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Stefan congrats on the bike (2nd time) but this time you actually have it! Great write up. I'm curious, that graph of the motor and biker power. Is that from BLevo software?

Ironically I have been going backwards and loving it! A few years ago I had a Juiced CCS with a 650 watt hub motor, then Feb 2020 I bought a Creo, and last month I got my Aethos which doesn't have a motor. I love riding the Aethos more than any bike I've ever owned. It's so nice to ride and the...

Stefan, congratulations on the new bike!

I wonder why Planet 3 won't work for the Vado SL.

Welcome. I had never actually heard of Minnetonka before this thread. your situation sounds similar to mine. I had ridden a lot and then kids and life meant a fair break. I started riding again to commute to work because life was busy and it was the most time efficient way to get exercise. I...

Battery is internal and impractical to remove for daily charging.

we could use some of that heat up here in Vancouver. I may need tights over my cycling shorts on tomorrow’s ride

Wow, that is pretty amazing. It would be cool if you got an indoor trainer and got on Zwift, it would be interesting to see your power numbers. Of course now I'm questioning why you even ride an ebike. I mean with power like that you have no need for a motor. Even if you weigh 300 lbs, your...

I recommended a friend check out Dost and he said the wait for a bike was really long, something like 7-8 months, which I suppose these days isn't really long. But if you want something for this season, your choice might be dictated by what's available.

Deacon, I think the choice is fairly fact specific to one's circumstances. For the group I ride with now, I'm probably the fastest one in the group so riding a Creo with that group doesn't make sense. As it is with my Aethos I'm the first up climbs, and some by a big margin. So I ride up and...

I had a good chuckle when I read that. Due to being diagnosed with diabetes I changed my diet and lost 15 lbs. I went from riding my Creo a lot to now riding an Aethos ....... so basically exactly what you described except that I'm still in my 50s.

Hey Court, I'm in Burnaby BC, right beside Vancouver and I even recognize some local streets from your reviews. Would love to go for a ride sometime. I have a Creo, but have been riding my regular bikes most of the time these days because of improved fitness and weight loss. But I still love...

I've been told that Di2 is even better than AXS. If that's true it must be sublime, because I find the AXS to be superb. I didn't know shifting could be this good. The interesting thing is reading the stats and seeing how many shifts I've made during a ride, how much time I spend in each gear...

My new bike has SRAM Rival eTap AXS and I've put about 600-700 kms on it since I got it. It is the best shifting I've experienced and it's not even close. It's so smooth, silent, no missed shifts - ever. The other thing I really like is the 13 tooth gap between the chainrings, results in a...

I use MTB shoes with eggbeater pedals. Because they're 4 sided I find they're much easier to clip into than SPD which are 2 sided. But they are a really small pedal which might not work for you. There are large flat pedals with the eggbeater cleat, but then they're only 2 sided.

Well, 62 miles is a metric century .................... :)

Oh, ok yeah that's a good length for a ride. When I saw two RE's I was thinking, geez is that like a 10-12 hour ride, that's crazy. I know some people do it, but no way I could dream of it.

I find all of this quite interesting though I don't use a RE. My question is, how long of a ride are you going on with 2 RE's? I'm not sure my butt could handle that. How many hours are you in the saddle?

2nd Creo??? The bike hasn't been out that long. What happened to the first one? Riding those distances with that elevation and I'd say the motor isn't making that much of a difference for you. I'd say so little that you could probably ride those same rides with a regular bike. I mean 132 miles...

Welcome from a fellow BC resident. I'd identify as a roadie as well, though I just got back from taking my son mountain biking in Squamish today.