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  1. Stefan Mikes

    Carrying photography gear on a ride

    Do you put the holster into the Ortlieb pannier? Or? I'm so lucky to choose Pentax! Yes, it is a niche brand now but the two cameras I owned, K-5 (2011) and K-1 (2017) already had the In Body Image Stabilization, which is only the thing now with the mirrorless. It has allowed me using even...
  2. Stefan Mikes

    Carrying photography gear on a ride

    Six seconds shutter speed, tripod. Quartz watches forward the second hand in steps. I regret I don't own a mechanical watch where I could get the hand blur in the photo.
  3. Stefan Mikes

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

    This has been known to me since I had to drop the motor to retrieve the wedge... :D Later, I pushed a big piece of sponge into the seat-tube to prevent that happening again.
  4. Stefan Mikes

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

    A backpack -- as its own name suggests -- is to be carried on your own back, you handsome boy! :)
  5. Stefan Mikes

    Carrying photography gear on a ride

    P.S. Returning to photography :) 'Six Seconds Of The Life Wasted' :)
  6. Stefan Mikes

    mahle x20 firmware update

    I have no slightest idea how Mahle calculated that. Let us assume a tyre of circumference of 2,250 mm or 2.25 m. Also let's assume the rider travels at 32 km/h, or 32,000 m/h or 533 m/min. The wheel rotational speed would be 533 / 2.25 = 237 rpm or 24.8 radians/second. I absolutely trust the 275...
  7. Stefan Mikes

    Carrying photography gear on a ride

    So guys, I got me a Cotton CCS G3 harness for 1 camera. (A French product. Whatever is shipped by courier from France to Poland takes over a week!) I could immediately spot a design glitch of this gear. The mounting system here is called Twist & Lock. You are expected to position the camera...
  8. Stefan Mikes

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

    Schwalbe says no winter bicycle tyre makes sense unless it is studded :)
  9. Stefan Mikes

    Light vs regular full suspension ebikes

    I know another saying: "A cow would not become a horse even if it stood by the horse for 20 years" :)
  10. Stefan Mikes

    mahle x20 firmware update

    I'm always interested to hear the Peak Power and Max Torque mentioned in one breath. Rear wheel RPM = 275 W / 65 Nm = 4.23 rad/s = 40 rpm. Now, assuming the gearing at speed might be 4:1 (chainring/cassette sprocket), what would be the cycling cadence? Or, are the Peak Power and Max Torque...
  11. Stefan Mikes

    Light vs regular full suspension ebikes

    Whatever I say or whatever wildtrack or the two Bosch representatives on these Fora had ever said won't convince you Johnny so I give up. Whether Bosch cannot or will not change the upper speed limit, the fact is the CX is and will be Class 1. Bosch SX might be Class 3 depending on the e-bike...
  12. Stefan Mikes

    getting a regular bike after my battery fails?

    Are you planning to go tubeless with them? (The price in Poland is around $30).
  13. Stefan Mikes

    getting a regular bike after my battery fails?

    What Spec tyre model and size?
  14. Stefan Mikes

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

    I had a situation on my Tuesday Warsaw ride. A pipe had broken beneath a street, which created a huge and thick block of pure ice at the crossing, just across the bike path I was riding. I noticed the ice too late and rode onto it. Scared for a short while, I thought "Why worry? You ride on...
  15. Stefan Mikes

    Light vs regular full suspension ebikes

    Bosch cannot change the region or class. Bosch motors are manufactured in Hungary. When an OEM such as TREK needs, say, 5,000 motors for the region of the U.S., these numbered motors are hardcoded for the region. Why wouldn't Bosch, OEM, and the dealer agree to change the motor's region if that...
  16. Stefan Mikes

    ShockStop Stem on Vado SL

    OK, Ras, I could not handle the 42 mm Rhombus or Tracer together with the rear Speedrocker on my Vado SL. I gave the rear mudguard to a friend and installed an Ass Savers Win Wing 2 instead. The problem solved.
  17. Stefan Mikes

    Light vs regular full suspension ebikes

    Of course! However, do not expect a high speed on the flat. You cannot raise the top speed limit. Cat, please just confirm: Is your Bosch SX e-bike Class 1? I'm asking because I'm not familiar with this system.
  18. Stefan Mikes

    ShockStop Stem on Vado SL

    No idea how you could fit a Byway and a Speedrocker on a Vado SL 1 frame size M as the clearance between the tyre and the seat-stays on that e-bike is very tight.
  19. Stefan Mikes

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

    A nice lens, eh? :) Collected! -11 C again! 17 km for the day.
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