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Stefan Mikes reacted to Chargeride's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with
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He told me they were knackered when I bought it, so cant complain. -
Stefan Mikes replied to the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos.I've just replaced the chain on my big Vado. Turned out, the hard use made the chain stretch well past 0.75%! And that only happened...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Chargeride's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Like.
New chain and cassette.
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Stefan Mikes reacted to apctjb's post in the thread Using Di2 hood buttons to control motor assist level? YES AND SOLVED! with Love.
I just purchased BMC Amp X with TQ50. No dealer near me so was thinking of buying a service dongle. Was also thinking of upgrading the...
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).It is enough to watch the traveller's channels on YT :) I even didn't know we had an ocean by Gdańsk :)
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).As for me, the brakes mostly squeal during raining and become silent after a few stops when the water has evaporated. Obviously, dirty...
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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 Love.
Squealing is caused by vibration between the pad and the rotor. It could be mechanical in nature, i.e. worn pad (metal on metal), warped...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to edobici_forza's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
I have no clue Jeremy, but I had 4x stream crossing on a recent ride. Therefore I had something going on with my wheels/hubs, so cleaned...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to BioWheel's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
That's an awesome place to park. VSL is really the perfect bike.
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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 Like.
I'm with you on the water. Not complaining, mind you, just curious. Grateful every day that I ended up living 5 minutes from the surf...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to BioWheel's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Haha.
I think it's the Dihydrogen monoxide. And what's wrong with squeaking a bit. Especially coming back from the beach.
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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 Like.
A tangential question on brake squealing, please: My SL's brakes normally don't squeal. But if I stop at a beach where the surf's only...
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Just back from a ride on my non-eBike. My phone weather app says 88° now, my Garmin said 96° on the ride, while stopped in the shade. I...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Chargeride's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Love.
The ride started in a car park next go a small river bridge, this was not the path An incredibly steep bridleway, suffice to say it...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Mulezen's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Like.
I was not aware of these type races but am not surprised. There has been a similar evolution in long distance (Ultra Marathons) in the...