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I agree. Besides the variety of human natures it is also possible that different ind motor have slightly different noise profiles.

The motor noise on my SL 4 is definitely noticeable, but I usually don’t mind. The noise is often how I know the motor is assisting since the assist is so subtle.

I had looked into the Specialized app. It doesn’t connect to the watch for Heart Beats, which is my main statistical interest. The other riding and bike details are just for fun. Since I now have a separate heart monitor I should check it out.

I may have already posted that I ride with my Apple Watch using it for heart beat tracking and using it for workouts while riding. Recently, the watches battery was getting fully drained on rides of only 60 to 90 minutes. I was struggling with finding a solution. I bought a heart monitor band...

The Yashica in the photo is a Twin-lens Reflex copy of the German Rolleiflex. When it was new it sold for around $100 compared to the Rollei’s $400-500. Not as fine a machine but then and now a very good camera. They also made other popular cameras over the years. 35 mm Rangefinders and SLRs and...

I participated in a similar discussion on another thread - the SL2 Alloy one I believe - and have started my own testing, lowering my Pathfinders to 50 psi from 55 psi for a handful of rides so far. The slightly lower pressure does soften bumps quite a bit, to my surprise. I can’t tell if...

I know the bike can withstand quite rough paths. When my Ebike group rode to Harpers Ferry last summer town entry was via a single track through woods, over a stream and large stones gravel railroad track grading. The bike was fine, I’m just not comfortable riding there. I’m older and no longer...

Not only isn’t an SL1 medium not available, the SL 2 also isn’t available near me.

I agree. It’s not a comparison. I love riding my Sl1 but as I’ve aged I frequently wish it had a bit more power. My wish list had been for the same bike with the 1.2 motor. But that bike wouldn’t have the range I need, though with the RE it would come close. For me, my SL is a fitness bike...

I’ve been using an pedelec rated Lazer Urbanize helmet for a few years. It has a face shield which helps as I wear glasses and my prescription makes cycling glasses very expensive. While it isn’t very well ventilated for very hot weather it does came with winter parts to limit airflow and ear...

Sounds like my e-bike group. (E-bike Lovers of Washingoon DC. Shameless plug.) On a recent group ride four of the eight riders were on Vado SLs. And none of us were spring chickens. Without permission, the group in Vienna VA, USA

Oops. I forgot the problem occurred during charging. I agree with your suggestion that the issue is with t(e electronics in the battery. Since you have plenty of spares, you probably won’t get suck with a dead battery on one of your rides. Did you bring it into your dealer? They may be able...

This is speculation. The problem, if it recurs may be the cable, not the battery.

Definitely. When I first go the bike I rode it at the dealer recommended 70 psi. When I learned lower pressure is better, I switched to 60 and then 55 PSI. Major improvement in riding experience. I’m going to follow your suggestions to lower pressure further next week. (Busy family weekend.) I...

Yup. Bike with RE, counted as 40 pounds Trunk bag with junk in it counted as 10 pounds, me counted as 160 pounds and a couple of pounds fudge factor. Comes to 212 pounds or 96 kg.

i set for utility e-pedelec with 38mm tires on smooth asphalt with a weight of 96 kilos. I’ve attached a a screenshot. It needs to be scrolled.i tried a couple of other versions with similar results.

Did you try the calculator for your very different riding conditions and weight? I’m very curious.

I just discovered (thanks to GCN Tech video) the Vittoria tire calculator (https://vittoria.com/pages/tire-pressure). The results are interesting in that they take more account of the types of bike and conditions under which they are ridden. My results with this calculator are closer to 60 psi...

Great discussion folks. I may be old, but I’ve only been riding as an adult for about 6 years and definitely have no real bike knowledge other than what I’ve learned here and elsewhere online. The folks I ride with are mostly not that interested in the bikes themselves so this is where I get...

Thanks Stefan. I appreciate your experience