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    2018 Turbo Vado 5.0 power button replacement

    You might try clear 100% silicone caulk and put a thin film over it. Sticks to about anything and impervious to almost everything.
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    What color is best for deterrence in bike locks

    There is a YouTube channel called lockpickinglawyer. He can pick about any lock in s minute or two. There are ones interested in your bike not too far behind.
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    What color is best for deterrence in bike locks

    I have a red cable lock that I’ve used on bikes and now use to lock s helmet to s motorcycle. I like that the red stands out. May keep s percentage of prospective curious thieves at a distance.
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    2018 Turbo Vado 5.0 power button replacement

    I wondered how long those push buttons would last. Long enough for Spec.
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    Cold Weather Commuting and cold legs. BIking greaves?

    Heres an example, if you got the cash you can have the dash... https://moskomoto.com/collections/pants/products/rak-overpant
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    Ebike Chain Lubes

    I was at a motorcycle shop and they had some Bell brand chain lube, based on paraffin wax. Was reading the can and looked up at the counter guy and he shook his head no, said regular paraffin wax was the thing to use, the canned stuff was too thin and would end up on whatever was in it's path...
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    TriFlow Lubricant

    Walfart sells sewing machine oil in clear bottle with a looong clear tube, might be what you are looking for.
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    Arghhhhh! My New Bike😡😡

    Two magnets. Glue one to the mount the other to the display.
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    Building A New Wheel Is A Nightmare

    I love stuff made on cnc.
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    Pumping up Presta / Does Anyone Else Have This Problem?

    Presta is italian for piss off. I make every effort to change mine to schrader:)
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    Building A New Wheel Is A Nightmare

    I talked to the mechanic at my lbs and he said he's done a few, the more the easier of course. He made it sound pretty simple:) Also Park tools has a pretty good video on wheel building I found refreshing.
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    Specialized Turbo Vado/Como/Tero/Tero X User Club

    Fix it good, fix it once.
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    Specialized teases details of Globe Bikes sub-brand Cargo eBike

    They're afraid somebody is gonna shoot their foot off.
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    Kickstand mounting bolts stripped

    We used to call them dikes but I don't think you can say that anymore.
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    Kickstand mounting bolts stripped

    Don't forget there are left hand drill bits, kind of an easy out drill bit in one.
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    Specialized teases details of Globe Bikes sub-brand Cargo eBike

    I was curious about this globe and went over to take a look on the spec site. I noticed the rear suspension is not triangulated, it is a square that suspends the rear wheel with two sets of parallel tubes and the frame is aluminum. There is going to be some flex in that and aluminum does not...
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    Kickstand mounting bolts stripped

    I didn't figure they would be. Just had to throw that out. I had one kickstand come loose a while back. Reattached and haven't had any problems that I know of. I'll have to check them again. Believe I used blue locktite. Be careful on the torque value. Like someone said, not much meat...
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    Kickstand mounting bolts stripped

    There are low profile locknuts available.
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    Specialized teases details of Globe Bikes sub-brand Cargo eBike

    Let's make affordable ebikes, develop brand loyalty, get more people involved with and riding ebikes. Think that's called a loss leader. I'd be interested if I didn't already have 2 ebikes that will probably outlast this lifetime.
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    Do I need a full face motorcycle helmet?

    When it is cold out the full face is nice, especially on a motorcycle, without a fairing.
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