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Stefan Mikes reacted to Chazmo's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with
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Stefan Mikes reacted to RabH's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Love.
Our weather has been abysmal once again but I spotted an opportunity to get out today, it was very windy but at least it was dry when I...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to JGcycle's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Sad.
It was 4c, with a stiff breeze, but I was dressed for it, so it wasn't too bad.
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Nubnub's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
Kudos to your lbs for what would be extremely reasonable charge for the piston clean. No way that happens with any of the lbs around...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Rás Cnoic's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
There are some tidy ways around this, but plenty of other headaches in the conversion. With Creo 1 second hand prices dropping all the...
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given the state of the industry, i'm actually surprised they've come out with as many new models as they have. you could see the creo 2...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Rás Cnoic's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Like.
Brrrr! Looks freezin'!
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).To support the Ras' view on the difference between flat bar vs drop bar electronic drivetrain, let me just say the Wheeltop EDS for drop...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to JGcycle's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Love.
A few pics from today's 23km ride:
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).As I had a similar idea of the conversion a couple years ago -- now I am totally against making such a conversion -- I first discovered...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Rás Cnoic's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
If you have to chuck your rear caliper you have plenty of cheap replacements or upgrades available. It's not a big deal. Ebay is full of...
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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.
Sorry, not following how all of this applies to my flat bars.
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Rás Cnoic's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
Last year, bored, I did try and work out the best (IE cheap) way to convert my Vado SL to drops. I didn't go through with it in the end...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
A bigger issue with drop bars is the integrated shifters in the brake levers. I guess with electronic shifters/derailleur that problem...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Rás Cnoic's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
The advantage of flat bar is hydros are cheap compared to drop bars brakes on account of all those zillions of Deore & XT equipped EMTBs...