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I have no desire to upgrade but one of the things I love is the low weight so if my 5.0 SL 1 were stolen tomorrow I'd get that Turbo...

Yeah it's not a review, Tredz are a huge online bike shop, like Chainreaction/wiggle used to be, so they guy clearly doesn't know a lot...

IDK the 5.0 SL has a futureshock.

I only assume that with Future Shock included....Spesh felt that the (expensive) carbon fork was unnecessary. They might be correct.

Odd that the SL 2 5.0 alloy version does not come with a carbon fork unlike SL 1 5.0.

I didn't see that the discussion of the new alloy version was taking place here in the Carbon thread....my bad....sorry. Ras...I agree...

Tredz bikes online shop quick rundown:

Both versions come with future shock which is nice, & a similar spec to old versions. New cues drive train rather then Deore. Just with...

20kg will change it's personality, as Mschwett says. 20kg/44lbs won't ride as well with power off as the SL 1 bikes did. So finding a...

£3,500/£3,800 4 or 5 in UK apparently. Not bad. Haven't seen the spec yet.

Saved by the bell, just when you were heading for the exciting world of carbon fibre!🤣

VADO SL 2 ALLOY HAS BEEN JUST PREMIERED IN EUROPE! Photo courtesy Specialized Warsaw. Vado SL 2 5.0 on Specialized UK

I think carbon fibre is just a construction material of different properties than the alloy. My good friend has bought a CF Marin gravel...

Have to say I agree with Stefan on this. High end batteries are pretty safe. Though I'm struggling to deal with this new Stefan suddenly...

Early cold start, rode the Queensway tunel at 7.30am, little bit nervous as I havent ridden it since I was 15. Nice and quiet, and then...