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Another important remark. Please read it first: Specialized in the U.S. only allows Class 1 e-bikes. You said @Johnny The point is, an e-MTB performs hopelessly on sealed roads and is even slow on gravel. Think of a 32 or 34T chainring (you cannot fit anything bigger on a true e-MTB) and...

But that's the truth. They don't and will not. A given Bosch motor is specifically made for a specific world's region and cannot be modified in any way locally. For instance, a Speed motor is restricted to 45 km/h (28 mph) and equipped with features required from a European moped: a horn, an...

Bosch will not allow the OEM doing that. You own a Euro L1e-B with a Bosch Speed motor, and can clearly see it is a way more than your usual Class 3 e-bike. I wonder if @wildtrak is still with us, he's a Bosch E-Bike expert.

I'm not an electrical expert. Just judging by the e-bike behaviour at very low assistance and some reasoning. I wrote the "50 W" without much thinking because I was doing tests and calculations already several years ago and have forgotten the details. Now, I would rather say it might be some...

The speed restriction is hardcoded. Bosch is a German bureaucratic corporation. What would you expect from the nation that still works mostly with the paper, where cash is the preferred means of payment, and where the Internet is poor? Bosch thinks German and is German-centric, that's it. They...

Does the Levo battery open with a key or you need to use a hex wrench?

Mine are surprisingly accurate.

Charge has spent 38 quids on his, so he has the right to complain :)

Snow Moon 2026 This 200 mm lens produces nice "stars" indeed :) Note that the nearby light was brighter than the Moon at its rise! A shot through a wood :) Not riding but rapidly walking outside at -13 C :) A friend of mine is an amateur astronomer, and she gave me the tips when and where...

You could measure the actual width of your tyres using a caliper, Ras. I can measure mine.

This may depend on the frame size. Mine is M.

If this is too small for your eyes... (A Specialized TCD, five configurable data screens). And especially if this is too small, then... (A Wahoo ELEMNT ACE of the size of a small smartphone). ...the young engineers have invented a way to help your poor eyesight :) (A Wahoo ELEMNT ACE). A...

No, Bosch won't do that. Bosch E-Bike motors are hard coded in the factory for a specific speed restriction. So, a regular U.S. motor is Class 1, and only "Speed" motors are Class 3. While Specialized use motors that are good worldwide and are restricted to the regional law. Therefore, a U.S...

That's true. An electric motor requires a certain power to operate properly. At very low E figures, the SL system uses power switching to provide the requested low power to the motor. It is done by providing an On-Off wave of the electric current to the motor, which is neither good for you nor...

@rochrunner has bought an unequipped Vado SL. He can ride without the fenders, that's one option. Installing standard Specialized fenders is highly impractical, as the rear fender is integrated with the tail-light and the rear rack; Vado SL non-EQ has the rear light integrated at the saddle...

Probably doable but that would might eliminate the possibility of installing, for example, an SKS Germany Speedrocker front fender.

I've bought a RedShift ShockStop Utility Mount. It is an extender that is screwed onto the front of the stem (bottom here). I also bought and installed a ShockStop Stem Computer Mount (Wahoo) for the top. The horizontal part of the Utility Mount is a 1" diameter tube. I also bought a handlebar...

Now, multiply the Pm electrical by 0.79 then the true mechanical power would be 414 W and Bmax equal to 2.76. If we take 430/525= 0.82 (efficiency of your motor) then 430 / 150 = 2.86x The specifications have been proven.

Once I put some cycling shorts on being unaware their cut or design was wrong for my body. The legs of my shorts kept riding up! How my riding mates laughed at me when they saw it! :D