I began riding cruzbikes after many years of riding uprights. I could no longer tolerate my shoulder and lower back pain. I talked with several owners of the V20 at various 12/24 hr endurance races and through those conversations decided that if I wanted to continue riding I would need to make a switch. I liked the idea that the bike used traditional road bike components. Bought a used Silvio 2.0 and then moved up to the V20 as well as S40