Recent content by Douglas Ruby

The unfortunate part of this story is that essentially all parts of the "e" portion of this ebike are obsolete due to the fact that the Swiss company that produced these parts for Specialized went out of business a number of years ago. I traded in my 2015 Turbo in 2022 in fully functional...

My 2015 Turbo is now on show in the front window at Seacoast E-Bikes in Newington, NH. I traded it in in August 2022 for a Vado SL 5.0 EQ. When I traded it in it was in complete working condition with several significant upgrades. It had the 691Wh Turbo S battery with working bluetooth, the...

My old 1st gen 2015 Specialized Turbo had the same issue. I ended up drilling a hole in the Aluminum tube of the suspended seatposts I used on that bike. O routed the seat based tail light wire through the hole. Dont think this would work for a carbon post.

Stefan, I took a 36 mile ride yesterday and was able to test out new assist settings. My prior settings were 30/55, 50/75, 70/100 based on the incorrect assumption that these were assist "ranges" rather than actual Ease/Maxlevel settings. I found that ECO assist didn't feel a whole lot...

I purchased a Specialized CG-R FACT carbon seatpost. It helps take up just a bit of the road vibration.. I had various "sprung" seatposts on my prior e-bike, but found them too "bouncy" at higher cadence rates. When combined with my Selle Anatomica leather seat, I find the CG-R to be more...

I neglected to mention that I have a carbon handlebar, carbon seatpost, and lighter Bontrager 700x38 tires that weigh in at 450g each. So comparing my 38 lbs bike with the Vado SL 2 6.0 EQ takes similar things (except cranks) into account.

The actual dry weight of my Vado SL 5.0 EQ (size L) is about 38 lbs. The actual weight of two recently tested Vado SL 2 6.0 EQ's (size L) was 41 lbs. (Note, the specs for size M are 36.5 lbs and 39.7 lbs respectively) These measurements suggest the actual difference between SL and SL 2 is around...

Ah, ha! Thank you Stefan. So, what I should do is tinker with this some more on my current VADO SL. I would like to make SPORT mode more useful for me and reduce my dependence on TURBO in my current bike. My thinking, is to set my current bike at something like: EASE settings: ECO = 40%...

I believe I read somewhere that in addition to the 240W/35Nm rating of the SL 1.1 motor vs the 320W/50Nm rating of the SL 1.2 motor, there is a difference in the "rider multiplier" assist levels. I know that the "multiplier" value for SL 1.1 is 1.8X and I think that I read that it is 2.1X for...

I regeared my SL 5.0 EQ with a 10-52T cassette and a 46T chainring just so I could maintain 28mph on slight descents in 11th gear at a cadence of around 95 rpm. This way I can hit 32-33 mph still pedaling at a cadence under 100 rpm in 12th gear. While I am a cardiac compromised 73 year old, I...

There is no question to me that I could use the extra power. I often ride with my daughter who is a "16-18mph" rider. I find myself having to use Turbo mode to be able to stay with her on long gradual uphills where she can maintain a faster pace than I can in Sport mode. Also, like many, I use...

Great summary above. My Vado SL 5.0 EQ (size L) weighs just about 38 lbs dry with 46T Wolf Tooth aluminum chain ring, 3 bottle racks, heavy leather saddle, carbon seatpost, carbon handlebars, and extra handlebar mounts for flashing headlight and Garmin.. In my case that is probably just slightly...

I started a long thread about this very issue. Yes it was available on Mission Control and not on the Specialized App. In quite a number of ways that I care about, the SA is less functional.

IF the Turbo Creo 2 Comp E5 had a carbon fork at the $4500 price, I would sell my 2022 Vado SL 5.0 EQ in a heartbeat and get the Creo 2. I would swap drivetrains (XD Driver, 10-52 GX1275 cassette, and Wolf Tooth 46t chain ring) on to the Creo. I would also probably move the fenders and rack from...

I have a Turbo Vado SL 5.0 EQ (the later SRAM version). The weight at 33+ lbs is around 2 lbs less than my Vado Sl with frame/fenders but otherwise similarly equipped. Interesting possibility.