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zbikeman replied to the thread Anyone converted their Turbo Vado to tubeless tires?.Living without a compressor? Welcome to my world. I live in an apartment. Couldn't use a compressor here if I wanted to. So yeah... -
zbikeman replied to the thread Anyone converted their Turbo Vado to tubeless tires?.I must be the outlier here. I've gone from tubeless back to tubes. I live in goathead country, so when I got a bike already set up...
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zbikeman replied to the thread Raising Handlebars to Ease Hand Pressure.Cables still reach despite the added rise and sweep. The idea is to bring the bars back to your body for a more comfortable upright...
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zbikeman replied to the thread Raising Handlebars to Ease Hand Pressure.Tried a Bontrager bar first. Didn't have anywhere near the rise and sweep. I think I still have it somewhere. The Ergotec bar turns...
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zbikeman replied to the thread Raising Handlebars to Ease Hand Pressure.@Drozdster, on my Sirrus X 5.0, Vado SL 4.0 and my wife's Vado 4.0, I replaced the stock bars all with the same bar...
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zbikeman replied to the thread Turbo Vado SL 4.0 Tick-Tock Noise.If it were the chain sticking or not installed correctly, the click wouldn't go away on a stand. Found this on the interwebs...
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zbikeman replied to the thread Turbo Vado SL 4.0 Tick-Tock Noise.Is there any way you can get the bike on a workstand? Reason I ask - it's quite difficult to localize noises while you're riding...
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zbikeman replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).Have you checked the rear hub carefully for signs of fatigue / failure / cracks? I once had an MTB hub - Shimano Deore DX if memory...
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zbikeman replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).@BioWheel, just curious - where did the spokes fail? In the middle, near the hub or near the nipple? My experience is that the...
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I agree. I am sucker for getting the latest and greatest bike upgrade but there is nothing about the EVO other than the increased...
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zbikeman replied to the thread Turbo Vado 3.The proprietary stem is also a dealbreaker for me. What, does Spesh think that we all need the same stem length and extension, and this...
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zbikeman replied to the thread "Chained in Perdition".The old chain is hopefully the correct length. If you still have it, lay a new one next to it and remove any links to get to the length...
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zbikeman replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).Every business seems different with regard to scheduling repair work. I don't know if this is common in the UK, but I've been to at...
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zbikeman replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).Most shops have an idea of how far out their service backlog needs to clear (typically days or weeks). It's perfectly OK to ask how far...
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zbikeman replied to the thread Specialized Turbo Vado SL: An Incredible E-Bike (User Club).After playing drop-the-wedge-in-the-seat-tube with my Sirrus X 5.0 (and now my Vado 4.0 SL) enough times, my workaround is to drop the...
