Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

Stefan Mikes · Saturday at 1:20 AM

PedalUma said:
Why anger? Some bike alternatives are better than others. That is the way it is.

PedalUma said:
This bike is lighter, faster and will out last than anting from Specialized.

You have been hijacking Specialized threads for years now in an attempt to sell your sorry contraptions. We all participants of this massive thread love our Vado SL e-bike for good reasons. Now, you take a pedal bike designed and manufactured by someone else, slap the same motor and the battery onto it and claim you are better than a big brand. Learn, your cows could stand by 20 years by a horse and never become the horse.

I have reported your hijacking. If you think your products are better than Vado SL, please make your own thread called "PedalUma E-Bikes". I can guarantee even a lame dog wouldn't be interested.

PedalUma · Saturday at 9:27 AM

Oh the woman, Susan, in the upside down photo also has an SL Vado. Guess which bike she prefers. You really can't judge a wine you have never tasted. She has tried both and knows. Me too. Being stuck at 15.3 mph and having to pay $600 for a $20 charger sucks. Admitting it is worse. Painful.

PedalUma · 2026-06-01T06:52:14-0600

This bike is lighter, quieter, and twice as fast as anything Stefan has ever touched. And it is all open source with the right to repair. It is also not hunky/chunky looking. The superior external battery can be replaced for 1/4th the price. This is about perspective and context. I know Specialized well, have sold them, owned them, and worked on them professionally. I also know what is better.

Ebikelife72 · 2026-06-01T07:02:59-0600

PedalUma said:
This bike is lighter, quieter, and twice as fast as anything Stefan has ever touched. And it is all open source with the right to repair. It is also not hunky/chunky looking. The superior external battery can be replaced for 1/4th the price. This is about perspective and context. I know Specialized well, have sold them, owned them, and worked on them professionally. I also know what is better.

I don't think anyone in this Specialized thread cares about your bikes. Give it a rest and start your own thread.