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Interesting perspective. Just two contrary thoughts: 1. Speaking for myself, as a customer, I wouldn’t feel that I need to keep my mouth shut lest I not be “invited” back to a bike shop. It’s a business, not a dinner party; and while the customer isn’t always right, it’s not like they’re doing...

This is appalling. Very sorry to hear of all these troubles you’ve had with the bike and the LBS. Hopefully, Specialized themselves will make this right. The easiest way for them to do that, it seems to me, would be to send you a brand-new replacement bike. That’s what my dealer did when I was...

Thanks for this in depth review! This bike is on my “one day…” list, so I’m tagging for future reference.

I always ride with both a headlight and taillight on, whether day or night. During the day, I have both front and rear set to flashing/pulsing to increase visibility. Neither of the built-in front or rear lights on my two bikes have a flashing mode, so I supplement them with accessory lights...

Agreed. As a (male) parent, I definitely would have wanted dropping off little kids on a bike to not be a huge production. (I wasn’t biking when my kids were little, but if I were, safe, easy, and painless would have been my priorities)

Whatever you say, big man.

I disagree with most of the comments to an extent. A brightly colored lock might in fact deter a casual thief: they’ll notice immediately that it’s locked and then stroll on looking for one that’s not locked. So, I agree that the color would make no difference to a planned or determined...

I went with Velosurance for my bikes, based on reviews I read on various sites.

That’s certainly possible and occurred to me too. But then, wouldn’t the problem have manifested right away rather than a week later?

Interesting! I was in fact going down a steep hill when this issue began. Just so i understand: are you saying in your case that the thunking began in this steep downhill scenario and continued permanently thereafter? Or that it began in the steep downhill scenario but resolved itself later...

Thanks, y’all! (I’ll see if I can come up with a way to hang the bike: I don’t have a bike stand or hanging hooks).

I wouldn’t know how to tell if there’s lining left on the brake pads, but the brake pads are brand new. The local bike shop just installed them last week (but the problem didn’t manifest until today, a week after the new pads were installed).

Hi all, My Vintage Electric Cafe bike has developed a metallic knocking sound (and accompanying pulsation that I can feel through the handlebars) coming from the front wheel when applying the front brake. It only happens with the front brake; if I apply the rear brake alone, I do not get the...

As a complete newbie to e-bikes, I don’t have too much to add other than my thought processes in embarking on this journey: I bought a Vintage Electric Cafe in late December 2022. Love it; no real complaints. However: I recently decided that I also needed (ok, wanted) a lighter weight and...

I have a Vintage Electric Cafe bike. Any suggestions for a small-ish but useful trunk bag that (1) would fit/connect easily to the top of the rear rack, preferably with some kind of quick release and (2) would better match the aesthetic of the Cafe than the black trunk bag I’m holding in my hand...

Very true: the raw power of the Vintage motor is very very impressive. I almost never put it in Level 4 or 5 for regular riding - I’ve done it a few times on a clear stretch of road that runs through a local park nearby, just for fun - but I definitely do not have the skills to be riding it...

Thanks! Additional pictures attached for those who asked. Went out on a 1 hour ride today. It was cold (32 degrees Fahrenheit) and very windy, so the effective temperature with windchill while in motion was probably more like 22 degrees. Even so, battery is showing 27 mile estimated range at...

Thanks! Very helpful. I will try to avoid jumping the gun in terms of switching tires. Thanks also for the link to the Specialized tires. They appear to be only offered tubeless, though. I’ve read enough to know that there are various pros and cons of tubeless tires; yet I’m also aware that, as...

But that doesn’t necessarily make them the best choice for me. I’m not saying they’re not; I’d just like to hear any ideas from others about possible alternatives.

Thanks. I recently learned about the ETRTO convention and emailed LeMond asking them if they could provide ETRTO sizes for tires that will fit. They didn’t respond yet. I will definitely think about just sticking with the panaracers. But I am not myself enchanted with them; they feel less...