Lief
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Couple weeks back now but I rode my Silvio 1.0 in the 2013 STP.
165mm cranks compact double 11-26
Running SRAM TT bar end shifters on a regular drop bar.
I rode with a fast recumbent friend, Tim Turner - he's on a Bachetta CA2 with a rear disc wheel.
My training consisted of one hillish - ride (85 miles) 5 wks before the ride, and one flat ride (100 mi) about 3 wks before the ride - and other than that, just commuting up to about 40 miles in a day.
On my personal blog (http://blief.zwise.net/?p=2281) I recorded these details
You can see Tim's Strava.com results here:
http://app.strava.com/activities/67166802
He had a faster overall time, as he creams me up hills (no matter the bike his Watts / Kilogram is in a much more favorable ratio than mine).
We had a BLAST smoking downhills and he just casually rode past huge pacelines of uprights - STILL don't know why more people didn't jump on his/my wheel.
You can see some shots of the ride on http://www.marathonfoto.com/site/homepage - last name Turner / event name = Seattle To Portland Classic 2013. I can't post them here for Copywriting reasons.
I did get some bruises/recumbent butt that lingered for 2 days afterwards - but not debilitating.
The handlebars worked GREAT - though with the bar-end shifters extending further below, they are a tad difficult when maneuvering now on my commute. Still like them better tho than the brittle SRAM Rival brifters. (I've broken the rear paddle shifter now 3 times).
Great ride on a great bike - Thanks Cruzbike.
Someday maybe I'll upgrade to a stiffer Silvio / Vendetta V.x.
165mm cranks compact double 11-26
Running SRAM TT bar end shifters on a regular drop bar.
I rode with a fast recumbent friend, Tim Turner - he's on a Bachetta CA2 with a rear disc wheel.
My training consisted of one hillish - ride (85 miles) 5 wks before the ride, and one flat ride (100 mi) about 3 wks before the ride - and other than that, just commuting up to about 40 miles in a day.
On my personal blog (http://blief.zwise.net/?p=2281) I recorded these details
I am pretty much ecstatic about that speed - again, it is largely thanks to the spectacular lead out Tim provided all day as well as a healthy tailwind - I managed any cramping by not pushing hard on the hills.
You can see Tim's Strava.com results here:
http://app.strava.com/activities/67166802
He had a faster overall time, as he creams me up hills (no matter the bike his Watts / Kilogram is in a much more favorable ratio than mine).
We had a BLAST smoking downhills and he just casually rode past huge pacelines of uprights - STILL don't know why more people didn't jump on his/my wheel.
You can see some shots of the ride on http://www.marathonfoto.com/site/homepage - last name Turner / event name = Seattle To Portland Classic 2013. I can't post them here for Copywriting reasons.
I did get some bruises/recumbent butt that lingered for 2 days afterwards - but not debilitating.
The handlebars worked GREAT - though with the bar-end shifters extending further below, they are a tad difficult when maneuvering now on my commute. Still like them better tho than the brittle SRAM Rival brifters. (I've broken the rear paddle shifter now 3 times).
Great ride on a great bike - Thanks Cruzbike.
Someday maybe I'll upgrade to a stiffer Silvio / Vendetta V.x.
