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Not nice! Shame on you. No one is going to insult an entire cultural group on my thread! Go sit in the corner for a time-out.

I am so glad you brought up these questions! The Vado is coming with 11 sp so I would just stay with that. I didn't realize that I was pushing a 48t chainring! that explains how I could get up to about 44mph in only the mid-range of the gears, and I don't do super-fast cadence either. I think...

I'm wondering why the Turbo Como isn't on you "considering" list. The shop where I tried out the Vado also had the Como 3 and 5. The owner had me try the Como (because of the full step-through) but I personally have not liked the feel of gates drive on the Gazelle 380 or the Como. The Como's...

Your comment made me realize that I didn't make it clear. The LBS owner told me that the Vado I wanted wasn't available to the dealer network, only for the direct to consumer network. Specialized has two pots of bikes. He told me to order it sent to him, he would get his cut from Specialized to...

You must be in much better shape than I am Stefan. That bike shop is only 37 mi away but, even with the more upright positio on my Trek 520, and even if the tires were still good after sitting all these years, I don't think my back would have survived the first three miles or so up and then down...

Please share with us the four production ebikes you have owned and liked! Are any of them available in the US or they only EU treasures?😎

I know that this is a tortuous multifarious thread but I know I have told the story at least once and referenced the problem with the Bado 4.0 a few times. I believe most of the story is in the very first post. The first ebike I bought, online, told it would fit, was a Vado 4.0. Loved how it...

Stefan, you always make me smile with your witty comments! :) You are not the first to suggest the Como. Perhaps I would consider it if I could try it out somewhere, but I haven't found any shops that carry the Specialized bikes. based on how wonderful the ride on the Vado 4.0 was, it is...

I am sure that both the Aventon bikes I tried had torque sensors. That was my first question. And yes, I was referring to ECO as pas 1, it did say Eco, Tour, Sport, etc. They only let me ride in the gravel area behind the shop and I always started with NO assist, I do on every bike I try, I...

M@Robertson, Hooray! That expert builder someone mentioned took notice! Thank you thank you thank you. I took a while to answer because I wanted to research your suggestions and I spent 2 hours today measuring two bikes I have that might be useable. First off, "This may be totally not what...

I tried the Aventons first of all. I just couldn't stand the way the assist surges forward, even in PAS 1, even if I was moving already with no assist. And they're not tuneable. Very unnatural feel. I hated it.

Ha, you got me there, stefan. Yes, I wasn't thinking of the EU structure. You realize, most of my life was pre-EU. And as far as looking at states in the US as one looks at countries in the EU, we just don't see it that way. Despite some states being larger than some european countries, our...

I hope no one gives you s*it about saying it. It's valid. But I'm trying to learn what my options are, get suggestions that I can investigate, and have already been given some options I never would have thought of. I need to know what options there are. I live far from any bike shops, over...

Hey Indianajoe, most of the building and electronic talk was above me (except for understanding the stuff about insufficient torque) but I found another thing we have in common... tractors! If I get stuck, run out of fuel or something, I just walk. If I've got heavy stuff to carry back, I take...

Thanks for checking your xl program for me. Perhaps I didn't mention however, I do not want a fat tire bike. To me, 1.95" is fat enough, for a hybrid or for a mountain bike. Fat tires=too much road friction. I want to roll on the road, pedal without assistance most of the time. I don't want to...

BikerG, Could you please tell me what OP stands for? As for stack heights, that is not a problem for me, nor for anyone whose body proportions are short inseam & long torso. In fact, it is an advantage. As for stack height having anything to do with standover height, it doesn't. I have a...

Thank you, Stefan, for educating everyone on this! Even though I am surprised Bosch is making their motors in Hungary; I thought they were a German company. I guess the US companies aren't the only ones outsourcing. I don't believe anyone here is intentionally spreading false information...

BTW, I learned from similar episodes, and now an allergic dermatitis to Mugwort that is even worse, that Technu, the original, applied after exposure as instructed, will remove the oils from your skin and prevent (if done soon enough) or significantly lessen, the reaction. I swear by it. Some...

Kevin, I'm a bit confused. By "her" do you mean me? I think it sounds like it. Please clarify what you mean by "camel it". and what a "light weight bike booster" is. Since Mike V's reply suggesting adding a motor to a bike I already have I've really been trying to figure out if I could add the...

Sooooo cute! I really miss having kids! And that doesn't sound wierd at all to someone who has raised goats. Goat's milk is more valuable (costly) than cows milk, and and there is little left for the goatherd if the kids drink it all. Also, there are also some viral diseases that kids can...