Recent content by michaeljk1963

Funny thing is, I didn't really get a great deal. Specialized is offering this deal on all Tero 5's. They've reduced the price across the board. I am wondering if they plan to discontinue this bike due to the steep discount and no new announcements for this bike for 2024. I guess this is the...

I don't suppose there's a way to change the title of this thread (stated sheepishly)? 😁 I just traded my Tero 3 for a Tero 5. It is not a Tero X 5. I didn't need or want the fenders, or the rear suspension, for what I use it for. Three things prompted the trade. First, I love the geometry of...

That's a heck of a good price. I am sure you will like it. I got a lot of use out of mine last year.

I took your suggestion and downloaded the ride with GPS app to my phone. In order to be able to use the offline feature, though, you have to pay a rather steep subscription fee of $7.99 per month. There's a less expensive annual option, but I plan to use the monthly subscription through...

I have two locations for my phone. When traveling on pavement or relatively smooth gravel or dirt, I will be using a robust and secure handlebar holder (made for motorcycles). When I have gone on rougher terrain, I put my phone in my top tube bag, where it obviously isn't available to read all...

Thanks for the reminder of the iPhone's recent capability to do SOS communications. I have an iPhone 12 Pro, though, and don't necessarily want to spend $1,200 to get a new phone, instead of $400 for the Garmin device. I was planning to wait for the iPhone 16 Pro, in late 2024, but now that...

Thanks for your input Ben. In light of where I ride my bike (and hike, snowshoe, canoe and cross country ski) and with Type 1 diabetes, whatever I buy needs to have a personal locator beacon built into it. The basic subscription for the Garmin inReach Mini 2 is apparently about $15 per month...

Several years ago, I was cross-country skiing on a fire road in the National Forest about 10 miles from my cabin. I was dumb. I brought a protein bar, water, and a tube of glucose tablets, but I didn't actually check to see how many tablets were in the tube (just grabbed it from my dashboard)...

I have looked at the Wahoo ELEMNT option and it really looks like a great option for navigation, but unless I am missing something, it doesn't look like it has Emergency SOS signaling and other communications options (text and weather) when out of cell phone range, which is really a dealbreaker...

I originally posted part of this in another thread about my recently purchased Specialized Tero 3.0, but thought it should be posted as a separate thread since I wasn't able to find one specifically addressing this topic, which is: what's a good solution for a Satellite-based navigation and...

Thanks @indianajo for your suggestion and thank you @Stefan Mikes for your insights and cautions. This topic should maybe be a separate thread at this point. I think I will post it as the start of a new thread. I might also go look for a specialized forum to see what my options are for getting...

Does anyone know if I could use the Garmin Inreach Mini, would I be able to connect it to Specialized Ride app so I can use the app for routing and GPS when I don’t have cell coverage?

That's a really good idea. I need to look into a satellite solution, not just for eBiking, but also for Cross Country Skiing in the winter when I am alone.

Hi Rich, Nice to see someone else with a Tero 3.0. Mine is a 2023. Living in Grass Valley CA I can imagine your climbs are quite a bit longer and steeper than what I have available where I am. I just checked the topo map for my location and it looks like my ride yesterday involved a 900 foot...

With the "micro tuning" option, I was able to go in between Trail and Turbo and use 90% power, instead of Turbo's 100%, which seemed like it saved me some juice. This morning, I watched some videos on the Mission Control app, and learned how to set my own presets--so now have a preset like the...