Recent content by BioWheel

Like everyone - I've struggled with mounting a tire to a rim. I've learned one trick that has helped me. There's a small well (indentation) in a rim. Runs down the middle. After getting one side of the tire mounted, put that side into the small well. Seems like only a small indentation but...

I own a Levo SL and it's big and heavy compared to Vado. Love it but not a road bike. I own a Levo SL and it's not a road machine - hardly. And agree with your fork comment - I don't like the weight in the front. With the Epic Specy though - they use a light fork in the front and back with a...

Maybe but I was at a bike dealer recently and frames now have small compartments near the motor or even in the top and bottom tubes built in. And batteries don't need that much service. Mine has never been removed and bike has 13000m.

Yes - ideally battery technology will get better and downtube will look 'more normal'. And I'm not trying to hide fact it's e-bike. Just don't want the down tube to be so rediculously big. Add some batteries in the top tube or near the hollow by the motor. I just want the lightest, most...

COG matters on airplane but not so much on bike. You routinely put a lot of stuff on the back of your rack Stefan. Are you saying it dramatically changes your ride?

The SL Racing model downtube is too big. I'm picky about that - down tube should have less circumferance than water bottle imo. And why do batteries have to go in one spot in the down tube? Make the downtube smaller and have smaller battery packs located in other parts of the frame as well.

That model is close but more travel in that rear shock setup. And listening to comments - it's all about my back but I can get a bit more relaxed with slight changes to stem/bar if needed. But to have my current SL be 6 or 7 pounds lighter would be amazing. Of course - the money thing too...

For everything! Even heavy MTB

Would like to see this setup and frame as the next Vado SL. 50nm motor and 320 battery would be perfect. Maybe everything at about 26lbs or so. Have a wheel sets for mountain and general use and/or road. Ultimate machine.

40% off bleeds? Someone is getting a deal. Strange thing to have sale on. And I guess you could say, they gave you a brake on the labor. If that reads right.

So what caused the saggy brakes? I mean - if it's got fluid and you press the handle where does the energy go? And you said it's with new pads. I don't get it. Feel bad for you and Specy in a way, since they don't make the component but reflects bad on them to have 5 problems on the same system.

So the brakes are leaking fluid and that's happened twice. Wow. I've been lucky.

I haven't had any issues with my brakes. I do replace pads as needed. Dragging and soft braking sound like adjustments to me. There's just not much to a brake to break. Good luck going forward.

You've overheated your motor? Are you using the Specy app and does it give a warning?

And - Google maps shows all paved and unpaved trails. Additionally - it gives you alternate routes with mileage and time approximations. And - shows you elevation data to your destination. All on my phone. :) But none of this works unless you're riding the best bike in the world - my VadoSL.