Why not converted to TCD-w?
Chez: Ask your Specialized LBS what is the chance and conditions to convert a Vado 6.0 from BLOKS to TCD-w. Marci got her conversion free!
Having the possibility to having the motor tuned is one of the greatest features of Specialized e-bikes. Yes, there was a half-baked Specialized application for BLOKS (and perhaps it is still working although I doubt it) so getting the conversion would turn your man's 6.0 into the modern Turbo would be just fantastic!
With the 48T chainring, he must be pedalling at very low cadence making both his legs and the motor far less efficient.
Agree here! Smaller chainring can make more perceived power and torque because of the leverage, while the different choices available of rear gear can increase speed.
I’m not in Seattle proper, just nearby, and I try to avoid killer hills most days. But I do love a good one on occasion, so I can tell my wife about it.You must live in a different, less hilly Seattle than I do or are years younger!
So you had not bought your bike new/at a dealer? Because we got this one used, and I don't know if a dealer will be willing to do much, since we didn't get it from them. Maybe I just have low expectations of modern business...
You are years younger but not off the mark by much. I'm now closer to 80 than 70! My friend keeps trying to get me to go down the hill to the beach at Discovery Park but I don't think the Creo can climb back up. My converted Davidson did it twice but stalled on the third attempt about a block from the top. I pushed it up the rest. I thought I had burned out the motor. But it did restart but I've never tried it again and refuse with the Creo. The motor on the Davidson is stronger but the front hub makes it twitchy - particularly up really steep hills.I’m not in Seattle proper, just nearby, and I try to avoid killer hills most days. But I do love a good one on occasion, so I can tell my wife about it.
As to age; 68. Funny story, just today, I got a haircut, and requested their senior discount. The gal looked up at me with a skeptical expression, and said “over 55?”. I laughed, told her my age, and tipped her well. I wonder if she does that with all the old men.
I have two older brothers, one “closer to 80”, and the other not far behind. Neither of them is capable of riding at all, let alone walking without difficulty. I’ve been blessed with good fortune in that regard. My body may hurt, but it’s still functional….and riding makes me hurt less.
On the other hand, my previous bike, with 85nm of torque, would climb anything. However, it sometimes felt like instead of riding it, it was taking me for a ride, and it had no motor tuning options. I find the Creo, with Mission Control and BLEvo, and it’s lower weight and more nimble handling, to be much more fun overall.
She doesn’t, actually. She can’t imagine someone being older than their grand parents. (I’m 74)I’m not in Seattle proper, just nearby, and I try to avoid killer hills most days. But I do love a good one on occasion, so I can tell my wife about it.
As to age; 68. Funny story, just today, I got a haircut, and requested their senior discount. The gal looked up at me with a skeptical expression, and said “over 55?”. I laughed, told her my age, and tipped her well. I wonder if she does that with all the old men.
We just have to keep on moving. Today was Wallace Falls and last week, Heybrook Lookout. Various hills on the various loops I do out of Wallingford. Longest rides this year are the Edmonds loop and we did Mercer Island over the 520 and back via I-90 last week.I have two older brothers, one “closer to 80”, and the other not far behind. Neither of them is capable of riding at all, let alone walking without difficulty. I’ve been blessed with good fortune in that regard. My body may hurt, but it’s still functional….and riding makes me hurt less.
I haven’t yet tested my Creo with the absolute worst of hills to determine what it’s capable of, but in my case I suspect the rider would shut down first.
A 19% ascent?
