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  1. Stefan Mikes

    Electronic shifting on Turbo Vado 5.0 (not SL)

    A swell idea! I should make some checklists! Thank you!
  2. Stefan Mikes

    Electronic shifting on Turbo Vado 5.0 (not SL)

    Whenever I come back from any longer Vado 6.0 ride, I need to recharge: The e-bike battery Wahoo Smartphone Heart rate monitor If it is my Vado SL, I need to recharge: The main e-bike battery Range Extenders Tail light Wahoo Smartphone Heart rate monitor Once a year, I may start worrying of...
  3. Stefan Mikes

    Electronic shifting on Turbo Vado 5.0 (not SL)

    Please advise a Di2 XTR drivetrain that is available 😊
  4. Stefan Mikes

    Tour '25

    Judging by geography, it must be gorgeous!
  5. Stefan Mikes

    Vado Derestriction

    Not. It makes e-bikes equal to pedal bikes by law. Meaning, you can ride an e-bike in most of national parks or forests in Europe; while most of national parks of the U.S. have e-bikes banned.
  6. Stefan Mikes

    Vado Derestriction

    The whole Europe rides with this speed restriction but there are 10x more e-bikes in Europe than in North America :) Why? :)
  7. Stefan Mikes

    Vado Derestriction

    I would only go with Peartune. I have the MSO 3.0 for SL 1.1 installed on my 25 km/h 2021 Vado SL (Poland). There is a version to derestrict On Demand, and also a version that is Always On (for SL e-bikes without the Walk Mode button, for instance, the Creo 1). My version derestricts the e-bike...
  8. Stefan Mikes

    Tour '25

    What County do you stay in?
  9. Stefan Mikes

    Electronic shifting on Turbo Vado 5.0 (not SL)

    @Stan de Vreese: Let's start with the fact I am a very practical person. I ride a Vado 6.0 (a 45 km/h Euro S-Pedelec). It is equipped with a Deore XT SGS (long cage) derailleur, a 11-speed 11-46T cassette, and a mechanical shifter. While this e-bike was originally equipped with a 48T chainring...
  10. Stefan Mikes

    Grizzly bear attack in B.C.

    Formerly known as Zakłady Mechaniczne Ursus, established as P7P (The Dowry of 7 Maidens) back in 1893 in Warsaw.
  11. Stefan Mikes

    Tour '25

    Do you guys watch The Femmes?
  12. Stefan Mikes

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

    I'm sure you crave for being asked what the maneuver is 😃
  13. Stefan Mikes

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

    You can meet him though 😊
  14. Stefan Mikes

    Electronic shifting on Turbo Vado 5.0 (not SL)

    How does it compare to something better known such as SRAM AXS?
  15. Stefan Mikes

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

    My early days on e-bikes meant mostly riding asphalt. Whatever dog was trying to chase me on asphalt was met with an immediate response: full TURBO and the speed over 20 mph :) No village dog could make it! I could hear gravel riders complaints on village dogs but could only understand it on...
  16. Stefan Mikes

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

    Barbecue with Tommy's Family (Bug River) I cannot ride without a goal. Having learned Tommy with his wife would spend the weekend at his parents recreational plot in Kamieńczyk upon Bug, I asked my friend if I could join on Saturday to which he gladly agreed but kept my visit secret to the rest...
  17. Stefan Mikes

    Stuck at the end -L or Start -XL of bike size.

    Same here. It forces me to select a size M frame (Standover Height) but install a long stem. For this reason I cannot buy any fancy (totally proprietary) e-bike (with a non-standard or integrated stem). It was OK with my Vado SL. I might live with the size L (I've demo ridden it) but the size M...
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