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  1. BlackHand

    RadRunner 2 notes:

    Hope you enjoy it! I was wondering if you went with the 2 or the newer 3. Pretty decent discounts on both right now, but hard to pass up under $1k
  2. BlackHand

    Larger chainring for Radster Trail?

    Can you clarify what cadence feels too fast for you? I think at 28mph your cadence is prob still below 75rpm? Everybody's natural range is a bit different, but you may find that your upper limit increases as you start cycling more often. It's been noted a couple times, but I would recommend...
  3. BlackHand

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

    It looks very peaceful there
  4. BlackHand

    With 125% tariffs, will the e-bike market die?

    To be clear, gerrymandering is practiced by both parties where allowed by law (which is practically everywhere). Gerrymandering and the winner take all electoral college(48 states) are IMO the 2 primary methods that the parties use to maintain their duopoly.
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    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    A stop at the waterfront earlier this week. To the north Mt Baker was bathed in sunlight despite the solid clouds over me 75 miles south. A short walk on a long pier
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    Modeling a Creo 2 motor in a Vado SL 1: Effect on rider power and battery consumption

    Have you explored bike insights? https://bikeinsights.com/compare?geometries=650c268c0b4163001a2f4076,6733b21e2ebd73001abef29f,
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    Modeling a Creo 2 motor in a Vado SL 1: Effect on rider power and battery consumption

    Regardless of what some may assert there is no official definition of gravel bike or even all road etc. Just shared overlapping characteristics that the bike brands use to apply a marketing category to. Also these 'definitions' blur and shift with time. How many gravel bikes in 2020 came with...
  8. BlackHand

    Can't decide! Nevo or Homage...

    40 used R&M's on Upway right now. They at least have a return policy and limited warranty options plus a California location now (LA). I have seen bikes on there listed with incorrect class and/or Bosch drive unit, something to be aware of.
  9. BlackHand

    Riding without the motor

    At least you confirmed that flexibility and balance aren't issues for you as you age!
  10. BlackHand

    Experience with hub-drives with BOTH torque- and cadence-sensing assist?

    Not the first time I've seen spam injected into quotes here. Either someone using a tool to generate replies, or the tool generating on it's own. A fair bit of that around here the last few months...
  11. BlackHand

    New Gen 4 Levo is a comin'...

    The Brose Drive3 Peak upon which this seems to be based is specified at 600W peak and 95Nm which pretty much matches your 6.28 rad/s assuming they round to nice even numbers.
  12. BlackHand

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

    Sometimes I wonder if the Polish have more words for pickles than the Inuit have for snow... :)
  13. BlackHand

    Experience with hub-drives with BOTH torque- and cadence-sensing assist?

    Glad your search turned out to be a Breeze !
  14. BlackHand

    What assist levels do you usually use on e-road bikes?

    I think this is largely true - roadies have been conditioned for years, decades really, that less is more. It's no wonder that they are hesitant to think that more can indeed be more. I think the brands are seeing better adoption in the gravel segment with slightly heavier more powerful bikes...
  15. BlackHand

    Just for fun...

    Must be one of those AI generated rubbish images! ChatGPT just confirmed that manual transmission cars have 3 pedals and automatics only have 2. (The high beam control is the truly diabolical bit in that image)
  16. BlackHand

    How to remove speed limiter on my Amazon bike?

    Yeah, cutting wires is one way to change your assist limit... to zero! Looks pretty much identical to the slightly better known Heybike. See if these instructions match your display - P08 changes max assist speed.
  17. BlackHand

    Why no Specialized e-assisted fat bikes?

    Yes, this is correct. Also, any dealer that sells any brand of Bosch powered ebikes should be capable of hooking your bike up for diagnostics/firmware updates etc. The only potential thing you would be missing that require OEM programming would be changing the available assist modes visible...
  18. BlackHand

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

    Prototype cloaking device.
  19. BlackHand

    Vado SL 2 Alloy version released

    It wouldn't surprise me if Spec releases a flat bar Creo next year - they've certainly made room in their lineup for it with the changes to the Vado SL. Plenty of bikes do this: Pinarello Nytro, SC Skitch, Cannondale Synapse/Tesoro, Moots Express, to name a few off the top of my head.
  20. BlackHand

    Used Chopsticks, What Do You Do? Most Whimsical, Practical, or Creative Ideas.

    Man who catch fly with chopsticks, accomplish anything. -Mr. Miyagi
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