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You really need to take a look at the 24 hr - 310 mi ride done by @Ravi Kempaiah in the Great Smokies a couple of years ago () on his ST2. I believe he used 2 batteries with meal breaks to charge for the 24 hour ride. He did a 5000 mi ride last summer from Wisconsin to So. California ((Link...

My fronts look like that. Rears got messed up pulling the wheel and putting it back without removing the pads. TIP: When you remove and reinstall the rear wheel, pull the rear pads. Getting the cassette, chain, torque arm and disc all aligned takes more dexterity than I have. By removing the...

My best advice....ride the Turbo. Compare it with the Trek. The Turbo is a very smooth, impressive bike to ride with its pure torque sesing system. Further the Turbo has many levels of assist from 10% to 70% in 10% increments as well as full TURBO mode. However, the TURBO is probably harder to...

A limit of 20 mph exists in most all states for electric bicycles that have throttles (as opposed to pure pedal assist).

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The "Clean Cockpit" control on the later model Turbo, Turbo X, and Turbo S (the original 2013 bikes had a different control) has been a VERY weak point of the entire Turbo line. The joystick is not easy to use and is flimsy and a cause of failure. The backlight also fails, making it hard to...

The changeover to the 11-speed Deore XT setup cost around $250. This included a Deore XT CS-8000 cassette, Deore XT RD-M8000 rear derailleur, a XTR SL-M9000 11-speed shift lever, plus cable and 11-speed chain. The older SRAM X7 10-speed mech, 11-36T cassette, and chain were re-purposed to...

buzzapage... 7000 km is awesome. I am at about 2500 km. Still love riding. Around 2400 km on my Michelin Energy tires and 2000 km on the Kool Stop pads. I did replace the rears. I had gouged them replacing the rear wheel a couple of times. I decided that it is better to pull the pads when...

It took a while, but I did a lot of playing around with my Specialized Turbo and went from 11-32T 10 sp cassette to an 11-36T 10 sp cassette. I also swapped the 48T to 44T on the front. This gave me a lower 1st gear and pretty decent cruising at 26 mph (top assist speed) at my normal cadence of...

Not a "secret power mode", just a pseudo-throttle. Once in Turbo mode, if you hold the littl;e thumb-stick "up" it will accelerate to 12 mph w/o pedalling. This is a feature of all Turbo's (Turbo, Turbo X, Turbo S).

The battery should be fine and have a 2 year warranty. They deliver the bike to the dealer originally with about 50% charge. If the dealer has the diagnostics, they can do a battery health check showing the number of charge cycles on this particular battery. Also, in regard to the Kool Stop...

Velome, Many thanks. This is the "base Turbo" that was originally introduced in late 2014 as a 2015 model. At that time it had a price of $3,800. In late 2015 the price was dropped to $3,000 for the 2016 model year. In late 2016, the price was again dropped to $2,500 for the 2017 model year...

Velome, There arent any 2017 Turbos. There are Turbo Levo or Turbo Vado. If this is an older Turbo model, it is generally leftover. I f you can point me to a URL I can give you some data. Doug

Velome, Yes, I did install the Turbo S battery in my standard Turbo. My goal was to maxmize range and to get bluetooth connectivity. Though technically the base Turbo is a Speed Pedelec, offering assist up to 42Km/h (26.2 mph), the highest average I have ever had over any kind of distance is...

Check the 2nd charger you got to see if it charges the battery "off the bike". And yes I have paid for firmware updates. If the dealer can do it and knows what he/she is doing, I'd recommend it.

The power usage was not linear. I used TURBO for the major climbs. I used various ECO levels (60, 50, and 40) at different times. Plus I splurged and used TURBO for one 4-5 mile flat stretch. In the end, I used 90% of the 691Wh battery to go 55.7 miles, so 1.62% per mile. Yesterday, I did a...

I second @bazzapage. This is fundamentally a terrific bike. See if the dealer can order or if you can direct order the fender/rack kit. Making your own with separate rack and fenders is not difficult. Plus, finding bags to fit the Racktime OEM rack is a bit difficult. The specs on the bike can...

Yeah to all of the above. Changing ECO levels once or twice in a 3+ hr ride isn't too bad. I found myself whacking the joystick and riding in No Boost mode for awhile. Thought I had a flat tire!

Today was my second Ride 2 Recovery Honor Ride here in Nashua, NH. I rode my base Specialized Turbo (200W motor) again for the second time. Last year I did the "30 mile" loop with my 468Wh battery. I finished the actual 28.5 mile ride, with 987 ft of ascent, at an average speed of 18.3 mph. I...

Thanks for the review. When you get more details, let us know.