Stefan Mikes's latest activity
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Wow! thank you so much for this detailed explanation. It's certainly interesting how they manipulate the numbers for marketing... -
Stefan Mikes reacted to RabH's post in the thread 2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with
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Our weather has been awful for days and the forecast for today wasn't looking the best either, imagine my surprise when I got up for the... -
Stefan Mikes replied to the thread Choosing dutch type e bike for mostly flat terrain on a budget of £$1.5k.Friends do not let friends buy Bafang.
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread Trek FX+2 gen3 or gen4 LT?.I knew I missed something! Iron! :D It it approximately 25 kilometres SW of Warsaw City Centre (Poland). I cannot wait until you get...
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Next task is picking a 1st e-bike for my wife. She is a bit resistant to an e bike but wants to cycle with me but more likely only if...
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Yeah, worked well. Definitely ok for Stand over height on XL. Yep, I live in norn iron ! Cool That u got the lingo! I live south of...
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).@mogulman: now walk in the shoes of someone whose HR is controlled by a Beta Blocker :) I cannot increase my heart rate and thus my leg...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Love.
You're describing what some of us call the Carrot Effect (CE), wherein ground speed and rider power — or in your case, heart rate — both...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
In most human beings, increasing your cadence will increase your heart rate. Conversely, lowering your cadence by shifting up to a...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to mogulman's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
Here is an interesting thing for me that I discovered using the SL bike. Not sure if other people have experienced this or not. I...
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The average e-bike buyer has no idea what a newton-meter is, and can only relate to wattage because they buy lightbulbs.
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread 1.2 vs 2.0E motor.Chris, let me show you how it works. I will give the motor model, max motor power, actual torque and the (marketing torque). Only three...
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That was an excellent comparison, Stefan. The torque figure is more than marketing, it is an important factor. However, from the end...
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You throw me a meatball, I'm gonna crush it out of the park.
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You're doing a fine job all by yourself 😅