Recent content by Jan Hermanson

I'd estimate that the battery degraded about 10% over the whole period before it started to malfunction. Difficult to estimate decrease in range as I switch to studded tires and severe temperatures in winter. Typically I have at least 25% decrease in range with the winter tires and sub-zero...

For those few that still ride the good old Turbo's I thought I'd share my experiences with my 2016 Turbo S up 'til now. I bought the bike 1 yr and 11 months ago (important as you will find below) and live in Stockholm, Sweden. I am using my Turbo S as my commuter vehicle - 30 km total distance...

John E o you have any pictures from the internals of the battery?

It sounds like my Turbo S. More apparent when hub engine gets warmer (when pedaling hard for a while). Sounds like something gets in contact with the hub engine shell. Goes away momentarily when releasing pressure, but comes back again after pedaling hard. This sound is getting worse over time...

I have a relatively recent problem with a scraping (or slushing) sound coming from the engine. The scraping gets louder as temp goes up (after cycling at high speed for a while). It sounds like some part of the engine is touching the metal casing at each revolution so it is somewhat connected...

@bazzapage impressive. Especially on the chain and cassette. I have changed both after less than 5000 km. Each year I find that the chain starts to slacken after half of the autumn term (I bike all year around with winter slush and salt at least 4 months/year) and if I don't replace it will...

I'm logging all (most) trips using the mission control app connected to Strava. So far the only way to be sure I keep a reasonable track on the odometer. Also fun to see in Strava who I met on the morning ride. Installed the new version and did not notice any dramatic differences. Curious what...

would be interesting to know indeed. It would be equally interesting to know if someone has experienced any significant degradation such that repacking would be useful. Given that Specialized promises 700 full cycles (on the Turbo series) before recommended replacement I suspect few have...

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Dysan, unclear what is going on with your battery but I noticed that you have firmware 5.9 which is not the newest version. If you have a proper dealer upgrade the firmware perhaps this solves your error. I also noticed something else; your voltage is 20.0V which seems very low given that it...

Bengt, where are you located? Stockholm? Would be great to see your Vado IRL and hear about your experiences.

Be a proud (and fair) ebiker. Don't try and hide it.

It appears that my fears were incorrect. Specialized seems committed to deliver batteries at least until 2021: https://electricbikereview.com/forums/threads/turbo-batteries-2013-and-beyond.3478/ Sounds worrying that your battery died. Where did you go to get it fixed? Specialized Concept Store...

One major concern is news that Specialized will not continue manufacturing batteries for the Turbo S series (691Wh). As Specialized has put all smartness into the battery (and it is a sealed box) it is not obvious that it can be rebuilt by a 3rd party, essentially rendering a completely useless...

Excellent review of the climbing capacity of a lot of interesting bikes. Just the kind of info one wants when making the painful decision on buying new which is not something you can read up on. I must admit I was both impressed and relieved by the performance of the Turbo S. Still a top notch...