Recent content by Dirtbagg

Spec Tracer Pros @ 47mm Tires was a big question for me when I decided on the Vado SL. My current e-bike was a conversion with a rear hub motor. The biggest tire I could fit was 40mm, and I’ve been lusting after my wife’s 47s. I’d seen a thread somewhere about running Schwabe’s @ 50mm on the...

It’s a difficult balance. As a driver, bright blinkys can be blinding. As a rider, I want to be noticed.

Actually, I agree about really bright blinkys in front, but I do like them in the rear.

I do wish the Vado taillight was a blinky

Sorry to confuse; my taillight is still the stock Vado spec, jus’ mounted to a different seat without changing the seat post or rewiring the taillight.

I never detached the rear light from the bike. I only unscrewed it from the seat, removed the Spec seat and installed the Seele Royal Respiro Saddle. Then screwed the light to the DYI wooden shim (painted black) and Then screwed the shim to the plastic underside of the saddle with a #10 pan...

I bought a Vado SL 5.0 in Dec for $3750 from my LBS. I was looking for a flat bar gravel bike for which the Vado SL is ideal. The future shock is a wonderful addition for washboard gravel. I replaced the seat, bars, tires, and pedals. I put on Specislized Tracer Pros @ 47mm. Adequate clearance...

Yes. The heart data is truncated in the Specialized app. It is complete in the Apple workout app.

thanks for your reply, fooferdoggie. Here’s a coupla of my screenshots. The First shows the data the Specialized app adds to the Apple Fitness app. It is limited and looks identical to yours from Strava. (I can’t scroll down the Garmin image so I can’t see what is included, ie map, splits, or...

I recorded my first rise with ‘Evado’, a Vado SL 5.0 the e-bike I’ve been riding for the Past two years is a hybrid conversion that did not sync with Apple Health on my iPhone so when I rode I just used the cycling workout on my Apple Watch. This has yielded useful data, primarily distance...