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Stefan Mikes reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with
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If you mean in Malibu and Altadena, still in progress. Sometimes watch LA news and often see stories of this or that group upset with... -
Thanks, we are planning on driving that trip sometime this Summer and riding it during the last week in September. I am still in CA but...
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).I have been on several long rides and the derailleur worked perfectly. Yes, I experienced some trouble in the earliest phase of using...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Allan47.7339's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
Hopefully Wheeltop has improved their firmware to match their hardware.
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).Converting to 12 Speed! As the electronic Wheeltop derailleur (and the new DT Swiss rear wheel) gave me the total freedom of choice for...
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I don't think there is yet a thru-axle version of a rohloff. Most I have seen use QR and a dropout. Usually with a funky mechanism to...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Like.
Yes, the cold California Current (blue on map below) keeps heading south below Point Conception (boundary between Central and Southern...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to DaveMatthews's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Haha.
It's all our fault... Blame Canada! 😁
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I've made the trip you are discussing multiple times since 2018 with various rohloff and belt drive bikes. Never had an issue. If you...
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread Rohloff or not?.Is it always the quick release and dropouts, or the thru-axle version exists as well?
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Actually the only issue is that you have to remove the mechanism that translates cable pulls into shifts. It is much easier if you...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Like.
There is a cold arctic current that comes down California coast from British Colombia. That's why Northern California doesn't have the...
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Stefan Mikes replied to the thread New mirrors day.I could eventually fix the second Mirrycle using Loctite and an "almost good" wedge from one of old Mirrycles I kept. The other flaw of...
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Stefan Mikes reacted to Chargeride's post in the thread 2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos with Haha.
I edit out the '4 4ux sakes'.
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