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  1. Stefan Mikes

    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Nope. She seems to have never realised what she was doing was wrong and dangerous... Fancy her sitting on an asphalt road? Google Maps is as accurate a cycling navigation tool as... (I bit my tongue!) :D Chris, please invest in Komoot. You need no subscription! Only it is advisable to pay a...
  2. Stefan Mikes

    Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

    Oh, @mogulman don't judge me wrong :) I love a good thing when I see it! Rode a SRAM AXS bike once and was amazed! I think of a Shimano XTR Di2 because I like pulling a lever on upshifting. My only concern is: Will I find a right Microspline freehub body to match my rear hub?
  3. Stefan Mikes

    Show Us Your Bikes

    Only Mr. @e-levity can beat that :)
  4. Stefan Mikes

    Restricted-Update Firmware message?

    Strange. Very strange. It could be a Learning Mode for kids. I can achieve 15 km/h on the pedal power only.
  5. Stefan Mikes

    Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

    The Latest Iteration of My Fearless: A Flat Handlebar Gravel E-Bike The work has been completed :) The blade on the rear is an Ass Savers Win Wing Gravel 2 mudguard. It is intended for riding gravel races on a dry weather. "Why dry?" you might ask. It is usual to meet puddles, mud or loose...
  6. Stefan Mikes

    Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

    If I could be helpful, I would recommend setting ECO to 55/55%. It is the 1x assistance. Just keep this single mode and you will be rewarded with a long range. Or, set it to 50/50%. The 55/55% is my default riding assistance. You didn't report the Elevation Gain, did you?
  7. Stefan Mikes

    Specialized Turbo Vado/Como/Tero/Tero X User Club

    Please remind Riese & Muller in Germany about that. R&M e-bikes are notorious of pedal strikes.
  8. Stefan Mikes

    Specialized Turbo Vado/Como/Tero/Tero X User Club

    The action that improves the steering at a higher cornering speed is called "counter steering". Please practice it on a quiet mini roundabout (without your kid, of course), Enter the circus :) at a higher speed than usual. Move the outer pedal downwards then set your foot firmly down on the...
  9. Stefan Mikes

    Wahoo Roam 3 (Is A Lemon)

    I have got the following reply from Wahoo Fitness: 'Thank you for reaching out to us about the display on your Roam V3. While this is not bug, it is a new feature we've introduced for the version 3 computers (the pictures vs numbers).' Thank you Wahoo. You have come back to the e-bike Stone Age...
  10. Stefan Mikes

    Ebikes are too heavy.

    A 17 kg (37 lb) net weight mid-drive motor e-bike in a gravel racing configuration.
  11. Stefan Mikes

    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    More Photos From Varmia Gravel 2025 Gravel.Love races can be proud of the photographic service it provides. Of course, the photographers are paid for their hard work, and they indeed deliver quality! However, this year's Varmia Gravel could employ too few professional photographers. The...
  12. Stefan Mikes

    Specialized Turbo Vado/Como/Tero/Tero X User Club

    The proper cornering technique is to raise the inner pedal up while taking a turn (and stopping the pedalling). Please make it a habit. All pro cyclist do that. (I can see it was already answered by @Rás Cnoic). Also, please brake before taking a turn, never during the cornering!
  13. Stefan Mikes

    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    I confirm Specialized App "Ride" has recorded my today's 4-segment ride correctly. The motor was switched off at each stop.
  14. Stefan Mikes

    Turbo Vado SL4 & SQlab inner barends and grips

    Congratulations @Herbs! A nice setup indeed! It looks the Beeline Velo 2 is a good thing for cities (with their precisely determined network of roads and paths). It would not work for me though. I usually ride off city. On a gravel race, you need to see the accurate map of the area as often you...
  15. Stefan Mikes

    Show us pictures of where you ride your ebikes!

    Main Building of Warsaw Technical University was completed in 1901. Here, my own photo during the students' strike in December 1981, just days before introducing the martial law on December 13th the same year. We demanded more democracy in academic institutions. I was a student on strike there...
  16. Stefan Mikes

    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Jeremy, I don't think you use Smart Control, do you? User @GuruUno has described Smart Control/Specialized App glitches more than enough. It might be also dependent on the specific e-bike model. In my own case, there were 4 motor off states on the ride. After the motor on, Smart Control was...
  17. Stefan Mikes

    Just for fun...

    Sad to hear about it...
  18. Stefan Mikes

    Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

    Necessary to mention, there also is a big outer pocket where one can store things that were unexpected: for instance, the third RE :) or a bottle of Aloe drink I need for a train trip. Or, just whatever! There are more pockets. A zipped one on the left. The reviewer promises a smartphone could...
  19. Stefan Mikes

    Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

    Easily, easily, Jeremy! I've just packed a rolled rainproof jacket and trousers into the main compartment of Camelbak :) Now, I wonder how I could live without it! Show it mounted on a Vado SL hydroformed top tube with a TCU, please.
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