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one assumes there must have been something horribly wrong behind the scenes with mission control to justify all the effort (user and specialized!) and lost features in the new app….

makes sense, certainly a big savings for them vs making two frames. i suppose it feels a little different, the front wheel being so much further forward relative to the bars - similar to a slacker head tube.

well, you know that i dislike gravel but have ridden plenty of it and most of my friends do more often than i: 1) appropriate geometry out of the box for a bike meant to be ridden fairly fast over long distances - lower stack for less drag, shorter wheelbase for better handling etc etc 2) a...

yeah - i haven’t seen a skitch in the wild yet. i see a few vados and creos most days, and tons and tons and tons of drop bar non electric gravel bikes of all types. i think the market for these lightweight electric gravel and electric road bikes is just very small. most people who enjoy gravel...

santa cruz seems to be going against the conventional wisdom here - the flat bar and drop bar skitch have the same frame. same geometry. they do skew the height recommendations a bit, since the hoods on the drop bar bikes are so much further forward than the grips on the flat bar bike : this...

it’s also already on the website !

yeah that would be … bad. back sweat is no fun. panniers for sure.

i keep my backpack to <15lb. 5lb, laptop 2.5lb, lock 2.5-7.5 lb, other stuff, light shopping etc.

33.3lb compared to 31.9lb for the comp and 28.5 for the s-works. interesting!

i didn’t say the whole country (although it is pretty flat compared to switzerland, austria, italy, california…) was flat, i said the cities were flat!

flat, relatively compact cities and good public transport! :)

i mean … the first line of the website copy is “you can ride anywhere” 😂😂😂 i realize that’s probably not what they mean - they mean dirt, sand, etc, but really they are not bikes. they’re light motorcycles, dirt bikes, mopeds, whatever. looks like a fun machine but not on bike lanes, trails...

i currently have two; a vanmoof s3 for utility, with a detachable frame mounted child seat, and a scott addict rc eRide for commuting and pleasure rides. i also have a non-electric road bike, a specialized s-works aethos. i recently rode it again for a very short ride after a long absence due to...

i've had a couple over the years, never anything too rude. from the outside, assuming you can't see all the scars, i look like i'm in perfect health. my heart condition is basically invisible. on my creo, generally a few years ago, i got a "you're too young for an e-bike," and a "nice...

that sucks! how many miles on the bike?

very nice looking bike! that's one of the best integrations of a mid drive into the frame that i've seen. not so sure about the drivetrain choices... haven't heard great things about the alfine. 38lb is great for a 400wh battery. there's a real need for bikes in between the 25-30lb 250-320wh...

that’s interesting. essentially, the controller can be tweaked to produce different amounts of torque at different speeds, resulting in power peaking at a different speed than torque except by coincidence. the torque curve also explains why electric motors are so good for accelerating from a...

they don’t. peak torque and peak power are often produced at different rotational speed. there is absolutely no rule which says you must publish the torque figure at the rotational speed which corresponds to any particular power measurement, peak sustainable or peak legal or otherwise. because...

i actually think it could be quite a bit more than that, given that the fork itself weighs almost 5lb! there aren’t published weights for all the components but a 10-12lb reduction from 58 to 46lb would make the bike usable for me. all of my bikes get carried up and down stairs, hung up in...

i’m actually thinking of getting one of these and doing a vado “medium light” conversion for utility purposes - replace the crazy heavy suspension fork with a rigid lightweight one, replace the heavy wheels and tires with something lighter, pull the front fender and replace the drivetrain with a...