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Correct, those are designed to bolt around your existing flat pedal. Likely a cheaper platform pedal. They're a great option but take a bit of time to get setup. I've had good results with folks that have the same complaint as you. Decent price too.

Yeah, that's the tricky part, or trickier than it should have been. It's always been a road with a right of way but nobody used it so the guy that bought the property up top put a gate on it and nobody really cared. If you start up top at Elder/Old Dalles road there aren't any NO TRESPASSING...

Huh, well good for them. My experience as a dealer here in the US has yielded mostly different results both with Specialized as well as other well known brands. The common theme was all of the brands took care of the client as best they could, which is nice to see because the dealer usually...

Little ride here in Hood River, OR, did a mixed surface ride out the Historic Columbia River hwy and back via gravel on old Hood River rd. 3 gate crossings makes you feel like you're in the middle of nowhere even though I'm about 6 miles from home as the crow flies.

When did that replacement happen? Here in the US that generation of Vado and Como are long gone and so are the replacement frames so if you have an issue with your frame, it's new bike time. I've warrantied more than a few Specialized frames and that's the process I went through for my clients...

It's not a hard conclusion to draw that the seatpost isn't in far enough. Have I run seatposts above the min insert line? Sure, but I knew full well that I might destroy something or hurt myself. Would I endorse it on a customer's bike? Absolutely not, it's a clear violation of what the...

Pathetic? Stefan I don't think you understand what I'm saying. Seatposts have a minimum insertion line set by the brand to avoid catastrophic failure of the seatpost. Your seatpost is clearly above the line for minimum insertion. Doesn't mean it won't work for your particular use case, but it's...

It's not an opinion, the seatpost isn't in far enough. Does that mean the bike explodes? Nope, certainly does not, it's just not installed properly. Bosch didn't invent THE hub motor and I made no such argument. They're late to the hub motor game but I suspect it's going to be a pretty dialed...

PS, the seatpost is extended too far in the first pic...

I didn't forget about the SL motors, those were great, now they're behind the rest of the field. Specialized has been first to market with lots of things, they're design forward for sure which is great but does come with shortcomings. Bosch usually isn't first to anything, but when they...

Interesting point of view. Counter point: Bosch is a world leading engineering company with some of the best quality control that makes the cycling industry look like a joke. Bicycle brands have been used to lower quality control because "it's just a bike" and when a big boy company like Bosch...

Bosch slave? y'all create some really interesting scenarios in your head. Slave to Bosch...huh.

https://www.jbi.bike/site/product_details.php?part_number=96991 Any bike shop with a J&B account can get those

There are pedals out there with heel retention that are used by folks that have motor control issues. You'll see them on exercise equipment in PT settings. Those usually have the same pedal spindle threads as most bikes so adapting them to a tadpole trike is the same as installing any pedal.

So are closeouts if you know how to play the game right ;)

True, the Creo and Vado SL are overdue for an update, I'd expect something to happen sooner rather than later. Creo with flat bars is the Vado SL

Are you familiar with the Creo? Specialized had the corner on lighweight ebikes until Bosch came out with the SX motor, then Avinox, etc. Regarding what OP said, I hardly think what's happening in NJ is representative of the entire US market...

Hmm, you want foot retention but don't want toe cages and straps? Something with heel retention like this? https://share.google/aziQX7OndbA0WKrdQ

I wouldn't hold my breath

Fewer contacts for sales and service is another way to say it's more streamlined for the dealer in terms of contacts. Usually things get done more quickly, or they can anyways. Investment =/= wasteful spending Not sure about the Excel comment and product range. I've got a couple Italian...