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Higher leg power at lower heart rate is a pretty interesting observation. When this happens, could you be pedaling at a more efficient cadence than usual? That is, more efficient for your body, not necessarily for the bike. You may be onto something with the acceleration angle. Will have to...

Exactly. The need for speed has to play a big role in the Carrot Effect. Everyone enjoys a little speed now and then (to a point), and only one way to get the most — pedal hard at high assist. Which rewards exactly the behavior the Carrot Effect promotes. But I think a sense of "earned speed"...

Ha, you sound like me! My first ebike— a fairly heavy torque-sensing hub-drive — came after 25 years of very little cycling. Once I got the gearing dialed in for local hills, as you've done, I fell into a silly rule: Lowest possible assist at all times, including the hills. And with 9 assist...

Question: Do you sometimes notice a tendency to exert yourself more at higher assist levels? Not because a hill or headwind demanded more assist and exertion at the same time. Just for the sensation of gobbling up ground at higher speed and leg power? Happens often enough to me that I've come...

Very interesting parallels. Many questions: Q1. Do you recall how these rides compared subjectively — i.e., was one ride more tiring or fun or comfortable or smooth than the other? Q2. If you had to repeat this ride tomorrow, which would you take — the SL 4 or big Vado? Why? Q3. If you bought...

My 4th wildest dream. (Sorry, not at liberty to divulge the first three — or the next 4 for that matter. But the 9th involves... Well, not that one, either.)

Welcome back to the world outside your toilet! Fingers crossed on your biopsy results. Now that your colonoscopy's behind you, put it to work. No one loves cycling more than you. But we all have moments of doubt in the saddle. So next time you hit an ice-cold 50-mph headwind in a downpour on a...

I thought that before trying it, but the top tube display on my Vado SL uses VERY bright white text on a black background. Font size is plenty big enough, and the display is somehow unaffected by my polarized sunglasses. Also, at most 4 data fields on every page with easy page turning via the...

Heck no, that was me pedaling away at 31,000 rpm. I've been working on cadence. ;^}

Ha, nice extortion attempt, my friend, but she's the one who orders most of the bike stuff on her Amazon Prime account for free delivery. So she knows full well what a money pit the SL's become. Besides, she sees it everyday and is no doubt keeping an eye out for additions I've ordered myself...

Pfffft, that's nothing. How about Mach 12 on a beach ride on a 500W hub-drive:

Beautiful place to ride! We just downsized to a place like Mentmore Towers. Half the dusting staff, but bicycle storage is gonna be tight. ;^}

Your fall color seems to get more intense with every ride. Here we fake it with trees that stay leafy and green year round but drop their big orange blossoms in the fall. Shots from early October. ADDENDUM: The tree is an African tulip.

Exactly. To be fair, they're still selling that bike as the SL 4.0 and 5.0. With the SL 6.0, they just added coverage for an adjacent market segment. Would've been easier to see the SL 6.0 in that light if they hadn't called it an SL. But understandable that they did. BTW, why do they persist...

Only if you actually use the added power. And if the SL 6.0 still weighed what the 5.0 does, you might not.

Sounds like a nice conversion. Have to wonder, though — what branding genius came up with "Straggler" as a bicycle model name when Laggard and Slowpoke are still available?

Had to remove my front-only Da Brim visor in order to mount a helmet mirror for use on rentals while traveling and found that I won't need it again till the late afternoon sun gets lower in the sky. Then it may well go back on. Having given up on the Tour de France, the aerodynamics are a...

I was also a newbie when my new Vado SL went tubeless. So to be sure it got done right, I just let my LBS do it. Approximate cost before tax, both wheels together: $110 for two 700x38 Pathfinder Pro 2Bliss tires, $70 labor, maybe $24 for sealant and rim tape, and $30 for nice tubeless valves...

Yes, classic Technological Imperative: What can be done, will be done, however silly or ill-advised.

Not necessarily the pinnacle but a pretty competent and experienced manufacturer. So practically speaking, who should I bet on here — the Specialized manual, or EBR members with unknown credentials in these matters? We have fairly compelling evidence from @Ravi Kempaiah and others that ebikes...