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    Gravel Vs. Trail Bikes

    i do. And many other people. In fact, this is called "adventure" or gravel cycling.
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    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    What is problematic, however, is a single 45Nrth Wratchild Fat Tire (studded) is around two hundred and fifty bucks :) A lot less expensive for narrower studded tyres :) The price of a good studded fat tire somehow defeats owning an inexpensive fattie, eh :)
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    Show us pictures of where you ride your ebikes!

    The nickname of my Vado 6.0 is Roadrunner :) kilometries. Over 10000 miles. And that's the version 2 of that e-bike :)
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    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Black Ice But On Studded Winter Tyres As I woke up at 2 p.m. the first message read: "Have you installed your studded tyres yet?" it was from Jacek -- "Should I?" -- "There's black ice everywhere" -- "Thank you, installing"; followed by a message from Tommy: "Not riding today. Black ice...
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    Gravel Vs. Trail Bikes

    Poor handling on technical singletracks. Too slow elsewhere.
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    Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

    Yes it is. There is some confusion. E-BIKE is a generic name given by Wahoo to a combined apparent sensor made out of three actual ones, one of them being E-Bike (Light Electric Vehicle, LEV). That very sensor was not detected by ACE while pairing your Vado SL. Forgetting the apparent sensor...
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    Just for fun...

    It is true only an e-biker drinks Imperial Stout and only post ride :) The Sour part is the best! Besides, mostly wrong glass and too big portions :)
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    Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

    The Vado SL e-bike sensor has not been certainly connected. Strange things do happen to ANT+. It happened not once and not twice one of the actual sensors was unable to get its ANT+ ID, so I had to recognize the e-bike sensors again! The most nasty behaviour I met was all the sensors had got...
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    Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

    Is your ACE updated, Jeremy? Please try adding the LEV Range field to your Workout screen for a while. Does the Range display? Or, does the LEV Travel Mode display? If not, I have a suspicion the E-Bike sensor has been never connected. There are three sensors that a Wahoo connects to and...
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    Happy Christmas everyone.

    Call: Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Bożego Narodzenia! Response: Dziękuję i wzajemnie! Charge would laugh! https://drive.google.com/file/d/13RXsY9ALIsY3icKo2Y4dkeE0ycnN8uDd/view?usp=drive_link (A 2008 recording of mine. A German carrol) :D O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum Wie grün sind deine Blätter...
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    Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

    Yes it does. The messages are of this kind: Right turn ahead Turn right Sharp turn right ROUTE! The voice navigation is only present on the ACE. No, it is autonomous on the device. A beautiful feature is the Bike Bell. Click on any command label and the device rings at the level of...
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    Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

    I have not used the big Garmin myself (only a tiny 540). The only thing I can say is the big and clear map on the ACE combined with the excellent navigational aids as well as voice instruction* is worth its money! You might see this post...
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    Happy Christmas everyone.

    Here's an edited extract from Wikipedia (PL): Szczodre Gody (Generous Holidays) – in Slavic tradition, a holiday celebrating the winter solstice, preceded by Szczodry Wieczór (Generous Evening). The victory of light over darkness symbolises the time when the days begin to grow longer and the...
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    Just for fun...

    Oh, those Americans... Once a year, animals speak the human voices. I was hoping for Uma to open up.
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    Just for fun...

    So, what year you were born, Uma? Honestly? A nice photo of yours would be the most welcome, too!
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