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    Changing either the Front or Rear gears to ease grades or alternatively to provide faster speeds.

    My wife and I both used to row competitively in our university days and throughout our 20s and 30s, at least when family duties permitted. The unforgivable crime in setting up a boat was always over-gearing; either the thole pin too close to the centre line of the boat, or the button on the...
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    Is the Vado SL Freehub noisy?

    Thank you - will do.
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    Is the Vado SL Freehub noisy?

    PS I probably have a bit more to say on the gears topic, and about transitioning between conventional bikes and e-bikes, but would risk going miles away from the original topic of the thread. Would someone please advise me on when/whether to start a new thread?
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    Is the Vado SL Freehub noisy?

    Hi - Sue my wife really likes it. At 45:51 the gearing is a good bit easier (44:42 I think is standard) though there is a price to pay if you like closely spaced gears. We just like to get to the top, and couldn’t care less that, if we went any slower, we could probably actually watch the plants...
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    Is the Vado SL Freehub noisy?

    Stefan, thank you very much. I’ve already read so many of your posts that it feels like I know you! Your explanation is really good, though it’ll still take me some time to work it all out in terms of how I use the system. My first reaction is that I, probably better just leaving the bike on...
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    Is the Vado SL Freehub noisy?

    Hi, I’m new here and it’s really interesting to read all your experiences. My wife and I bought new Turbo Vado SLs back in April. Stocks were short, so I ended up with the 5EQ, and my wife the 4EQ. The dealer (Certini in Plymouth UK - highly recommended) did a deal with my wife to upgrade the...
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