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EEbikelife72 reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with
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Just passed my 200th ride on the SL 1 in a week short of 13 months. Love it more than ever. Would've hit 3,000 mi by the anniversary... -
EEbikelife72 reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
Several weeks of road and gravel riding now with the Fidlock base and 750 ml bottle shown. So far, so good. Seems secure on bumpy...
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EEbikelife72 reacted to Cycologist's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
I recently removed the front headlight on my Vado SL 4.0 in favor of a mounting bracket that can hold my camera and GPS. I don't ride at...
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EAs a bicycle owner, it's my obligation to find ways to spend more money on it. One way: Replace the FS 1.5 on my Vado SL 1 with a 3.3...
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EEbikelife72 replied to the thread Specialized Creo 2 owners.I think the 3.3 might be over $400 now so that may be the decider. I think it should be mentioned the difference in riding position will...
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EEbikelife72 replied to the thread Specialized Creo 2 owners.Yeah, that’s pretty much exactly what I put in my post above😉 Their photos are definitely wrong, but so was the bike they sent me. As I...
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EEbikelife72 replied to the thread Specialized Creo 2 owners.I recently bought a Creo 2 E5 in the new pistachio color. This bike is my favorite e-bike I’ve owned. It’s absolutely fantastic. I...
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ENowhere near as frustrating as your issues Vado5 but I thought i was heading for a new motor on my Creo 1 recently and was bracing...
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EEbikelife72 reacted to zbikeman's post in the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club) with Like.
So this is my new ride, a 2022 Vado SL 4.0. Ordered from Upway in Los Angeles for a little under $2K. I've made a few adjustments...
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EEbikelife72 replied to the thread Creo 2 Flat Bar Conversion.Indeed, it’s quite the increase. I assume it must be tariff related but who knows.
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EWow...I just checked. I paid $6500 USD, in June 2025, now the Carbon Comp is $7000 (Sept 2005). The specs remain the same.
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EEbikelife72 replied to the thread Creo 2 Flat Bar Conversion.Incidentally I noticed today that in the US Specialized has made significant price increase to the Creo Alloy and Comp Carbon. I’m glad...
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EYour turn. Perhaps the drop bar isn't as good as you thought.
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EEbikelife72 replied to the thread Creo 2 Flat Bar Conversion.lol, that of course is a silly thing to say. Clearly he prefers flat bars and I prefer drops, but we both have bikes that we absolutely...
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EEbikelife72 replied to the thread Creo 2 Flat Bar Conversion.Nope, sorry that's impossible that a flat bar Creo 2 is better than the Vado SL it replaced😁