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24 miles today on Day 7. Makes me realize what a nube I was 7 days ago (and still am). Same general hilly route I did last Monday that seemed long at 15 miles, but added 2 miles of uphill before turning down into the valley, plus 7 more miles of rolling river flats. Very easy now to maintain...

Got a new Specialized bike last week and purchased a different saddle at the shop. It fits my 57-year old sit bones fine, and has a longer nose than the stock saddle. But I’m getting quite a bit of pain in the perineum area after about 12-14 miles. Wondering if a saddle with a cut-out might...

Took me 4 days to truly get it. Last Saturday, I rode my 17-year old analogue bike 12 miles on a hilly loop with my perennial backpacking/adventure buddy who has a Trek e-bike. I lost momentum in 1st gear at the end of a steep and had to get off and walk. I gave it everything I had. My thighs...

The movie, The Matrix. Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) offers Neo (Keanu Reeves) a choice between taking a red or a blue pill. Awesome Sci-Fi movie if you haven‘t seen it.

Well that only took 4 days! I definitely took the Matrix red pill this evening, I’ve freed my mind, and I’m now an e-biker. The epiphany happened on my 21.0 mile ride today. I was riding into the wind with a storm coming in on a gentle uphill stretch riding on ECO level 1. I realized I could...

Internal battery observations. I promise I’ll eventually get around to stop talking about myself and my bike, but before that happens, I wanted to share some anecdotal comments on internal battery usage, because that was a concern of mine, and was a concern expressed on the other thread by some...

Still giddy! Can't wait to get home to go ride. As soon as my Racktime bag arrives, I can ride on my way home. It just occurred to me now that I have two bikes in the garage, I can burn 400-600 calories an hour going 8-12 miles and hour, or burn those same calories going 16-24 miles an hour...

I didn't notice any resistance with power off, and I also noticed no resistance or change when I exceeded 28 mph several times on the downhills and the motor shut down. It was smooth. One thing I did notice that is kind of like resistance was that sometimes while not peddling and then lowering...

5.0 Turbo Vado SL EQ First Ride Impressions. OMG, please somebody wipe this annoying smile off my face!! 1st ever e-bike purchase. 1st ever real e-bike ride as well. Sorry if this forum thread Reply is long, but this 6’ 1 3/4” 57-year old 260 pound fat guy is a cyclist again!! Just got home...

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5.0 Turbo Vado SL EQ First Ride Impressions. OMG, please somebody wipe this annoying smile off my face!! 1st ever e-bike purchase. 1st ever real e-bike ride as well. Sorry if this forum thread Reply is long, but this 6’ 1 3/4” 57 year old 260 pound fat guy is a cyclist again!! Just got home...