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The Tern only weighs about 30# but it’s a little folding bike so the ergonomics don’t fit me at all. Como is 62#. It also has bigger softer tires but the ergos fit me much better. I’m 162# if that matters. The Apple watch is the only way I have to measure effort on the acoustic bike. the...

Got some data to share. This interest in fitness is because I just got an Apple Watch (Series 4, watch IOS9). That's how I measured the rides and a comparison is shown to the Mastermind Calories data. Each ride was the same 0.6 mile loop around my neighborhood, moderate hills, no traffic or...

Thanks for the replies so far. I have ECO set at 20-40. After riding a bit today in OFF mode I think I’ll try 15-30 tomorrow.

I've gotten back into biking via my E Bike and am thinking about getting an analog bike for more fitness rides. Storing another bike is an issue though plus the obvious cost of the bike. The Turbo Como is a real pig to peddle with the motor off but I'm wondering if anyone has figured out the...

Lancer X, the 80% charge limit is an option. You can also choose 100% if you want to.

REI has Cannondale Adventure Neo 4 on sale for $2500. My wife bought one last week. Stripped down, relatively light weight (48#). Bosch Active Line mid-drive. She had a Turbo Como 3.0 before, too big and heavy. She says her new bike feels a lot more like her old analog bike she remembers...

Got my wife an Adventure Neo 4 from REI last week. She likes it a lot better than her too-big-and-heavy-for-her Turbo Como. It’s the stripped down end of the Adventure Neo line without rear rack or fenders. She would at least like a rack. I emailed Cannondale a week ago and left them a...

I have a kuat 2.0. One Shepards hook on the front wheel and a strap over the rear rim. Says not to use with fenders. I’ve driven 4-5000 miles with two 62# e-bikes on it with fenders. Hook goes on tire and against fender. Works perfect. These are specialized turbo comos with aluminum fenders...

Any interest in trying another Como? Maybe bought from a different shop? I really like mine and the battery range is plenty. Don't know what was wrong with your bike but sounds like Specialized wanted to make it right instead on having the LBS try to fix it and possibly inconvenience you...

What you don't get is the easy securing of the bike. With the Kuat 2.0 ( and I'm sure others). you put the bike on, push down the Shepards hook on the front tire and thread a strap over the rear tire. Takes maybe 30 seconds and is super secure. I've got a ramp sort of like you show for my...

Boy I’d be talking to Specialized directly. You paid a premium price for a top of the line bike. You are sure not getting premium service from your LBS.

Love the brace and bits and eggbeaters. I'm not especially keen on old tools but I am old enough to remember using tools like that. Now? Love me some Fesstool! PS: Congrats on the bike. I stopped riding because I couldn't manage the hills here in Middle TN. E bike has got me back in the...

I should also add that I did identify a lighter bike that I liked better than my Turbo Como. A Trek verve+ 4S is very similar, same battery capacity, same upright posture. 8# lighter, rigid front fork, more powerful motor, 28 mph. Very quiet too. I rode it 4 or 5 miles and liked it a lot...

So, here's what I did to deal with the weight of the Turbo Como. I have a KUAT NV2.0 base carrier. Works great but heavy (52#). Bought their loading ramp ($96). Now effortless to load the bike nearest the car using walk mode. Using this method for a second bike takes some effort as it has to...

Probably but I like having that big trunk.

My last data point I will bore you with. Today I rode in Percy Warner park, just west of Nashville. Mostly forest with lots of steep hills, so steep that I was pedaling up in second or third gear and TURBO mode, maybe 10 mph. The asphalt was old and sun dappled so it was hard to read the...

@Ade169 Sounds like you have a bike shop problem as well as a battery problem. They should have a way to load test the battery and determine right away if it's defective or not. Sure sounds like it is. I've read several instances here of Specialized stepping up to make things right. You...

Finally got my longer ride in today. Riding 24 miles was not hardly different from my 6 mile test loop rides. My conclusion is that my ass and shoulder range is substantially less than the battery range! Pretty flat compared to my test loop. I rode one way in ECO mode 98% of their time...

I'm learning a lot too. My interest is understanding my range riding my bike in different circumstances. With two separate energy sources it's not nearly as straightforward as X miles in assist level Y.

Thanks. now I get it.