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  1. Stefan Mikes

    2026 FIFA World Cup

    If, after both teams have taken five kicks, the scores are level, kicks continue until one team has scored a goal more than the other from the same number of kicks.
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    What’s your preferred cadence?

    I regret Charge it is a Levo with no display (and you don't use a proper bike computer to display the cadence figure). Newer Specialized e-bikes (non-MTB) have a special form of a cadence display to encourage riders to pedal faster. There is a ribbon indicator at the bottom of the display. It...
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    What’s your preferred cadence?

    No laughing, Andrew! :) I was inspired with all that talk about the cadence, so I tried real spinning on the overtake. I was pedalling faster and faster and observed the cadence on my Wahoo. Meanwhile, I achieved the speed of 42.4 km/h with the 38T chainring (my Vado 6.0 is restricted at 45...
  4. Stefan Mikes

    2026 FIFA World Cup

    I used to switch to other content for the half time and hydration breaks. I'm so glad Ferran scored the decider or we would be confronted with the disgusting penalty kick shootout, which is just a lottery. Fancy what would have happened if Spain lost on penalty kicks, being the dominating team...
  5. Stefan Mikes

    2026 FIFA World Cup

    Pedro Porro and Marc Cucurella being the most valuable players IMHO. Surprise Attack Mikel Merino Ferran Torres The Saviour ❤️ Messi can go into his full retirement now. After an Argentinian defender was sent off, the team was nine men as Lionel didn't contribute at all. The "give me a pass and...
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    What’s your preferred cadence?

    I needed to overtake slower cyclists on a zero traffic road today 😊 The max leg power was 281 W. https://www.strava.com/activities/19378661704
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    2026 FIFA World Cup

    Agincourt :) Hockey, rather!
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    Anyone converted their Turbo Vado to tubeless tires?

    While replacing the inner tube is so simple :)
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    Saddle height: The deciding factor?

    I said 10 mm 😊 Besides, I have found the 69 cm setting on my big Vado a tad too high but cannot change it for technical reasons and it is still acceptable.
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    What’s your preferred cadence?

    This is highly non-optimal for many reasons. Your choice, though. I've always wondered why pedalling on my big Vado was so smooth. Turned out, it was the Deore XT 11-46T 11-speed cassette. Shimano designed that specific cassette for "great pedalling dynamics" meaning several high cassette cogs...
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    Anyone converted their Turbo Vado to tubeless tires?

    Pleased to hear from you, Doug! Tubeless may work for many people. The question anyone should ask themselves is: "Fancy I had a serious puncture on my tubeless ride and the tire fell out of the rim. Will I be able to shoot the tyre bead onto the rim again?" I tried that at an unfortunate sealant...
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    Turbo Vado SL 2 6.0 - turns itself on when off and unattended

    My big Vado 6.0 (Gen 1 Brose motor) is totally silent as it is solely driven by a carbon drive motor belt; it has been treated as a design flaw (the belt gets eventually broken). Your version of Como motor must have been very quiet but probably not 100% silent? Regarding SL 1.1 motor found on...
  13. Stefan Mikes

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

    Certainly it is beautiful! I could already visit the Irish Tory Island (Toraigh) and will continue exploring this kind of Atlantic islands. I always regret I cannot have a bike/e-bike on such a trip! I'm sure you used a ferry for transport to Small Isles?
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    What’s your preferred cadence?

    I have named several reasons to ride at a higher cadence and none of them mentioned a higher speed :) The article mentioned some random "tri-athletes", their dropping performance, and also made a difference between the pros and casual riders. Specifically "above 90" was mentioned. Please find a...
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    What’s your preferred cadence?

    Pedalling an e-bike at the cadence of 90 is not tiresome at all once you have got used to is. The leg power delivered to the bike is (simplifying) torque (how hard you are pushing the pedals) times crankset rotational speed (cadence). You may mash your pedals at low speed (like those roadies who...
  16. Stefan Mikes

    stompandgo's Pinarello Nytro E5 Allroad build thread

    I meant, you use your derailleur connected to the e-bike motor. Mine is not.
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    Saddle height: The deciding factor?

    For a few years since I started riding e-bikes I had 72 cm memorized as my "saddle height" (the distance measured from the centre of the bottom bracket or rather the mid-drive motor spindle in the straight line along the seatpost to the surface of the saddle). Once, I took a Specialized pedal...
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Poles love English signage :) From this morning ride. I started at 5:52 am Juliett time :) (Yes there is "Laundromat" in smaller type on the Speed Queen sign). We also love -mats of any kind :) This one is refrigerated and sells eggs (10 eggs for US$4). Next to it is a DHL parcel locker (they...
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    What’s your preferred cadence?

    My natural cadence is 77. However, I've learned riding 80..90 for obvious reasons.
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