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    Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

    Yes. I was interested to learn what length has worked for you.
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    Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

    Just out of interest, Ras -- in your own time -- could you please measure your current distance from the mount down to the floor along the kickstand and tell me?
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    Weird Specialized discovery....

    This is how they do it in Copenhagen. Yes, it is an e-bike. Thousands of families ride this product of a workshop in Free Town of Christiania.
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    Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

    P.S. The Wheeltop derailleur/shifter are to be installed tomorrow on Thursday. Anxious.
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    DJI ANNOUNCE NEW HYBRID EMTB WITH DRONE TECHNOLOGY

    A good attempt :) My friend Tommy messaged me this morning: "With the new drivetrain on my bike -- which you helped me get and install -- I will start in this year's Mazovian Gravel 200!" He fooled me as much as I asked him: "Are you insane? Did you pay to participate?!" :D :D :D
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    Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

    Is this kickstand mounted on the left chainstay, 40 mm bolt spacing?
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    Weird Specialized discovery....

    I do all my grocery shopping using two panniers on my big Vado and a big backpack (if necessary). I do 100% groceries this way.
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    Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club)

    Re: Kickstand I bought this one. It is OK but a bit long... Such long you even cannot adjust it, just bolt it on and use. This one would be better. It would ensure a better tilt to the side. In case anyone of you needs a replacement kickstand for a Vado SL Gen 1 :)
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    2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    They are when you watch nice documentaries from your couch. Interestingly, I've watched a recent and honest documentary on El Salvador. Within just a few years, the country was converted from the most dangerous in the world into a nice, friendly, safe and beautiful place.
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    Rohloff or not?

    It is always the first time :)
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    Rohloff or not?

    So: You remove the thru axle, then somehow remove the belt from the rear sprocket and meanwhile disconnect the cables? I need to see my friend's Enviolo e-bike to learn helping her.
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    Rohloff or not?

    How do you remove the rear wheel for the flat repair?
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    Weird Specialized discovery....

    Try buying it in the UK.
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    Rohloff or not?

    Alaskan, a long time Forum member (deceased) was so infuriated with Rohloff on his e-bikes he converted all of them to chain and derailleur. Just saying as I have had no personal experience with Rohloff. David Berry was riding a Rohloff e-bike and had a chain/derailleur e-bike as a backup. He...
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    Weird Specialized discovery....

    Compare with Riese & Muller Load or Tern GSD. It is not about the looks.
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