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    Air travel with ME1

    You also need to figure out the battery since a 418wh battery is too large to fly with.
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    Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?

    I don't have a Smart System bike. But no, you can choose to adjust any of those 5 settings independently or ignore them as it suits you. For instance, one could set the max watts to 320 and the max torque to 50 if you were riding with someone on a SL bike. Of course, just like in...
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    Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026

    My biggest non-racing take-aways from the TDA. 1) Thank God Bianchi is with a better color-coordinated team in Bahrain Victorious! The Arkea/Bianchi color combo was just horrible. 2) No Arkea and Ineos switching to orange should make it a little easier to pick out teams in the peloton. Way...
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    Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?

    The video Stomp linked was older, I believe. Based on what I'm reading here, it seems quite a bit simpler with Bosch at least for the static modes. I don't need to know the boost factor to calculate that Eco, which is 60%, will give me 60 watts for every 100 watts I put in. Anyways...
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    Vado SL 4.0 Deore drivetrain upgrade suggestions

    Hard to argue with that value for $160, though the 11-51 wouldn't work for me personally. I think a XT/SLX combo could be put together al la carte from Jenson for about $70 more...
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    henry

    All in all, it's just another squatch on the wall.
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    Vado SL 4.0 Deore drivetrain upgrade suggestions

    Does Shimano make 12s cassettes that fit regular HG for 1x drivetrains? I think the only HG 12s they offer are road bike range, so OP would be limited to 11-36, and maybe a spacer?, unless he changes out his hub for microspline. Possibly complicated by the fact that his bike uses road boost...
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    henry

    I don't even like chocolate pudding, no way am I trying fish pudding !
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    Specialized Creo 2 owners

    Unless they were shipping the 2.0 FS all along and only upgraded those few who noticed like you.
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    henry

    This is an old one and pretty faded. I think the shop has been in this location over 20 years and henry would have painted it a few years after they moved here. Scandinavian Specialties is the place to go if you want to find locally made lutefisk, or pickled herring, or fish pudding as well...
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    Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026

    Yeah, I woke up at 5:45 this morning and put stage 3 on while doing housework. I guess I'm used to watching bike races at weird times...
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    getting a regular bike after my battery fails?

    Did you get rid of the old Bulls?
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    Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?

    That's a nice looking ride!
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    henry

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    Hop-Heads and Beer Geeks Unite!

    8%, Winter Ale IMPERIAL BROWN ALE Down & Dirty: 2-Row Pale, Munich, C-120, Chocolate, Carafa 2, and Roast Barley with Columbus, Willamette, and US Goldings hops ABV: 8.0% IBU: 45 Color: Dark brown Aroma: Brown sugar, burnt sugar, caramel and other sweet aromatics, with some toast and light...
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