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After 17 months and roughly 2500 miles, my Vado is at the dealer for further diagnosis and repair. Most recently, I replaced the chainring, cassette, and chain due to wear. I have been experiencing a creaking/groaning sound which has been getting "worse" (read: almost constant now) and I...

Any replacement 48t 104bcd chainring for the Vado you all recommend (or recommend staying away from)? My OEM Praxis ring has some substantial wear, stock in the US is nearly non-existent, so just wondering what others have used? I do not wish to change the gear ratios, the 48t works for me/my...

I've spent time searching here and via Google, I guess at this point what I am seeking is personal experience with a wide-angle headlight. The stock headlight on my Vado is a "be seen" light, wholly inadequate for primary illumination. I have a Bontrager Ion something-or-other which is actually...

I was hoping to get a sense of what routines people go through either/both pre-ride or post-ride. By this, I mean any exercises, stretching, whatever you do to prep or recover. For context, my weekday rides are 13-15 miles, try to keep a pace of 75rpm. I make it a point to get a workout...

$Subject, don't know who all may have been impacted, just hope everyone is safe! Here in Central NC, we got some wind and rain, nothing too bad.

Rover has a new home.

Being a bit dramatic, but yesterday I stopped into a Trek store to look for a mount for one of my Bontrager lights. Next to me was a lady who brought in her wrecked Trek bike - the chainring was smashed, but everything else "looked" ok. For every question she asked about getting it repaired, the...

Pardon the ignorance, but my wife and I were discussing this after a recent ride. There's a 3/4 mile steep downhill section on part of my route and I have gotten up to 32mph just coasting down it. Wife is not a fan of speed, so I suggested she scrub off speed as we descended: coast, squeeze the...

This evening, I rode my usual suburban route, which consists of side streets, dirt trails, and greenway (paved walking & biking trails). As I rode along a greenway at around 9mph (just above a jogger's pace), a man was walking in the center of it, with these huge headphones on. I rang my bell...

For those who do not use their ebikes for commuting purposes, I was curious what your daily/weekly routine is regarding riding? For example, I work from home; I cannot get up early; so I usually ride after work (after 5PM). Virtually every day, I do a 12-15mi route around our suburban hell. On...

I've been riding my Rad Rover ST for many months / 1100 mile so far and love it! However I got the urge for something different/more, and focused on torque sensored mid-drives, more of a "real bike" feel. Did all my research, narrowed my choices to what I could source locally in order to have a...

90* (32* C) and +70% humidity will be the death of me. I am still trying to ride every day, but this weather is miserable - it takes so much out of me that I almost dread going for a ride. Weekdays, I have to ride after work, weekends I shoot for the mornings. But when it's like this, I tend to...

Writing this out hoping for some recommendations based on the below (and also to organize my thoughts). Hoping that you good folks might have suggestions for bikes I'm missing. I am ready to step up to a "nice" bike (current RadRover ST owner, which I love and will keep riding). Budget is...

At 1000 miles, figured I'd give my Rover ST a full tune-up. One thing that has bothered me is the location of the PAS sensor, which from the factory is at the lowest point they could position it. Since I run trails a lot - with small rocks, roots, branches and other things that could thwap it -...

I've had the Suntour NCX seatpost on my Rover StepThrough for a few hundred miles now, and have been fidgeting with my riding position. Today I had an epiphany: The seat offset on the NCX seatpost is pretty extreme when compared to others - the seatclamp is at least 1.5" or more rearward vs the...

...if I don't learn to keep my mouth closed while riding my ebike! As with many areas, spring time == bug time. As gross as it is, here in the US southeast bugs are out en masse, and every time I open my mouth while riding, I consume some.🤪 Wife is always telling me to shut my mouth, but seems...

I have a Rad Rover StepThrough 1, and this weekend I was doing a new trail. At least twice, I fully and very violently compressed the front fork - the front tire actually smashed into the downtube. Ya I know, slow down... Anyway, in the automotive world, suspension springs aren't real keen on...

Biktrix Stunner X in excellent condition. 364 mi/14 hours of use. 24x3 street tires (front tire and tube are new), hydraulic brakes, 7 speed, rear rack, Hafny mirror, mid-drive Bafang and 48v 17.5 ah battery. Includes charger, 2 keys, and a programming cable. Everything works well and it is a...

I bought the Hexlox front wheel skewer and seatpost clamp set for my Rad Rover. I take the seat off to flip the bike over for maintenance, and obviously adjust the seat. The small Hexlox insert has given me fits since the day I got it, and it is always a PITA to get things just right in order to...

On 26x4 Kenda Juggernaut tires (OEM on my Rad Rover): I've been through lite/shallow mud, and now snow/slush/glop. I noticed that the rear wheel likes to swing out sideways in this stuff - either to find traction or until the side lugs have something to bite into. The front doesn't do this...