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Bike: 2022 Vado 3.0, 504wh battery, 50nm motor. Stock gearing, riding on 27.5x2.25" Schwalbe Hurricane tires inflated to 42psi rear, 37psi front. ~2300 mi now on the bike. Eco: Set to 10/35 Sport: Set to 40/70 Turbo: Set to 80/100 (I have decided to just leave the settings like this, they suit...

Straight, no shim needed - they make both 27.2mm and 30.9mm posts, get the one that is correct for your bike. I have the regular Vado (not the SL), and it requires 30.9mm post. One note: with the sloping downtube of the regular Vado, a good bit of seatpost is exposed - which is a Good Thing...

I splurged and went with a Whiskey Products carbon seatpost. It's nice, has some (minimal) compliance that helps with the bumps and chatter, but is by no means a suspension post - which is exactly what I wanted.

I believe you are correct. Unfortunately there are (many) times I do want to wrap my fingers around it - not death grip, it's just a comfy position for me. And this posture also reinforces some habits I'm trying to practice during all rides, so aside from comfort it also improves my...

A different model, and the design is completely different. Since the "back" is open, I found the edges digging into my fingers and the overall feel was disappointing. These were the 411 IBE's, not the 410's that integrate with their grips and which are fully formed. I hear ya on cutting the...

That stem is interesting! I hope you get it dialed in promptly, @Stefan Mikes I also find that combo of inner and outer bar ends interesting. After using the inner bar ends, outers hold no interest for me. And a funny note: I bought some SQLab IBE's for my analog bike, they were entirely...

eBay. Just search for 48T 104bcd chainring, it should be among the 1st to come up.

So after putting some miles on my eBay Snail chainring, I would like to report: It is round. It is narrow-wide. It is quiet. It works fine. No noise, no issues, just a chainring. About 100mi in, it shows no wear so far. $20 and I am happy.

You seem to have missed the memo, offtopic/non-bike forum is more appropriate for this. Ask the Community Anything...

I ended up getting an ebay special chainring, Snail 104BCD 48T narrow/wide, with the nuts to install. It claims to be 7075-T6 aluminum alloy. Took just a few minutes to swap over (keeping my worn Praxis just in case), and fit is perfect. Haven't ridden it more than a few hundred feet due to the...

I seem to be going the opposite direction: I haven't been riding my ebike very much, instead been spending more time with a Specialized Crosstrail I recently picked up. I really love the light weight, nimble handling, and simplicity - until I get to the few nasty hills here. I suspect with the...

Awesome stuff, @Stefan Mikes - thank you very much for the details! I ran across the Deckas in my cursory search, wasn't aware of Garbaruk. And I wouldn't have ordered the nuts/bolts to hold them, so I appreciate this very much. (And I always use Blue Loctite after removing & cleaning my...

Any replacement 48t 104bcd chainring for the Vado you all recommend (or recommend staying away from)? My OEM Praxis ring has some substantial wear, stock in the US is nearly non-existent, so just wondering what others have used? I do not wish to change the gear ratios, the 48t works for me/my...

Tough call. My initial reaction is - If it's not the right bike for you, sell it and get the one you want. On top of the purchase price of the Vado, to modify it as you suggest is going to cost how much more? And none of the modifications are guaranteed to provide the outcome you want and will...

I too am 5' 11" and the large is perfect (only 30" inseam). Now I understand why you made so many changes to your bike: You bought the wrong one/size. Yes, that 1" makes a huge difference (I went through this on an analog bike the past few weeks). So now you have an ill-fitting bike you've...

I have found that flat saddles - not curved downwards off the side - have provided best comfort and enable repositioning throughout a ride. I have 2 SQLabs saddles, one on the Vado (610) and the other (602) on my analog bike, and I can and have ridden them for up to 4 hrs with no discomfort...

If/when this motor comes to the Vado SL, I'm buying one. Same power as my Vado 3.0, 40% weight reduction, livelier bike, range extenders vs 2nd battery. Take my damn money!

All of the software/firmware updates on the Vado and Como have been free at my LBS, seems this varies by shop though? Past posts indicate LBS's are all over the place with this. The most recent updates to the bikes were OTA via Mission Control, so no need to go to the shop (this is the update...

After studying the photos, the very upright position with the drastic seat offset == yeow, easy to see why it's so painful. I'm no pro, but after fiddling with my Vado for ~10 months now, imho you have completely munged the bike - you have turned it into an upright riding position with a...

I think it'd be helpful if you also recapped the current state of your bike and maybe share of photo of you on it. I seem to recall you put Como bars on your Vado; what other changes? If I am correct in my thinking, you have changed an active/fitness/hybrid bike to... more upright? So a very...