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  1. Stefan Mikes

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

    Added a Mirrycle Replaced the grips with SQlab Innerbarends 410/402 and the integrated 710 grips size Small (136.8 mm). (If I wanted to keep the existing grip then SQlab Innerbarends 411 alone could be used) Replaced the stem with Redshift ShockStop 100 mm installed at -6 deg and pretty low on...
  2. Stefan Mikes

    Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?

    A wide saddle is chafing your inner parts of thighs, and groins.
  3. Stefan Mikes

    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    This sign only informs you that you are entering a built-up area so you need to observe the respective driving rules :) For instance, driving on the right :D :D :D
  4. Stefan Mikes

    Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?

    A more forward riding position shifts a big deal of the body weight not only on the wrists but also on the feet. Currently, 248 guys ride a 1,400 km long race in Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Ask them how they can sit on the saddle for such a long time. A softer and wider saddle is not only...
  5. Stefan Mikes

    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    I rode to see Magda on Saturday. The weather itself was as nasty as it only could be. 0 degrees Celsius; the mist was condensing all the time, making my goggles wet and reducing the visibility. At times, I was meeting dangerous stretches of frozen snow forming ruts. Bleh! The mist was as...
  6. Stefan Mikes

    Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?

    @mcdenny: The geometry of your Vado SL 2 is just ideal. You've just got used to the upright riding position with your Como but Como is a totally different bike type! I can understand you feel you must ride more upright (and the stem riser setup has been already agreed) but trust me, your...
  7. Stefan Mikes

    Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?

    As all this is true, I think the picture is a way more complicated. You all can remember the "pandemic bubble" that brought so many brands to their collapse. Specialized was not any different and it took the brand several years to sell the stock. For instance, a friend of mine could buy one of...
  8. Stefan Mikes

    Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?

    Interesting... All Vado SL 2 5.0 have been removed from the Polish website of Specialized while two models of SL 2 4.0 have been added...
  9. Stefan Mikes

    Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?

    I'm so happy McDenny with your happiness! Many safe rides! P.S. What is the exact model? What is the colour name?
  10. Stefan Mikes

    Winter Sucks

    Somewhere in Mazovia, Poland :)
  11. Stefan Mikes

    Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

    Please explain how it is done, step by step. It is never too late for me to learn! P.S. While Wahoo 3 has become similar to Garmin, Wahoo has always been a phone controlled device. Garmin has learnt the lesson and now you can -- for instance -- configure your Garmin from the smartphone: only...
  12. Stefan Mikes

    Gazelle city Zen t10 weight capacity 130 kg can it handle 150 kg

    32 spokes per wheel does not make this e-bike any different from many similar e-bikes re the Total System Weight limit :) What you, however, can do is to order 36 spoke wheels with good hubs and strong rims. Remember that the rear wheel magnet must be moved there, too. DT Swiss components are...
  13. Stefan Mikes

    Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

    @Jeremy McCreary: From Carlsbad to La Jolla (20 miles of cycleways one way!) You can download this GPX and send it to your ACE. Or, just use the Wahoo's routing features :)
  14. Stefan Mikes

    Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

    It is, and it is lovely! Episode 4. I can send you a GPX of what Komoot thinks is a safe route :)
  15. Stefan Mikes

    Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

    @Jeremy McCreary: Fancy a ride to La Jolla, a couple of photos there then back? Just 50 miles round trip :) (Watching "The Lincoln Lawyer" season 4 on Netflix) :)
  16. Stefan Mikes

    Wahoo ELEMNT Ace (on Specialized E-Bikes)

    Moscow and several other interesting areas including Palestine on the way! 🌴😃
  17. Stefan Mikes

    Carrying photography gear on a ride

    Thank you for the invaluable information!
  18. Stefan Mikes

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

    As they say 'Some technology around and the man gets lost' :) Well, I regret you are experiencing issues.
  19. Stefan Mikes

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

    @rochrunner, @Jeremy McCreary, @BioWheel : While talking on the strange "wedge" design of the seat-post clamp, we all seem to have forgotten the most important rule! Ye Goode Olde Specialized :D :D :D Of course! Specialized has always to invent something non-standard that makes you scratch...
  20. Stefan Mikes

    Ebike touring recommendations 120 km a day range with a 150 kg (bike+ rider luggage) and 750-800 wh battery or 2 batteries 750-800 wh batteries

    Also, I looked at the Specialized Australia website: https://www.specialized.com/au/en/turbo-tero-40-eq/p/4222098?color=5370169-4222098&searchText=95126-5104 Three sizes were available. Two sizes available in stores and one online. I realise that a relevant bike store could be a thousand...
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