Hooray for New Bike Day: Vado 4.0 2022

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Axis

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I just picked up a 2022 Vado 4.0 and the new tailwind bags. I spent the last year on a 3.0 Como and put 1000 miles on it. Now that covid has waned and I can commute to the office again (60-mile round trip) I decided to upgrade. Really impressed with this bike and going from class 1 (420 watt-hour battery) to class 3 (710 watt-hour battery) is a real game-changer. I also like the slightly more aggressive riding posture of the Vado. The bags and the rack are stellar. In case you are wondering you can fit a case of beer cans in each bag with a little room to spare . :)
 

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Rome said:
Very impressive range if you can achieve that on one charge.
Happy riding. Cool bike. Like the Chilli Red.
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It could be possible. My commute is flat except for one steep hill that is only about half a mile long. Once I really have a good feel for how the battery performs I'll see if I can make it on one charge.
 
I got 52 miles on my trek with the 620 watt battery thats on flats and me averaging 135 watts. and 16.5mph average.
 
Marci jo said:
Wow Axis, that’s an amazing commute. Very impressive.
Please post how it goes for you.
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Thank you I will. I used to ride this commute when I was younger on a single speed for a couple of decades. I stopped when my son got cancer (cured now) and hadn't ridden for a while. However, last year I bought a Como 3.0 and rode 1000 miles. On a bike like the Vado I know 100% I can still make it and if I really want to ride over 24 mph I will have to work for it...but if I don't then I don't have to worry about making it home.
 
Will you be able to charge the battery at work? A single charge should be able to go round trip, unless there’s a nasty headwind. They are a sneaky invisible battery drainers.
 
rochrunner said:
My biggest problem with a commute like that would simply be the time it takes, but to each their own.
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I only have a year before retirement and my employer is fine with me being 100% remote, but I can go in if I want. I am just trying to have fun and break up the monotony. I have worked remotely since 2016... the last two years due to covid and in the preceding 4 years I worked from a pediatric oncology ward while my child was being treated.

Let's just say I have a lot of extra "energy" borne from suffering and anger that I need to do something positive with.. 30 years ago when I came home from my last military deployment I had a lot of the same trauma that I worked off commuting.
 
rochrunner said:
My biggest problem with a commute like that would simply be the time it takes, but to each their own.
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I use to commute about 17 miles each way, twice a week and only in good weather, although, I did get caught by the hidden shower on occasion. I was lucky and could store my bike in the office where I used it as clothes line to dry the biking clothes. I left a change of wardrobe at the office including underwear and a blazer and ties.
 
mikeschn said:
Very nice bike Axis. But 60 miles? Isn't that like 4 hours round trip? Do you get up that early in the morning?

Mike...
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Ya basically just under 4 hours and yes I hit the road at 5:30am. I am still hyperactive even at 53. I was even riding BMX, racing, riding ramps up until my son got cancer when I was 47. I'd probably still be riding ramps if I didn't have to stop (lived in the pediatric oncology ward for a few years). Once you stop that kind of riding it's really hard at any age to get back into it... but at 53 I think that ship has sailed. Plus I have a serious musical commitment and I can't risk breaking bones, hands, wrists etc.. I am transitioning into retirement early and will be going on tour to play guitar with a band. I only have 6 months left to commute and I love a challenge like 60 miles. Let's face it on a powerful e-bike I can make it as hard or easy as I want.
 
Axis said:
Ya basically just under 4 hours and yes I hit the road at 5:30am. I am still hyperactive even at 53. I was even riding BMX, racing, riding ramps up until my son got cancer when I was 47. I'd probably still be riding ramps if I didn't have to stop (lived in the pediatric oncology ward for a few years). Once you stop that kind of riding it's really hard at any age to get back into it... but at 53 I think that ship has sailed. Plus I have a serious musical commitment and I can't risk breaking bones, hands, wrists etc.. I am transitioning into retirement early and will be going on tour to play guitar with a band. I only have 6 months left to commute and I love a challenge like 60 miles. Let's face it on a powerful e-bike I can make it as hard or easy as I want.
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Get a second battery, and bump it up to turbo mode all the way! ha! It'll get you to retirement faster too! ;)

Mike..;)
 
@mikeschn:
I noticed you had mounted your Mirrycle upwards. Such a setup had some drawbacks:
  • Making the bars wider
  • Easy to damage the mirror (bikes tend to fall, sometimes without the rider)
See the alternative setup:
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This is what many riders, for example David Berry do.
 
Stefan Mikes said:
@mikeschn:
I noticed you had mounted your Mirrycle upwards. Such a setup had some drawbacks:
  • Making the bars wider
  • Easy to damage the mirror (bikes tend to fall, sometimes without the rider)
This is what many riders, for example David Berry do.
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Yes, I noticed some riders mounting their mirrycle upside down. Interesting. I'll have to give that a try. Thanks for spotting that!

Mike...
 
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