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I remember when i first got the Vado SL and I mentioned on here that I could not help turning off the motor and going hell for leather over a short stretch near my house. I had forgotten that my Apple Watch recorded those attempts and when I switched Strava back on it reloaded all the data. I...

I am using Strava at the moment, I used it a few years ago but did not really get much use out of it. I am giving it another go and trialling the subscription. I have it communicating with iPhone and Apple Watch and the plan is to use it on the Vado SL for navigation etc and then just use the...

As I am over 60 and riding on some pretty rough roads it seems to be perfect for the kind of speed workouts I want to do. It has been upgraded with Zipp 303 Firecrest wheels, S-Works Aero bars and a more aggressive Zipp Sprint SL stem. I put some SPD-SL pedals on it now but haven't ridden it for...

Bit dark for photos as it is nearly evening here but here it is.

I could not resist this week and did something I thought I would never do - I bought a second bike. I do a lot of fitness rides where I switch off the motor and go for it and of course my data for those rides are hampered by a combination of flat bar aero, flat pedals and ~16kg weight. I found...

I seem to have developed some annoying rattles. One of the things I liked about this bike from the start was that it felt well built and all of a piece. Now it is quite noisy when I ride over a drain cover or rough ground. Trouble is I am terrible at locating noises, I spent 5mins looking...

Does everybody regularly charge to 80%? I am not really a reader of manuals so I have to admit to not doing this and have been charging to max each time.

Ah thanks Stefan, informative as always. Is 35/35 the most quiet setting? or is there a tweak here I can do?

So I did what I said and changed it to 30/10, 60/10, 100/10. At least I think it was 10 I cannot remember, it was the lowest it would go anyway, I lasted 100 yards, it was horrible, my mechanical sympathy kicked in immediately on hearing the awful noise the belt was making. i stopped the bike...

I must admit to not touching the motor tune settings since the first week of getting the bike over a year ago. When Stefan mentioned 60/100 and other configurations the other day I decided to have a play before the cycle to the gym yesterday. Just out of curiosity I set the 3 points at 30/100...

The task I put to GPT was a different scenario entirely. On my speed runs I only drop below 25km/h on junctions and if I hit traffic. This was with the motor out of the equation :)

I did fire this at Chat-GPT just for giggles and it returned this answer for a hill that I can mash up at 90% effort but still maintain just over motor cut off speed. Watts Difference on the Same Gradient Suppose you climb a 1.74% hill at 26 km/h: Vado SL: Requires 225 W Light bike:(on same...

I did wonder one thing the other day when I cycle up my regular 300M 8% gradient hill, with the motor on Sport this hill is of course is much more manageable. But how would it feel if I tackled it on a something like a Sirrus X 6 or a Trek Sport FX 6? 7kg lighter bike up the same hill? Plotted...

I love my AXS as well. In fact just this week I gave it a little present in the form of a new RockShox rocker switch :D Took a couple of days and a few angle adjustments but I prefer it to the the POD controller now. One thing I have found is that shifting is slightly smoother with AXS when...

Had a go on an electric G line Brompton the other day which is of course a completely different category of e-bike. I thought it was decent for what it was but I was immediately struck by how quiet the motor was in comparison to my SL. I have had a go on Bosch CX powered bikes and even they were...

Oh one other thing that was a surprise was that they put a watch notice on the Pathfinder Pro tires, I have only had them 10 months! Tread is fine but they said they were showing signs of decaying sidewalls :confused:

It certainly wasn't cheap! along with the full service, labour, new chain, full brake set etc it came to nearly 500 british pounds. Quick turnaround, they phoned this morning to say all parts are in and I could get it done by the end of the day - I was down there in 20mins. More money than I...

So cylinder had gone in the rear brake lever. Not worth fixng as the labour cost could approach replacement cost. Pads were low as well. The staff in the new bike shop were super enthusiastic and gave it a pretty full inspection on the spot. Chain needs replacing and as it is due a service I got...

I am a bit different to most I guess. I like to make improvements but nothing that weighs the bike down by much. I have changed the saddle, the pedals, added a lightweight rear mud guard, upgraded to 42mm Pathfinder Pro tubeless (easily the best upgrade!) and upgraded to SRAM AXS (still not...

I don't really like mountain bikes. Too soft, slow and heavy for me. And any track that a hybrid would struggle with would have no interest for me, I would find a more pleasant route. :) Maybe my Tektros are just setup wrong as they have never been particularly good. I am due an annual...