Questions re: Silvio from a stickbike/lowracer rider

[Eric Winn]

Bob, I'm going to give you a break, because I know these picture were taken last summer, and that you have cleaned up your garage by now. Eric, your turn!

Well, I'll be darned Bob is human after all...

 

[ratz]

BTW this is one of the reasons why I like the Cruzbike. So many standard parts and components. I can go over to various cycling enthusiasts here and chat for 20 minutes and see the rims, tires, shifting, drivetrain, etc and translate easily to a cruzbike.

Psssst........ Tubeless......

 

[DuncanWatson]

I am not sure I can commit to tubeless. Flat tires are a fact of life around so much construction and making dealing with a flat harder is in direct opposition to my goals.

 

[Abbott Smith]

Good point Ratz - with "standard" wheelbases the world of bike racks opens up immensely.
Far more transportable when compared to velo's and trikes etc...which is what Duncan is after methinks - they just take a bit more work to accommodate.

I recently got a SMOKING! deal on a Thule T2 rack (ahem $40 demo/floor model at REI Garage Sale!!)
http://www.thule.com/en-us/us/produ...bike-carriers/thule-t2-2-bike-916xtr-_-916xtr

Holds the Vendetta and my Silvio together quite nicely.

Lief used this rack the day I rode with him. Worked great.

 

[Abbott Smith]

Can I just derail this thread once more and say how pumped I am that Duncan is looking into Cruzbike and Abbott has his in da house and Troy in Edmonds has a Silvio S30 (haven't met you yet Troy) - we ALMOST have a quorum right here in lil' 'ol Seattle!

I see...a...Cruzbike...rally...in my future!

Soon Lief. Soon. Oh and Duncan we need to talk Clydesdale. I'm 6'2" with a 47" X-seam.

 

[DuncanWatson]

I am only 5'7" and 40.5" x-seam but I am over 200 lbs atm. That needs to change.

 

[Jeremy S]

Hi Duncan, last summer and fall I found long rides on my Silvio to be an incredibly effective way to melt off the pounds (although I confess to adding some of them back over the winter). Good luck with your goals.

 

[DuncanWatson]

I believe you. The extra upper body workout and climbing ability are both features that intrigue me and I hope will help. The picture in my avatar is from the 2nd year of my raptobike ownership and I lost a lot of weight riding that bike. If I get back to commuting then that will make a huge difference since my commute is at least 100 miles/week depending on route. I can bump that up easily to 150 and increase the climbing as well, all with a safer route. I used to pass DFs on the steepest part of my commute back in the day. It wasn't more than a couple years ago. I can make that happen again.

 

[Rick Youngblood]

It wasn't more than a couple years ago. I can make that happen again.

Good luck Duncan. I lost 30 lbs last year after purchasing my Cruzbikes and changing to a descent diet. Bob's diet plan looks great and might be well worth looking into. I would have used if I would have know about before I shed the extra lbs.

 

[Lief]

. I would love to start up the Washington lake loop rides some of us did in the pa

I am SO down with that.

 

[DuncanWatson]

The nice thing about a WA loop ride is there are points where that loop is close to all of our residences

 

[telephd]

I highly recommend Cycling Past 50....even if your not It is a great book and full of great tips and training advice.

 

[DuncanWatson]

I will check it out, I am only 4 years away.

 

[ratz]

Yeap I'm 3.5 out on 50 and combined "Fast after 50" and "Racing weight - Quick Start" for a very effective system. I've mentioned it elsewhere. Mrs Ratz has hit her highschool weight; and I'm well on my way there. Next up body fat ratio's.

 

[LarryOz]

You young whipper snapper's.
I'll be 56 this year - old and almost all grey - Guess in 4 years, I just have to get the "Fast after 60" edition.
Assuming Joe F writes the next decade one - If not, then hopefully I can live to write it!

 

[ratz]

You young whipper snapper's.
I'll be 56 this year - old and almost all grey - Guess in 4 years, I just have to get the "Fast after 60" edition.
Assuming Joe F writes the next decade one - If not, then hopefully I can live to write it!

Joe's in his 70's and suffered a pretty major crash that put him off the bike for ¾ of a year. Let's definately hope he's around for a while to write more.