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2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos
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There were a couple of dozen gators along the road near the lake shore. They all moved off when I got close. Can't say I wasn't...
Jan 27, 2026
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My wife was going to be away for a week in early January so I took that opportunity to take my bike to Florida and ride some of the many...
Jan 27, 2026
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Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?
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Do think it's possible the whole notion of "boost" is something Specialized marketing department thought up to convey a sense of how...
Jan 26, 2026
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Buckle up, Specialized nerds! Went back to my linear model based on official pre-SL documentation. Here are 3 screen shots of the...
Jan 26, 2026
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I apologise for the miscomprehension. As you two should know, I'm very interested in the operation of Specialized ebikes, only the...
Jan 26, 2026
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It should be 400 watts at the rear wheel. The tables suggest at 100/100 85 rider watts gets you 300 motor watts so 100 rider + 300...
Jan 25, 2026
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Because its fun to know how stuff works!
Jan 25, 2026
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Final chart, I promise. This shows total power for each dynamic (power not capped) micro tune setting with the rider providing 100...
Jan 25, 2026
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Wish they'd publish detailed info like that for my SL 1. Below is a graph comparing the official SL 2 tables of Prs values for regular...
Jan 25, 2026
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Further combining the two tables and assuming the motor torque multiplier is linear for a given "ease" setting this shows the total...
Jan 25, 2026
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one more little wrinkle, a bit higher up in that support document there is a graph of motor mechanical power output vs pedal RPM. 320 w...
Jan 25, 2026
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Digging deeper into the rider power / motor power topic, using the Specialized support info linked in Allan's post above: Since the...
Jan 24, 2026
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Thanks Jeremy. I'm an engineer too and appreciate your very detailed posts on how the specialized motor controller works. My curiosity...
Jan 24, 2026
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I've been riding my Trek analog bike with 2" stem extender for a couple of years and find it comfortable. The SL2 medium with 60 mm rise...
Jan 24, 2026
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Allan, thanks for the deep dive into how Mastermind H3 works. I've been riding my Como with 15/20, 50,50 and 100,100 settings. It...
Jan 24, 2026
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