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I'm sure it's been mentioned but I don't want anything in my ears while riding my bicycle, motorcycle or driving my car. I see walkers with those in their ears. You know, the ones that walk in the middle of a trail and don't move out of the way when you say "behind on your left" or ring your...

Agreed. There is a Specialized dealer within 2 miles but I bought my bike from a shop that had the SL 5.0 in stock for a demo ride. My guess is the shop nearby will charge as they have always been quite expensive anyway on the service side on my non e'bikes purchased there. Charging for a...

Added a simple inclinometer. Fun to use. In my immediate neighborhood (which I really couldn't ride the hills on my regular bike) the 8 percent inclines I can handle quite easily but the near 15 percent ones are a 2mph affair near the top in Turbo mode! Apparently I suck at hills even with...

My in laws built and lived at 4933 Hillsborough Drive which you get up to off Old Adobe via Hardin Lane or Lynch Road. I could make it up there on my SL if I was willing to ride on Old Adobe which I'm not. I avoid roads where cars are going 50+ miles an hour. The idea of putting a bike...

Thanks. That photo of my car is in the driveway of an ex friend's home who lived near Fountaingrove on Alta Vista way. I used to drive up there to care for his cat while they were away. I called him to notify him of the fire and that his home from my vantage point below what silhouetted by...

So took the bike in yesterday for a free first month service, the only issue was a noisy front brake and the tech cleaned/straightened the disc and pads and told me it was due to finicky bed in for the pads and to take it easy in bedding in the front though I've had zero issues with the rear...

Photo after I got the cloth seats recovered earlier this year. It isn't a collector car in the sense it has high miles, non standard cloth seats, mirror, wheels, tires, suspension and sound system. It will be my last personal car, (my wife has had more cars than I), which means at age 66 I've...

Thanks. Bought it new in 1994 and it slept outside until 2020 when I gave a friend a motorcycle and am now down to just one so the Miata got the garage rather than motos. 190k miles, bulletproof. R model.

It really is reassuring as I'm sure, like me, you get the, "you paid what for a bicycle" stuff, especially as I'm known to be quite frugal and careful in purchase decisions. That's a big part of how I retired at age 51 almost 15 years ago.

I have that one my BMW F800ST motorcycle and it works great but makes no sense on a mid drive bicycle that needs gears. They are used on hub drive e'bicycles though and single speed non e'bicycles to great effect.

My "guess" is that a "new" SL would be a carbon version at higher cost but with nearly identical running gear and identical motor.

Love mine; had it less than a month. Found the exact same thing. This bike is easier to pedal without assist than my MTB with hybrid tires. I wanted a bicycle first and assist second.

Love my SL 5.0, bummed that the motor can start to fail under 2000 mile so will be monitoring carefully. The SL is perfect for my needs and easier to pedal without assistance than the Kona Nunu with hybrid tires I've been using the last few years for exercise. Now at age 66 hills are on the...

This should be labeled "the problem with heavy e'bikes" as my 33lb Turbo Vado SL non EQ is easier to pedal with no assist than my similar weight non e'bike. I get a better workout on the e'bike at age 66 as I now tackle hills, which still take effort but I can crest them near my house...

Ah, ok, I thought there might be a more technical reason or some design flaw you were trying to correct.

IDK, the derailleur works perfectly on my bike, why are you "upgrading"? I am thinking of swapping out the pedals for metal ones so I can add toe clips.

It was a revelation to me though a well known fact on this forum. I'm guessing the only improvement to the bike in the next year or two will be a carbon version which is certainly not something I'd trade in this bike for. The "invisible" Futureshock is something I wanted and for me it works...

Just bought a Turbo Vado 5.0 SL non EQ. VERY addictive unlike my "normal" pedal bike. I know you all know all this but I had no idea as I "assumed" buying an e'bike was a resignation to a less active riding life at age 66. Of course I was wrong. I can get up a steep series of nearby hills...

that I will actually be getting MORE exercise on the e'bike than on my other bikes. Not something I expected at all but hills here in Sonoma County, CA that once just taunted me, (ie. any hill whatsoever), are now attainable as are longer distances/sights. Zero range anxiety as at 33lbs it is...