Recent content by Scott Adams

just a drive-by reader of this topic, so take this for what it is, I am sympathetic to all of you who have experienced issues is this issue conclusively limited to the e14 Rohloff and not the mechanical Rohloff, if so surely someone can say more about why it happens? on other issues I have...

sorry to hear... at least you have your unbeatable attitude and sense of humor to help see you through!

stripping free hydrogen from compound molecules is too expensive in both joules and pennies electrolysis only reverses the energy recovery reaction, so by definition will take more energy than you get back catalysts, enzymatic or otherwise, only reduce energy of activation, not bonding E just...

Kinekt and Redshift make quality suspension seat posts with lots of reviews on this site, you might find one of them to be of some help

Congratulations on your birthday and your new ride. A version of the Levo which I was interested in was offered in white in the EU but not in the USA. Too bad as I really liked it in white. Maybe the dove gray is the same way, it will look great in the photos you undoubtedly will share. It's...

Thanks for a great report, Stefan. I like the one arm lift in your photo, sums up your post nicely. The 5.0 SL front light (a bit brighter than the 4.0 SL) is not nearly as bright as my Niterider Race 1200, but the beam is well shaped and I found it adequate when riding at speed in full...

I know, right? You might read a blanket statement that Specialized use Brose motors, when in reality the Vado SL uses a Mahle motor. ;)

Congratulations to all involved, including Ravi. It's all about the energy density for me! Good luck to those investing their own cash, blood and sweat in the future of "e"

photo is worth a thousand words

That's a very pretty ride. If I lived near trails that could do it justice I'd be spinning up the justification algorithm for an $11k expert's price.

Still hoping to find out if the Levo SL is noisier generally than the ostensibly similar / alike Mahle motors in the Creo and Vado SL. The Levo SL I rode was brand new and had a markedly more "tinny" or "whining" quality with greater volume as well.

When riding the Levo SL last fall, the SL motor sounded like a toy RC car, though maybe a bit louder. As I was climbing a trail, two hikers ahead of me turned around to see what was approaching when they heard it about 30 feet behind them. As you said, it does break the silence of the woods. The...

it is possible to make highly reliable quality packs with appropriate skill, experience and tools, but cell prices are prohibitive more price leverage could be applied if it were possible to buy quality cells at competitive prices... the markup on cells from imr batteries, for example is very...

It's been a few years now, but I've had good experiences ordering from em3ev. If you enjoy fixing things and electronics, then you've got two hobbies in one! Have fun. I'd visit Hakko if I were nearby - fantastic soldering gear.

Belt drive with an internally geared hub, that's new in the Specialized ebike lineup.