Hi,
I'm a recumbent rider from New Zealand (not exactly the spiritual homeland of recumbent riding). This is my first ever post on this board, and may it be one of many.
I currently ride a RANS Stratus XP, my third recumbent, which I love dearly, though for last couple of years I've been toying with the idea of getting something more competitive.
After watching the Silvio-related videos up on YouTube and reading the BROL review, I must say I'm impressed and deeply intrigued. This might be my new bike. It seems to solve a lot of problems I've encountered on other bikes, and solve them in an inspired way.
I wonder however if my riding style is suitable for the Silvio. I use shortened cranks, around 155 mm (I have a lovely set of shortened Ultegras in the garage just waiting to be to fertilized with a touch of obsession and grown into a new bike), and tend to ride at a highish cadence (about 110 cycles/min) with a fairly even pressure through each crank rotation, something which is easier to do well when your cranks are short. I really like this style of riding, and don't think I would ever consider going back to longer cranks on a recumbent -- they're just too uncomfortable for me.
Does anyone out there use short cranks and/or high cadence on a Silvio? Is this a bike which responds favourably to this type of power input? Or is it difficult for the upper body to compensate for such a pedalling style?
I look forward to any replies,
Best, John
I'm a recumbent rider from New Zealand (not exactly the spiritual homeland of recumbent riding). This is my first ever post on this board, and may it be one of many.
I currently ride a RANS Stratus XP, my third recumbent, which I love dearly, though for last couple of years I've been toying with the idea of getting something more competitive.
After watching the Silvio-related videos up on YouTube and reading the BROL review, I must say I'm impressed and deeply intrigued. This might be my new bike. It seems to solve a lot of problems I've encountered on other bikes, and solve them in an inspired way.
I wonder however if my riding style is suitable for the Silvio. I use shortened cranks, around 155 mm (I have a lovely set of shortened Ultegras in the garage just waiting to be to fertilized with a touch of obsession and grown into a new bike), and tend to ride at a highish cadence (about 110 cycles/min) with a fairly even pressure through each crank rotation, something which is easier to do well when your cranks are short. I really like this style of riding, and don't think I would ever consider going back to longer cranks on a recumbent -- they're just too uncomfortable for me.
Does anyone out there use short cranks and/or high cadence on a Silvio? Is this a bike which responds favourably to this type of power input? Or is it difficult for the upper body to compensate for such a pedalling style?
I look forward to any replies,
Best, John