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Majority of EBR Forum owners of Specialized e-bikes ride either a Turbo Vado or a Como. This is natural, as these two major models have been designed for an average cyclist. Turbo Levo and Kenevo are technical ride stuff, discussed on e-MTB fora. Creo is for road cycling fanatics It is quite interesting American versions of Vado are in the majority Class 3 bikes, while the only speed Vado model for Europe is Vado 6.0. Does anybody own the 6.0? Canadians have to be content with the 32... Read more

Now that I've decided against going tubeless, I'm ready to ditch my Pathfinder Pros because they are too prone to punctures when run with tubes. Both of my recent flats were caused by really tiny pieces of gravel working their way thru the tread just enough to pierce the tube; it was not even visible from the outside without knowing where it was. With a tubeless setup (which these are intended for) I wouldn't have even been aware of it. Anyway, what I'm looking for are some reasonably... Read more

I’m having some issues with my Zen Photon Pro and reached out to their service department with cc to Ravi and Kitri but radio silence. I just happened to be in the area so I went over to their location only to be told that they vacated the building at the end of August. Where does that leave Zen customers in Nova Scotia who require warranty service?

When I first got the bike ~1500 miles ago, I pulled the motor apart and greased it with Mobilith SHC 100. The past few weeks, it's been making almost a chirping/dragging sound, usually in "lugging" situations with light throttle, or right as I roll on the throttle. Almost like a squealing brake rotor Tonight, I pulled the motor to service it. Everything seemed to be in good shape, but a little bit dry (pics were taken before adding more grease). I pushed all the magnets with a screwdriver... Read more

Set up individually both motors work perfectly, but when I set it up with just the signal and ground wires on the second motor only the main motor works . I have built similar set ups in the past, with no problem , so am at a loss to understand this .

Just read this about the new California ebike restrictions, and thought I'd pass it on: Starting today, California is coming for your e-bike throttles Last September, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB-1271, which redefines and adds to several electric bicycle regulations in... electrek.co

When I "traded" my '22 Vado SL 5.0 for a NOS '24 Vado SL 4.0 step-thru, I managed to modify it to match most of the features I lost in going from 5.0 to 4.0. I installed a Mastermind TCU and a Redshift ShockStop stem compensated for losing the FutureShock, but the remaining difference in the drivetrains has come to bother me. Looking into it, I can easily manage the shifter, derailleur and cassette changeover to SRAM GX or NX 12-speed components, but I'm not sure what the options are for the... Read more

So I took my Allant 7 down for maintenance today - new chainring, chain and cassette. Cleaned up the rear wheel to put the new cassette on and found a cracked rim. While it gets good care and feeding, I don't spit shine it unless I'm replacing or inspecting something & this almost got out of hand. Every other spoke hole is cracked. That could have been catastrophic. I don't go hard on the motor either. Most of the ~6500 miles on this rim are human power. I'd hate to see what it looked... Read more

Following on from my recent first gravel bike race post, my same friend mentioned he was participating a mountain bike race for the second year in a row. This time on his Amflow Pro whereas previously he rode an analogue Specialized. Again the courses which varied in distance - 100km, 70km, 40km and 20km. For some reason e-bikes were restricted to only entering the 40km and 20km distances. My friend and I entered in the 40km race (which was technically 42.7km) with 618 metres of elevation... Read more

Does the 11-speed NX derailleur that came on a 2024 Vado SL have a lever or button or whatever that locks it into the extended position? I didn't see anything but at the time I was trying to fix something in an inconvenient place on a hot day and wasn't in a position to take a closer look.

I’m currently riding a Aventon Level and I’m getting ready to buy a new bike that will probably be the last one for me. I’m 6’ tall and weight around 210 I’m considered to be athletic by my peers but some of them can just about walk. I’m in my 70’s now and there are time when getting on my bike becomes more of an effort than it previously was. I’m still able to ride the bike it’s just that on some days when I’m not 100% I have to think about it it’s no longer automatic. The bike I’ve... Read more

As a geezer with too much curiosity and time, I watched a video on Spoke Tension. Hmmmmm... I put this rear trike wheel in my lap and did a round-and-round ..top/bottom One spoke was -4 under the general 3-32 kg range and one was 4> over. They're all balanced now! My next project is to see if I can get a bit of wobble out of my RR wheel. There's a fellow in FL who did a nice YouTube demonstration on how to do it easily.. I likely will make it harder, but press on... Jim/Salsbury MD