What are you waiting for? You don't have time to post pics. Get that thing built so we can see it roll!  

Completed my Silvio build, yesterday. This was my 11th recumbent build, and by far the most difficult. Some of the holes in the carbon fiber components were not drilled accurately and the rear suspension rubber dampener's diameter was too large. Corrected the problems in my shop. Two screws were missing and the supplied headset spacer was not thick enough. The front derailleur mount gave me the most trouble. Couldn't adjust the SRAM Force derailler's cage any closer than 10 mm from the 46T big ring on the crankset. Spent 15 hours fabricating and fitting various adapters, but was ultimately unsuccessful, as the derailleur's cage was too loose on the body to hold the required 1 to 3 mm cage-to-ring clearance when cable tension was added. Going to have to live with 10 mm clearance. Everything else fit OK. Been assembling it in my kitchen, during the cold weather. Rolled it out the door this morning. Many thanks to John S for donating a pair of Bacchetta X-Eyed caliper brakes for my project. They work great. Ready to ride (except for bag and tools), the bike weighs 25 lb 9 oz (11.6 kg). Not bad for a fully-suspended bike with an aluminum fork. Advertised bare weight is 11.5 to 12.5 kg, depending on selected components. Seat angle is 27 degrees.  
 
 

 
This is what you get for $2,280, including shipping from factory in Taiwan.
 
 

 
 

Quote from TonyWard on Mar 10^th, 2014, 9:28pm:

 
Uh, I think it's permanently fixed at 41.5".  

Quote from CruzbikeChris on Mar 11^th, 2014, 8:14pm:

 
Any time Chris.

Quote from bob wand on Mar 11^th, 2014, 10:08pm:

 
Yeah, it's a tiller with a modified road bike handlebar.

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Apr 11^th, 2014, 8:09am:

 
 .  Paul, I just have 150 miles on the bike, so I'm not ready to declare it the fastest and best climbing bike I've ever owned.    I've progressed from wobbling all over the WRL path, not clipped in, to sort of riding in a straight line, clipped in, to finally "getting" the bike and riding at decent speeds in a straight line. Still can't start from a stop (haven't been working on that). I do Fred Flintstone starts. That's why John S has named the bike "Fred".    Working on making sharp turns clipped in and pedaling. Have successfully climbed Flag Pole Hill in the lowest gear combination (34/32) and have tried a short sprint to 25.7 mph. It's not affected by gusting side winds anywhere near like my Carbent is. Not ready to take it on a Clown ride, yet. After I take it on a number of those rides and average out my performances, compared to those of Bob M and Larry K, I'll be ready to compare the bike to my other performance bikes. It's fast downhill, like the typical aero recumbent bike. I'm hoping it's going to be a superior short hill climber.  
 
If I had taken Cruzbike Chris up on his gracious offer to let me test ride his Cruzbike conversion, I might not have purchased the Silvio kit. I had doubts about the wisdom of my purchase when I first started riding the bike. When I finally "got" it, I had a pleasant sense of accomplishment. Cruising at 17 to 18 mph requires little hand/arm input to keep it going in a straight line. Sprinting and hill climbing requires high input to keep the front triangle straight. Part of the reason for me getting the bike was to get an upper body workout. So far, I like the bike. I also like the fact I haven't gone down on it, during the learning process.

Very nice looking Machine. Congratulations!
 
I like how it integrates road specific "hood" brake and shifter levers on the hybrid handle bar assembly.  Wonder if this a set up that could be duplicated on a stick high racer like a Corsa, Rifle etc by using a tiller?  Not sure how much tilt can be achieved from a tiller and or reach required to make it work.
 
The bottle mount location is very convenient as well.

Jay
 
I think you made a wise decision by not taking up CruzbikeChris on his offer, I too was interested in the Silvio.  After a few attempts on his conversion I quickly decided that was not for me and made my transition from the P-38 to my Rifle.  After riding a couple thousand miles on the high racer i often wonder if I would have a different experience now.
 
Enjoy following your story, please keep the info coming and I'm very much intrigued by the silvio.