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Popped over here because I noticed IGH / belt drives vanished from the Specialized website. Anyone know what's up? "Wait and see" mode?

Any news on this front? Which trainer are people actually using with a Vado 4.0 (or similar). Wheel-on would be my preference. Bummed the Kickr Snap is a no-go. Winter is coming.

There are probably harder ways to learn this lesson. We likely got off easy.

The Lumos Ultra was my object lesson in avoiding crowdfunded projects. What a rolling disaster that turned out to be. Mine—ordered May 2020—might arrive today (10/20/21). It was shipped to my old address rather than the address I entered into the Backer Kit in June (when I moved). Lumos was...

Last week I intervened with UPS and forked over $32 to have them redirect delivery from where I lived in May, 2020 to where I live now. The Ultra would have been delivered to the wrong address on Friday. Today I got an email from Lumos notifying me that there was a tracking number for my Ultra...

I got notification that UPS had something coming my way from a shipper/company called FULFILMENTCROWD INC. It was en route to my previous address. I updated my address in the "Backer Kit" in July. So I don't know if this seemingly random shipment is the Lumos Ultra or what. Ordered May 2020...

Lumos would say you’re in the 13% yet to be fulfilled. And that they hope to fulfill your pledge soon.

Today’s update from Lumos: TLDR summary: - More Ultra M/L MIPS helmets have been delivered since our last update. Out of a total 19,883 pledges for M/L MIPS & non-MIPS helmets, 17,382 (87.4%) have been fulfilled to backers. - The remaining 12.6% of backers is largely due to a shipment of...

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I would read that as a sign that they’re selling very well, no need to discount. Agree on the need for speed. There are times and places where it’s nice to put a breeze on your face. And it’s convenient to have the power to scoot quickly around someone on the trail from time to time.

If an electric motorcycle is what you’re looking for, they make a line of those, too. Otherwise, I’m not sure what you were hoping for. And I don’t think it looks that much like competitors. Which existing eBike do you think they look like? Specifically (not “all of them”).

Seems there’s some piling on about the price. Not sure if that’s fair. Is there a similarly spec’ed Trek, Specialized, or Giant with Gates Carbon Drive and Brose, purpose-built with matching features at a price that casts the Harley Davidsons extreme outliers? I think we’re all just a bit...

When did you look? I found this in just a couple clicks. https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/products/bikes/future-vehicles/e-bicycles.html

I ordered a MIPS XL and am moving in June, so I guess I’ll need to change my mailing address with them. And adjust my expectations to August. Hope it’s worth the wait. One thing’s for sure: next time I’ll pay the additional couple of dollars to wait until there’s an actual product. The money...

Why Serial 1 instead of Harley Davidson? Seems like that would be akin to creating a Vado forum instead of a Specialized forum. Theoretically, Harley Davidson could develop other eBike lines in the future. There are multiple models within the Vado line just like there are mulple models within...