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Not as cold as the midwest has been lately, but yeah, considerably colder and snowier than last Winter was...

I believe Specialized spurred Brose to get into the ebike motor market. The first Levo had a "proprietary" version of the original Brose T when it came out in 2015. As Giant did with their "SyncDrive" version of the Yamaha motor, Specialized tweaked the software to make it their own...

Holyoke Range (my 3k acre "backyard") 🤓 I'm actually grateful for snowmobilers 🙏

Here's a link to EBR's 2017 Turbo Vado review, They didn't really make many changes in 2018. Certainly didn't change from Brose to Bafang https://electricbikereview.com/specialized/2017-turbo-vado-5-0/

That's bizarre. As far as I know, Specialized eMTBs only ever used Brose motors, but that's a Bafang. My best guess would be that it's a counterfeit

I cut this from the eMTB Forums:

NEMBA recently updated its "position" on eMTBs. While not fully embracing true pedelec mountain bikes, it's a far cry from NEMBA's often ridiculous statements about them since 2013. Note the reference at the end to a new Facebook Group that advocates for eMTB trail access in New England. I...

I'm curious if you run into what I did with the two Motobecane ebikes I assembled that came with droppers. In both cases, the droppers' internally routed cable housings were pinched by the motor such that the housings wouldn't budge to allow for seatpost height adjustments. The motors thus had...

Blends in from afar or above, but not up close!

Y'all are sailin' and divin' deep into murky definitions and dubious distinctions... Me? I'm a landlubber on two wheels, elevating well above sea level.

I get a kick out of New Englanders who downhill ski and snowboard, but shudder at the thought of riding a bike in Winter weather. I've done it all, and it's WAY easier to keep warm on an ebike than skis, especially on hilly trails 😄

A matter of perspective... 2017 Raleigh Tokul iE w/Manitou Machete fork and Cane Creek Thudbuster LT post Eversource Power Line, South Hadley, MA (VW circa 1970)

Screen grab from a "60 Minutes" story tonight - what bike is it? Slick tires, yo

There are an awful lot of bolts and sliding parts on that rack. It looks to me like it could work on a full suspension frame, but I'd be wary of relying on it to hold up to much "real" trail riding. Topeak's variation on that theme looks more solid to me, though it's more than twice as much...

Are you skeptical, or just a sceptic tank?

Another peeve is "its" vs. "it's." Even "professional" bloggers and my Android phone's autocorrect screw that one up frequently. ITS is possessive, IT'S is a contraction of IT IS / IT HAS. And use more paragraph breaks, people! The older I get, the harder it becomes to follow 20+ line...

Old steam engine, meet new electric motor...

How did they make the front chainring work? Chain guide? More offset chainring? The 10mm offset on the TSDZ2 isn't enough for the cassette's first two gears on my bike.

We'll be passing the three class law pretty soon... It's been on the docket for nearly 2 years! I'm still fighting the "natural surface" exclusion, which magically turns my class one eMTB from a bicycle to a motorized vehicle like a magic trick when I go from pavement to dirt...

Sh*t be cray 😜