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Stefan Mikes
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Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)
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If this is too small for your eyes... (A Specialized TCD, five configurable data screens). And especially if this is too small...
Feb 2, 2026
Stefan Mikes
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Light vs regular full suspension ebikes
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No, Bosch won't do that. Bosch E-Bike motors are hard coded in the factory for a specific speed restriction. So, a regular U.S. motor is...
Feb 2, 2026
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Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?
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Good, finding a somewhat steady gradient over 150 ft of gain will be a lot easier. The inland topography here is pretty chaotic, and all...
Feb 2, 2026
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by comparison and for giggles.... this is the hill we live on - behind the tallest building on the left; our views are all in the...
Feb 2, 2026
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i think three minutes of data would be enough per run, so if we assume the last run is 120 human watts and 240 motor watts, total weight...
Feb 2, 2026
Stefan Mikes
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Turbo Vado 2 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0?
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That's true. An electric motor requires a certain power to operate properly. At very low E figures, the SL system uses power switching...
Feb 2, 2026
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All good suggestions! Will see what I can cook up. Some thoughts... 1. You're a tough taskmaster, but pretty sure I could do 3-4 runs...
Feb 2, 2026
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yes - it averages 3.6 times the other speed value which is kph. before my latest health troubles i could maintain 200w for a very long...
Feb 2, 2026
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I recently realized that Specialized lets you switch between Class 1 (20 mph) and Class 3 (28 mph), which is pretty awesome. Even...
Feb 2, 2026
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ShockStop Stem on Vado SL
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@rochrunner has bought an unequipped Vado SL. He can ride without the fenders, that's one option. Installing standard Specialized...
Feb 2, 2026
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Looks very familiar. Once lived on Russian Hill, one street over from the famously switchbacked block of Lombard. No shortage of steep...
Feb 2, 2026
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I'd opt for a spacer with a go pro style mount I'd go for the Lupine one with an extension.
Feb 2, 2026
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I am not familiar with the Speedrocker fenders. Do they have some advantage over normal fenders that would be compatible with the light...
Feb 2, 2026
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getting a regular bike after my battery fails?
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so blue shifter housing on the pea lime soup bike?
Feb 1, 2026
Stefan Mikes
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ShockStop Stem on Vado SL
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Probably doable but that would might eliminate the possibility of installing, for example, an SKS Germany Speedrocker front fender.
Feb 1, 2026
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