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Reporting back in case this helps anyone in the same situation. Received the Levo 4 and went for a few rides over the weekend, it was definitely the best choice in my situation (50/50 paved vs light trail, very hilly area). Compared to my 2022 Vado 4.0, the Levo 4 is obviously a beast on the...

Yeah, hoping to mitigate some of that with better rolling tires; reviewing my rides, I also realized that >90% of my asphalt riding is ascending or descending hills, which I would expect to be less impacted than riding on the flat and running out of gears, we'll see..

After much debating, decided after all that my next bike will be a Levo 4. Coming from a Vado 4.0, living in a very hilly area with half my miles on easy trails, the Vado did the job but not getting that much enjoyment on the trails. Thought the Vado 3X could be the answer to this, but after...

I have seen a couple of threads on the new Vado 3 EVO, but nothing on Vado 3 X, I believe it got announced a few days ago https://www.specialized.com/us/en/turbo-vado-3-x-40/p/4293140?color=5467449-4293140 A bit heavy but this might otherwise be exactly what I was looking for, i.e. full...

I guess I am confused, you seem to imply the city model doesn't have that, do you mean then that the endurance model does? These 3rd party socks would work just as well on both models.. That being said, I am not using that and not having any issues, I live in socal though, so no rain...

What do you mean by optional boot? it comes with a magnetic mud guard, are you referring to something else?

Well, now $159 on their website, they're having a sale for this and other products

Also note that the Redshift City, released a year ago and specifically targeting ebikes, sells at $199.

Actually, it's not bad; looks like the Tero X highest gear ratio is slightly higher than the second highest one on the Vado. I need to do some riding without using the highest gear and see how this would impact me. I live in a hilly area so not necessarily pedaling much going down hill and using...

What speed do you comfortably reach on the road (flat), at ~75 cadence? I am riding a Vado 4.0, I alternate between road and trails (today's trail was quite rocky and challenging); could definitely use more suspension but I am not sure I am willing to sacrifice the speed at the highest gear.

The test is just to deflate your rear tire :) or even better, you can just take my word for it. I wish the bike would stay upright with just the kickstand, that would be helpful when taking the rear wheel off for a repair, but that's just not the case.

the second flat was just a consequence of my poor job fixing the first one :) (or a limitation of the Park Tool GP-2 stickers that don't seem to last long term if overlapping a seam on the tube). I don't ride every day and it seems it was leaking slow enough for me not to notice it until...

I confirm, the bike tipped both times away from the kickstand. I like the creativity around here to prove this hypothesis; for those with the same bike, an easy test would be to just fully deflate your rear tire 😂 You will notice that you won't be able to keep the bike staying upright with the...

I just got my second flat tire since getting the bike last fall, both undetected until I find my bike laying down on the floor of my garage. Apparently, a flat tire in the back will cause the bike to fall while on kickstand. Makes me rethink how to store my bike, do you guys not use the...

Thanks guys, this all makes sense, and good to observe that the peak mechanical power does match the stated specs