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  1. Stefan Mikes

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

    The issue occurs when a person of a specific body height has short legs but a long torso and arms. Or, the opposite.
  2. Stefan Mikes

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

    A civil war is a nasty thing. I appreciate a lot has changed for better since 1988 but I admit I felt badly in Ulster. Derry is even not Belfast!
  3. Stefan Mikes

    Next gen Vado

    A good insinuation! :D
  4. Stefan Mikes

    e-MTB riders — how do you plan your rides? Quick 5-10min survey

    This is generally not an e-MTB forum :)
  5. Stefan Mikes

    How low can I go? (PSI- and not pinch a tube)

    He's right. A conservative calculator A more liberal calculator (use Gravel for type)
  6. Stefan Mikes

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

    Preston = Priest Town, no wonder :) Today, I recalled our trip a year ago. Rathmullan on Lough Swilly (Co. Donegal, Ireland). More than 90 Gaelic earls sailed from this port in 1607 to emigrate to Europe, ending the era of Gaelic rule in Ireland and beginning English and then British rule...
  7. Stefan Mikes

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

    Or, come cycling to Poland, where there are no trails with gates :)
  8. Stefan Mikes

    stompandgo's Cannondale Tesoro Neo X Speed build

    Thank you so much! A very interesting description!
  9. Stefan Mikes

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

    The issue I often experience here are the lifts at train and metro stations. While some are big and nice, others (made for wheelchairs only) require me to raise the bike's front wheel so the bike is on the vertical. Sometimes, a lift is out of order so I need to carry the e-bike upstairs or...
  10. Stefan Mikes

    Next gen Vado

    SL 2 is a completely different system from the full power Vado. I heard no news on what could be modified in the full power Vado. Hint: a totally new e-bike is usually preceded by a massive sale of older models. Cannot see happening it now.
  11. Stefan Mikes

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

    One size doesn't fit all 😊
  12. Stefan Mikes

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

    I have never noticed that! His eyebrows are indeed short and thin :) My birthday four year ago.
  13. Stefan Mikes

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

    My Birthday Party :) Arrived to the hotel on my big Vado and carrying a big backpack. Hotel ibis Warszawa Old Town has an underground parking lot with a dedicated bike storage area! Walking towards Warsaw Old Town. One of the two pubs we visited during the party. The other (with the same...
  14. Stefan Mikes

    Tour '25

    I watched the stage finish during a short stop on my ride to a Warsaw hotel 😊
  15. Stefan Mikes

    TCU to Mastermind

    The TCU Gen 1 handlebar remote is identical to yours, only has different labels on the buttons 😊
  16. Stefan Mikes

    Tour '25

    Let's Freaking Go? 😊
  17. Stefan Mikes

    2026 R&M Models video overview from Propel

    Oh really :) The "S" brand had the RE already in 2019 :) The main issue of R&M is they are mainly dependent on Bosch although the brand also tries its luck with Pinion MGU.
  18. Stefan Mikes

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

    "Birthday. the merry day..." -- "What birthday, again?" :) @Brix posted that on my Facebook profile at 00:00 today :) Turning 64. My birthday party will be held at a craft beer pub in Old Town, Warsaw. I intend to ride to a nearby hotel on my e-bike, change to the "civilian" clothes and attend...
  19. Stefan Mikes

    TCU to Mastermind

    I'm not sure if I want to sacrifice the BLEvo capability. No other software gives me true insight into the state of my batteries 😉
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