags at the doorstep.
benphyr
Guru-me-not
Similar texture but it would not be tough enough for heavy shoe traffic. It appears the same as the washable filter for a fish pond.
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chicorider
Zen MBB Master
Yes, that looks much better than the older stock pad.
I have heard people say that the Ventisit pad is harder on clothing, but after five years and many thousands of miles of using Ventisit pads, I have yet to have any of my clothes wear out.
I have heard people say that the Ventisit pad is harder on clothing, but after five years and many thousands of miles of using Ventisit pads, I have yet to have any of my clothes wear out.
jond
Zen MBB Master
not at my house it doesn’t.
