Recent content by rochrunner

I did have it shipped to my LBS but still have a lot of work to do moving various add-ons from my current bike to the new one. OTOH it's actually nice to have something productive to do in the depths of a northern winter.

I'm pretty sure mine has also been in its original shipping case in their warehouse so probably the same condition.

Yes, the color is what sold it for me. I would have been OK with white but the lime green was a bit too much. In any case, this was the only color in my size online; a couple were found in other colors but at dealers a long way off. I thought about switching TCUs but have heard that a dealer...

Yes, that's the reason. My group of regular riding friends is aging and I was there when one guy took a fall that in our younger years he would have jumped right up from. This time, he broke his hip pretty badly and is done permanently with riding. I don't want to end up that way! I posted here...

The front hub on the custom wheels that I had made for my 5.0 is 12x110.

I've been perfectly happy with my Vado SL 5.0 and envisioned riding it indefinitely; at 80yo my bicycle adventuring days are behind me and I'm mainly interested in just enjoying my rides. However, for various health and safety reasons, I would really be better off with a step-thru frame but have...

It would be wildly impractical to design and mfr a bike with batteries stuck all over the place along with the wiring, charging control logic, etc. that goes along with them, not to mention how you'd get to the inside of places like the top tube for service.

Example: With the above settings, I'm pedaling at 50W -- which is not that much. 113% of 50 = 57W, so 50 + 57 = 107W at the crank? That's way more boost that I'm generally looking for. Or is 113% the total power? IOW, 50W pedal effort + 13% additional = 50 + 7 = 57W output. That makes more...

OK, I think that my confusion is a matter of terminology, distinguishing between how much assist is delivered proportional to your pedaling power (what Trek calls "Pedal Response") and the maximum assist that can be delivered in the mode (what Trek calls "Assist"). Correct?

I guess I don't understand those percentages -- 200% of what? Specialized apparently describes things differently as the max is 100%, meaning 100% of the motor's peak power, and I have my Eco mode assist level for example set at around 25%. A lot of confusion in general about settings like this...

Thanks for posting an excellent, detailed review. I am just a prospective owner at this time but your range limitations definitely have me concerned. Have you looked at the various mode settings with the app that goes with the bike? My understanding is that you can adjust the amount of assist...

That's unacceptable, @BakedPringles! Not only have I been on some bike tours where we had to ride in rain most of the day, but, even when riding casually with my local group, we don't start off intending to be rained on but it certainly has been known to happen. I can't imagine riding a bike and...

At least on Specialized e-bikes, the top-tube display is also the central controller for the bike. Get it wet internally and it will act pretty much like the OP's did -- you're not going anywhere without it.

I'm with you on this and for mostly the same reasons. I'm very happy with my 2022 SL 5.0 but for various reasons am seriously thinking that I should switch to a low-step frame and am also put off by the weight gain on the SL2. As for losing the FutureShock, if what @BakedPringles said above is...

Similar to you, I also have issue (a) plus I could be dealing with (b) due to possible upcoming chemotherapy treatment. You're also right that even with my current pedal push-off technique it's my trunk bag that is what I could most easily get hung up on. It's small by trunk bag standards but...