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Pancras, Servatius, Boniface and Cold Sophia, brr! There is a weather phenomenon known in Poland as Cold Gardeners. 12th through 14th of May are the name days of three saints followed by a female saint Sophia (15th). These four days are always cold with freezing nights. It is not different this...

Oh, Darth, that was only based on the similarity of the cat's name to my last one! :) I'm Mikulski, a last name even known in the U.S. once :)

The gravel cycling community here says the 32" bikes are just a marketing hype. The bike would only be good for very tall riders, and it otherwise looks weird.

Not in Europe. The EU is a primary world e-bike market with hundreds of well known Euro brands... and no throttle. The speed is restricted to 25 km/h. Dublin does have bike infrastructure. It is basically a flat city. Now, I have cycled in some Irish hills. Any Bosch mid-drive, even the Active...

Like, e-scooter?

Glad to meet you! I have been to Ireland two times: once to Dublin, once to County Donegal for a longer vacation. What a beautiful country! I even cycled a rented Bosch e-bike to see the wonders of Sliab Liagh! Yes but please ask for a specific e-bike brand and a model. Many e-bikes discussed...

It has a freewheel. Not a fixie. It is a single speed e-bike. (A fixie has no freewheel).

It really depends on the rider and too many other factors. Here's the stat page of a gravel rally organiser who rode a Raymon Norza Pro (a carbon Bosch SX gravel bike). 63 miles, 5,082 ft elevation gain, with some 14% grade climbs, an area consisting only of climbs and descents. He rode in a...

Certainly, certainly... :)

I've watched the latest video from @Chargeride: He transported his bike with the most modern train! (The one that has a powered ramp at the door to close the gap). The Mazovian Railways line R1 (that I use the most) also has modern trains. A good capacity for transporting bikes, of course...

No, actually not. The name of Fearless carries a lot of positive load. If you own both a heavy but powerful e-bike and a lightweight but half as strong one, Fearless gives the rider a feeling the weaker e-bike would cope with any difficult situation. And it does. It rides very well in rough...

My idea to name the first build of my big Vado was "Knight Rider" (A David Hasselhoff movie car) but the name was rather clumsy. Eventually, Vado 5.0/6.0 Build 1 got the name of "Highway Star" (a Deep Purple song) :)

Aspal or An tAspal would be even better! :)

That's because of your earlier help. Thank you!

Monday The Chinese from Wheeltop -- instead of just replacing my broken electronic derailleur -- sent me an instruction video (all in Chinese). They suggested removing the "irremovable" battery, taking photos of the contacts, assembling the thing again, connecting to a charging cable, and...

@Darth_Vado: I think the name you gave your Vado is about one of the best in these Fora :) The current build of my Vado 6.0 is Roadrunner (as it feels the best on asphalt). My Vado SL is Fearless. As I was demo riding another Vado SL in June 2021, there was a sudden squall and hail! Vado SL...

It is not obvious 😊 Mikeš (me-cash) was a name of a cat in boots from a Czechoslovak TV animated series of 1970s 🙀

Not a joke, just a story. -- Why are the teeth on your chainring so differently shaped from mine? -- a friend asked. That gave me some five seconds of thinking. -- You see, mate, the 3x chainrings of yours are designed so the chain can skip easily between them during the gear change. While the...

Going 32T for the Vado SL chainring: a well-thought-out decision Most bicycle riders think of the gearing in terms of the climbing capability vs. speed. For my, the cadence is the King (or Queen). The primary decision behind going 12s for my Fearless was to be able to maintain a constant...

It is an interesting scenario in the second picture. We were following an alternate route (blue), and were instructed to turn right, immediately into a climb (green). However, I stopped the e-bike at the crossroads to take the photo. At that second, the ACE momentarily lost its situational...