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One reason I went with the SL 5.0 was the lower bottom gear ratio. It's very flat around here with just a few places with short climbs. However, after two full years, it occurred to me while tuning my derailleur the other day that I don't think I've ever actually shifted into the largest cog...

Amen on that! My greatest fear is that my wife might look in the box where I keep my "collection" and start asking questions... :eek:

And I love gadgets! :D

Thanks. Look nice on that yellow bike! You've convinced me to give it a go, although even though it and the Anatomica are both leather, they're quite different in design and feel. I might end up with the Anatomica in the end, but I have nothing to lose by trying my old trusty touring saddle...

Not to revive the endless "which saddle" thread but something interesting happened over the winter that's making me consider trying some other saddles on my SL. For the last two years I've had a (@Stefan Mikes approved) Selle Royale Respiro Moderate on my SL and also use a Respiro Athletic on my...

My Garmin Varia radar taillight is set to blink, but when an approaching car gets closer it gets brighter and blinks faster, giving the driver an extra signal.

Sounds nice. What seat? And a photo or two would be in order!

Solution to the lockring problem. I'm very confident that I could tighten it sufficiently this way and probably close to the specified torque. Everything went well and the new wheels are on the bike with chain installed, etc. I had to re-center the front brake caliper slightly; the rear was...

Not enough clearance to get a cassette tool in there to tighten the lockring. I have a "solution" and should have it resolved by later today...

Easy to do since the magnet is integrated with the lockring. For "extra credit", can you tell me what's "wrong" here that is causing some considerable trouble for me in finishing this job? :confused:

The cassette tool is in case you want to remove the inset ring that the bolt presses against when self-extracting?

They're here! My new custom wheels from ProWheelbuilder.com arrived today. Why new wheels? Mainly because I wanted them and it's fun to configure a bespoke wheelset. They're built around silent Onyx Vesper hubs and silver bladed Sapim spokes (stays with the black & silver scheme of my Vado SL...

Numerous crashes? Exactly how often do you crash, Stefan? Do these happen at random times or do you have a particular schedule that you follow so that you remember to crash? ;) In any case, nice job on the repair and a good explanation of the mechanics involved. I hope that it holds up for you!

Just the front. My bike is a non-EQ with the taillight in the seat, which went away when I got the Redshift seatpost and a different seat. I use a Garmin Varia radar taillight instead.

The motor in the current SL is definitely not silent, which I find mildly annoying at times, and a bit embarrassing when I'm on a group ride with mostly non-e-bikers. My old Vado 4.0, on the other hand, was completely silent in that regard.

It's actually quite easy if you don't mind losing the light. Just pull the wires up out of the downtube, disconnect, tape them up, and it's done. I use a Garmin Varia radar taillight, which IMO is functionally superior to the one that comes on the bike seat anyway. On my SL 5.0 non-EQ, I...

This is what I had built for my Cannondale Synapse road bike in 2014. That bike had white and blue accents and these wheels really set it off with the blue anodized hubs and spoke nipples. I was tempted to do something like that for my SL but since the bike is all silver and black, it might be a...

That's interesting. I suspect that many (most?) hub mfrs do it that way. I also noticed a lack of suitable wheelsets but anyway am having them custom built, which is a lot of fun. In addition to spec'ing the brands and models of the components, there's also options for spoke count and lacing...

The Vado SL uses a 12mm front axle, which is closer to the .440" that the OP measured. This, by the way, is causing me issues in spec'ing out a set of custom wheels. While there are a number of front hubs available in the 15x110mm "boost" size for MTBs, there are not many in 12x110mm, which is...

I've never seen an error that seemed to go away by itself that didn't later come back. Good luck on analyzing and fixing this!