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  1. Stefan Mikes

    Camera for EMTB recommendation?

    A regular DSLR camera is too heavy to carry on your rides. A mirrorless with a small lens, maybe. There are harnesses (such as the European "CCS G3 Grey Harness for One Camera × 1 by Cotton.eu" that allow carrying a camera safely on your chest while riding. However, I stopped carrying the DSLR...
  2. Stefan Mikes

    Specialized Creo SL Fender, anyone?

    Yes, it does.
  3. Stefan Mikes

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

    Lake District, what mountains! That's the real MTB world for you! As seen through photographer eyes, stunning!
  4. Stefan Mikes

    getting a regular bike after my battery fails?

    Glad to hear you have resolved the situation!
  5. Stefan Mikes

    getting a regular bike after my battery fails?

    Now you are aware the 11s road cassette was shorter than the 12s. Good.
  6. Stefan Mikes

    American Customary (a.k.a Freedom) Units vs Imperial vs Metric

    Whoever's interested, let me tell you the best military adventure of my life! It was 1987. Our Cadet School was transferred from Cracow to the wilderness of Mazuria, a huge military range... A cabaret. I weighed only 57 kg or 125 lbs at that time... :D I started my 24-hour service as a duty...
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    American Customary (a.k.a Freedom) Units vs Imperial vs Metric

    Not related to the units of measure at all! I've watched a vid of an American who analysed and liked the contemporary Polish military ration. He also mentioned: "Did you know the Poles did a two-finger salute?" The man didn't know we actually saluted the White Eagle. Therefore, there is no...
  8. Stefan Mikes

    Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026

    I've never been a fan of Bonaparte.
  9. Stefan Mikes

    Cannondale closes their US office and merges the sales into one office

    Wait until Gazelle remains the only brand of PON.bike
  10. Stefan Mikes

    Watching the peloton - Professional Road Racing thread 2026

    2027 Tour de France will run through Liverpool. I'm curious if @Chargeride would attend that "French disease" :)
  11. Stefan Mikes

    Cannondale closes their US office and merges the sales into one office

    Only Excel counts. No relation to the brand. More cash to waste. Harder for the customer to get in touch with the brand. Increase when the times are good, fire sale when the problems appear.
  12. Stefan Mikes

    The transition

    I sympathise with you! Have you ever heard of UHT milk? :)
  13. Stefan Mikes

    Cannondale closes their US office and merges the sales into one office

    I've never said either Cannondale or Pinarello was bad. I said PON.bike was evil.
  14. Stefan Mikes

    Specialized Turbo Vado 5.0 EVO

    Dammit... I can only see one or two places where you could mount your Garmin. It is above the brake lever housing on either side. The only possibility I can think of is using a flat "MTB" Garmin mount, the one that you fasten with two zip ties...
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    Just for fun...

    @JGcycle, let me explain :) That post-Soviet jet bomber was just towed to decorate a University area. A student being just examined for the driving license must have had a difficult time! :D (I had to ask AI, and only on the second prompt I got a satisfactory explanation).
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    Cannondale closes their US office and merges the sales into one office

    Let us is how this affects Cannondale in North America.
  17. Stefan Mikes

    Cannondale closes their US office and merges the sales into one office

    No, it is another "Dutch disease". Van Moof (at least a private company), Accell and then PON, both Dutch conglomerates that tried to swallow more than they could eat. I had a doubtful pleasure to work with a Dutch company in another industry years ago and found I could work with many nations...
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