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Jealous of the blue skies and sunshine! :) This was my day yesterday. Photo taken around 2pm. Murky, misty and grey! Don't you just love British weather!😄

Excellent! I definitely need to pay more attention to Strava! :)

DUCT TAPE! I'm going to need a bigger saddle bag! :p

Damn.... I never thought about this before but I might just put a handful of cable ties to my saddle bag just in case! ;)

I am constantly amazed at what some riders can do! Yesterday I saw a guy riding a traditional bike and he was flying along at pace, easily 20mph+. I was struggling to keep him in my sights! I'd guess he was a good 15-20yrs older than me too! He wasn't riding anything flashy either just a simple...

Hi Stefan, I will do proper write up soon! I must say I don't think my first ride out was really representative of what this bike can do. The bike performed well but I wasn't at my best. I was somewhat sleep deprived (4-5 hours each day) having worked 5 nights in a row beforehand. I also hadn't...

Hi Stefan, I have connected my garmin but I noticed on a few of your strava screenshots that it displays more data than mine! I only have a Garmin Edge Explore - and its the older Gen 1 version too. I might need an upgrade! :oops:

First ride out on my new Turbo Vado SL 5.0! 😀 I have to admit I had about 4 hours sleep before setting off and I paid the price - I was knackered after my ride! :oops::D Rode to a usual haunt the Ashridge Estate. Picked up a few refreshments at the Visitor Centre / Cafe they have near...

What's the opinion on the Grin Freegen... Seemed a pretty nifty concept.

Great photos Stefan! Your idea of riding the bridges really paid off! You caught so many of the sights and attractions that I'm thinking of one day doing it myself! :)

Ah bugger that's annoying! Yeah mine came with these extra springs for the Future Shock... The only thing I had to change was the seat post height, which was set for someone about 7ft tall! :rolleyes: I also had to adjust/tighten the front light but other than that it's been spot on. I done 36...

Haha ☺️ Yep XL frame! If I had chosen a large frame the seat post would have been pretty high (as in previous photo!) but the XL is about right. I am fairly tall... around 6'2/6'3'ish but also fairly long body/arms to match my long legs, so I need the reach of the XL so I'm not sitting too...

I saw a story on local news recently about a new Mercedes Benz that caught fire on someone's driveway, the fire spread to the front of the house causing serious damage. It was caught on CCTV and the car just exploded into flames with no warning given. Anyways goes to show it can happen to...

Hi guys that photo was taken about 30 seconds after delivery. I had to get at least 1 photo of it without a mark on it. ;) The headlight was adjusted seconds later. :) I'm surprised nobody mentioned how high the seat post is :D I had to knock that down an inch or two. :p

I wish I could! :p I have just one more night shift to go then two weeks off, plenty of time to really get to grips with this bike. I can't wait to put it through its paces! :)

New bike has arrived! I had a quick test ride around the block and I'm well chuffed! 😄 I have work this evening so the real first test ride will be in a couple of days time! No unboxing pics. It was delivered by Balfe's Bikes own delivery team fully built and ready to ride. Bike was ordered...

Well guys, what a day... Thought I'd drop you a quick update. My test ride today went beyond my expectations! The bike is great, and when they say Super Light they mean SUPER LIGHT. Picking it up it was hard to tell the difference from my Specialized Sirrus, a bike with no motor or battery! The...

That looks like fun Great photos, what a great place to ride! Those wet muddy sections are what I love to ride myself on my Frey EX! If you get too bogged down just hit the throttle and plough through it! 😀 The only problem is if you do fall off you can't go to the pub afterwards! :p

Thanks Allan great link, I'm not familiar with the Specialized Support Centre but that page has plenty of useful information. I can see me referring to it again pretty soon.

Hi Jeremy I'll definitely let you know! I'll probably put my money down after this test ride! I'm already trying to hold myself back from doing so! :D Thanks Stefan! So there are some gotchas to be aware of! If I choose the EQ version, I'll have lights and suspension seat-post, but maybe not...