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Come on guys. We can all have different views on things and stay polite! A friendly argument is healthy….anything more is not.

No Sorcery involved. It’s obviously the colour. Everyone knows red is the fastest and your experience proves that yellow must run a pretty close second!

Hi Allan. I see your point but perhaps the contentious issue is that this is offered as a six month service I.e. giving the impression to those not too savvy that it should be carried out 6 monthly, which of course is somewhat misleading as most riders/bikes would not need that level of work...

If I ever owned a bike that needed ‘Frame reamed and faced where necessary’ I’d be straight back to the shop I bought it from demanding they sort it! Those are jobs done on a new frame before building up. My first check was free too. I asked the guys in the Specialiized shop what they did and...

So that would annually make it far more expensive than my car! Unbelievable and unnecessary. Ping the spokes, wiggle the headset and check chain wear. Plug in diagnostics. Can’t be more than 15mins work.

You’re right we have many stupid cyclists particularly in the big cities and the increase in extremely fast illegal e-bikes is a particular problem….often ridden by people all in black with only eyes showing and one can only guess why. I think there is a difference though, in that cyclists can...

I live in the UK and would happily put up with some of Germany’s bike rules as I’ve always found their cycle infrastructure and the patience and politeness of the motorists towards cyclists second to none. Both things sadly lacking in UK ☹️. I’ve ridden in most EU countries and in my opinion the...

Strefan I see you were faster on the full power Vado. No doubt that was the lure of the cherry 🍒 ice cream……I’d have been fast too 😋😋

I too ride my Creo with no assist 90% of the time just saving power for steep hills. Completely stupid I know and I can offer no defence as I know I’m just being ridiculous! 😁. When I ride my 9yr old Rubaix that weighs 8.5k it’s so much easier and faster!! The road bike snobs that claim we...

My wife has a Vado SL and I have a Creo 2 with the 1.2 motor. Maybe just me but I can’t tell much difference in the whining noises on the bikes. In my view definitely not a game changer. The extra power when pushing up really steep hills with panniers is most welcome though……but of course if you...

Thanks for the sponge idea…..great advice 👍

Stefan……Bob: Is your Creo 2 a carbon or aluminium one? Please be very careful what you install on a carbon bike! (For instance, Quick Rack is incompatible with carbon frames but the Tailfin is. Are you sure on this. I’ve been using my quick rack on my carbon Creo for tours. As you know the rack...

If you have a Garmin connected to your bike it will use bike transmitted power and heart rate data (from a chest strap or watch) to give an estimate of vo2 max. I find that’s a really useful way to monitor cardio fitness. Even if it’s not entirely accurate (we’d need a sport lab for that) it’s...

I’m also with Stefan for his great advice. With the speed rockers the rear can seem a little short particularly if you are tiding close behind! SKS sell a cheap clip on extender that helps and a flap can be added to that making it spray free. I’ve done several tours with the Quick rack a found...

On my Creo 2 I have Schwalbe Efficiency and have been very impressed. Perhaps they don’t have quite the off road capability of the Pathfinders but roll really well on road. They are tough too. Rolling Resistance Review is a great site to compare tyres and reports on rolling, puncture resistance...

Give in…..and go for the Ortlieb Quick Rack. Clips on in 15 seconds off in 5! Then you can use it when you need it. I have one on my Creo and it fits perfectly. Done a couple of short tours with it too. Get home, rack off and a light bike again 😊.

I too have found the Speedrockers to be very good. The only issue I’ve had is the top front fitting occasionally sliding down the fork a little resulting in tyre rub. Easily solved by putting a tight cable tie beneath it so it can’t slip.

last summer I toured on my Vado 5 with Ortlieb Fork Packs. They are supplied with fittings for both forks with braze ons or suspension forks with none. They were excellent and typical Ortlieb waterproof and easy on off. the only draw back being the max size is 10 litres each.

Thank for the info. I didn’t realise that cable existed.

Can you tell me if the splitter cable is already in place or needs to be sourced. Also what watts/current lights can be used. Thanks.