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I greatly agree with you. Only the pedestrians often also occupy dedicated bike paths. In Germany, a pedestrian who's entered a bike path will have a really bad day :) I paid 10 DEM fine for riding a bike in the pedestrian only zone, Duisburg, 1990. It was a lot of money on my meagre salary...

Ooh, oh. Certainly you would not do it without the RE! The added benefit was both batteries could produce a higher current together towards the diminishing batteries' charge! (As the battery/batteries charge gets in the low region, the motor becomes derated, which makes difficult climbs...

Have you even thought to use an insult? Then your ego was hurt more with my general critics of Giant E+ bikes than I thought. (Ever got an idea that you could let something pass?) Yes, I am ready to give Specialized a solid critics now. The well know facts are: Carbon belt drive...

Dishonest arguments. I also wonder what's happened to the Canadian politeness.

With the Wheeltop EDS OX2.0 electronic derailleur the shifting is immediate between any gear. You can actually depress the shifter button to go through the whole range in a very short time.

I just wanted to make you aware Dave how easy it is to go to the dark side :)

I've watched Schwalbe North America and they seem not to have too many choices for 50-622? The Hurricane could be a good choice. It is an All Terrain tyre, which is quiet and fast on the pavement but has a proper grip off-road. Please just consider it...

What's the tyre size? You can get a better replacement

It is a 11-speed Shimano CS-M5100 with the 5 smallest sprockets replaced and matched (a custom build). So, the gear spread is 2 teeth apart for higher speeds but there is a distinct jump towards mountain gears at Gear 6 (whichever way you count the gears).

Dave, I still can remember when I had to wrap the Ride Control EVO display in condoms to protect it against the rain :D But OK, anecdotal. Arthur Schopenhauer, Eristic, technique called "diversion". Bring in a similar but not the same example, divert the attention of the correspondents...

The stem is still custom :( It holds the big colour display. The proprietary stem here would be a no-go for me. It is no replacement for my Vado 6.0 in any way. If I wanted to still upgrade my trusty Roadrunner, I would upgrade it to the electronic Wheeltop derailleur. My brother says: "You...

No carbon wheel has the system weight limit of 180 kg :) I'm heavy, my Vado SL is often heavily packed, and I ride rough terrain hard :) 2021 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2026 I could have bought a strong DT Swiss wheel. The guy in the cycling group has convinced me I would...

Which model has the headlight on the fork crown, the first picture?

I am dry on my rides. The down tubes of my two Specialized e-bikes are regularly being stained though. The long flap on my big Vado was damaged during the transport inside the car. Removed. Two weeks into the ownership of my Vado SL, I rode in the nearby National Park, which is a more XC area...

The wheel has been paid for and the delivery date has been set. As the last minute consideration... I was told by the experienced friend DT aluminium freehub bodies were the subject to erosion while in contact with the cassette. I asked the builder if he could use a steel DT part, which is...

Ah. This is the part of the patented mudguard/fender, too. It is a very short extension in the front, and it has never caused any issue while the long rear flap has always been problematic. Besides the rear fender has a very short rear extender part, which has always worked perfectly. Yes, the...

The most precise chain length calculator by Park Tool and @Stefan Mikes :) Use on a computer. When the web page opens in the web browser, select "Open in Excel for the Web" or "Open in Excel". I have used my calculator to verify the chain length for my Vado SL during the derailleur...

The EVO version is meant as a Tero replacement but it is not. A purely urban beast.

Oh no. Yet another Como... Of course, the headlight is integrated with the front rack... 5.0 and 4.0 have the headlight integrated in the stem... Maybe you can move the headlight from the front rack to the stem then remove the front rack :D Looks like a modular system. YGOS at its finest :D :D...

No idea. Only available on the most expensive model. I can visualize that thing breaking off on a first low tree branch met on a forest path. "Ye Goode Olde Specialized"* :D This patented front fender flap has been on all Vados (including SL) since 2017. The intention is to protect the motor...