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  1. Rich W.

    Turbo Tero 5.0 first impressions

    Agree completely and it will be some time before I get up the nerve to ride in a group. By that time I should be experienced enough to appreciate that nuanced level of adjustment. Yes, as per the recent communication posted here and there from Specialized, I instructed my LBS (love having a new...
  2. Rich W.

    Turbo Tero 5.0 first impressions

    I finally brought my Tero 5.0 home yesterday afternoon after a two week wait, charged the battery, did a little more reading and fiddling around with gadgets, and this afternoon had a chance to go for a quick ride. I rode on pavement, gravel, dirt, up and down hills, across a dozen cattle...
  3. Rich W.

    Anybody ride with a flag?

    Hadn’t thought of it but I have a lot of back roads between me and bike lanes, or at least roads with a shoulder wider than a white stripe of paint. I have my share of lights, but a little more visibility can’t hurt. So, I might just set something up on a small, flexible fiberglass pole.
  4. Rich W.

    Bike insurance

    I just went through this having purchased a pair of Specialized Tero’s (3.0 and 5.0) . I started with a couple on-line quotes at around $780/year for the pair. I realized that I needed to be a little more pro-active and involved, so I called Progressive since they insure my E-Polaris Ranger for...
  5. Rich W.

    Turbo Tero 5.0 motor variations

    I made that comment yesterday somewhat tongue in cheek, but read in another forum last night about doing that same sort of thing - moving the sensor and pick up to fool the computer. So….interesting. Not something I’d do, but I can see folks experimenting with older bikes.
  6. Rich W.

    2022 Turbo Tero 5.0 Equipment question

    I’m not either but as I said above, my shop (in Northern Ca) charges $40. Aaron‘s charges $200!
  7. Rich W.

    Turbo Tero 5.0 motor variations

    How about moving the speed sensor and pick-up further out on the wheel and up the frame respectively?
  8. Rich W.

    2022 Turbo Tero 5.0 Equipment question

    FYI - my local shop (LBS?) charges a whopping 40 bucks (yes $40!) to install this kit, integral lights and all. And they say that accessing the electrical system for anything by the owner voids the warranty. It might be moremif I didn’t buy the bikes there, but they are good to their customers...
  9. Rich W.

    Specialized Tero 4.0 EQ Fenders

    This is the $300 fender/rack/light add-on kit from Specialized on a Tero 3.0. Not sure on the others, but on this one they make it easy. I’ll leave mine on and just let it get beat up to whatever extent it does, because its just a mud flap and probably a fairly effective one. But I agree it does...
  10. Rich W.

    The first bike is home

    Good point Stefan - it isn't hurting anything and Im not going to worry about damaging it - it’s just a flexible extension of the aluminum fender and it will function better the longer it is. It’s one of those items reviewers like to point out as cons, but I can see now that it will have no...
  11. Rich W.

    The first bike is home

    A little update on one of the very few things I don’t like about this set up: the front fender. These fenders are aluminum but the bottom 6” or so of the front fender is just a piece of plastic held on by rivets, so it could easily be trimmed to suit or just ignored and considered a mud flap...
  12. Rich W.

    The first bike is home

    Some modifications to perform and some stuff to add, but here she is in all her brand new E-MTB glory: Turbo Tero 3.0 with the “Urban” kit. These bikes are our Christmas presents to ourselves! My 5.0 should be in next week.
  13. Rich W.

    New to e-bikes…

    …so new in fact, that I don’t even have them yet. I bougt two Specialized Teros - a 3.0 for my wife and a 5.0 for me. When shopping I also looked at Giant and Trek, but for a variety of reasons chose Specialized. Initially I ordered two 3.0s but after doing some range calcs on the Specialized...
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