Stefan Mikes

[ruffruff]

Has anyone heard from Stefan in the last couple days? Wondering how he is since the invasion started?

 

[Marcela]

Last I heard rode his bike right through the war zone and not a scratch

 

[ruffruff]

Last I heard rode his bike right through the war zone and not a scratch

That's cold blooded brother!

 

[Deacon Blues]

Doesn't Stefan live in Warsaw, Poland?

 

[RandallS]

Doesn't Stefan live in Warsaw, Poland?

Essentially, yes. Not really that far from the events.

 

[fooferdoggie]

he was alive 12:am

 

[Art Deco]

I PMed him at 11:45 am yesterday and he responded and was still planning a ride to see his daughter. That was about 40,000 refugees at the border ago, so pray if you still can.

 

[Marcela]

He’ll be back. Too many bikes in his future.

 

[Gionnirocket]

I think he's picking up a couple of extra shifts at the Bafang plant... Time to make the Throttles.

 

[Art Deco]

Last I heard rode his bike right through the war zone and not a scratch

One can hope.

 

[PatriciaK]

He rode to see his daughter yesterday...I haven't seen him today but haven't spent much time in the forums today, either.

 

[ruffruff]

Damn tough crowd in here tonight.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

I never leave the Forums...
Will you let me have a nap sometimes? Just by chance, I fell asleep unusually early as for me last evening.
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The war is waged in Ukraine, our south-eastern neighbour of the area twice of Poland and with the population slightly bigger than of Poland. Of course, I am worried as hell but nothing is in my hands. I sympathise with the Ukrainian nation totally.

Currently, the war has affected Poland with some panic at gasoline stations. Fortunately for me, I ride e-bikes. Hopefully, the situation wouldn't turn worse.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Some more explanation:

There are many Ukrainian people working in Poland, and the country and nation are close to our hearts (despite of some little misunderstanding both nations used to have long time ago). For one, my Polish Mum was born and raised in what is called Western Ukraine nowadays, near to the Romanian border. No doubt we Polish are and will be helping our Ukrainian brethren.

I actually visited my daughter on both Thursday and Friday. She's fine!

 

[Marcela]

Stefan, did you get the new chainring on? How do you like it?

 

[kmccune]

Dear Stefan, my hope and prayers are with you and your neighbors.

 

[Cowlitz]

I never leave the Forums...
Will you let me have a nap sometimes? Just by chance, I fell asleep unusually early as for me last evening.
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The war is waged in Ukraine, our south-eastern neighbour of the area twice of Poland and with the population slightly bigger than of Poland. Of course, I am worried as hell but nothing is in my hands. I sympathise with the Ukrainian nation totally.

Currently, the war has affected Poland with some panic at gasoline stations. Fortunately for me, I ride e-bikes. Hopefully, the situation wouldn't turn worse.

I have decided to try to go all e-bike as much as I can, to "Stick It To The Man". Whether it does or not, I can't say. Getting to orchestra tomorrow may break my pledge but I don't want to ride at night for safety reasons. I also will have to haul my Gazelle eventually, to get the rear brake working properly.

Anyway, that's my plan to help.

 

[PatriciaK]

Keep on riding, Stefan . I know you said you didn't want to discuss the situation on the bike threads, so (at least in the thread with your name on it), I won't. Folks are just concerned for you .

 

[Mulezen]

I saw the title of the thread and immediately thought Stefan’s had one too many desserts washed down by IPAs

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Stefan, did you get the new chainring on? How do you like it?

The 42T is fine for me on Vado 5.0. It still allows me doing some climbs in the area, and the acceleration is excellent. Regarding the top speed (which I could achieve with strong tailwind), I needed to spin at a pretty high cadence and was missing some chainring teeth more but still could hit 43.8 km/h. The latter was impossible for me with the 38T chainring.

I would say 44T would be ideal for me riding in the flats/pavement but I won't change anything because I need some lower gearing for mild off-road!