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That is disappointing to hear. Did you buy both bikes same time from the same shop? Either way, it seems worthwhile to escalate up to Specialized for additional consideration. They should be interested in learning why one customer ended up with two bad batteries. Maybe as you say a bad batch...

If the warranty is the same in Finland as it is for the US, the warranty is for 300 charges or 2 years. Could it be your battery last summer was within the two years but your wife's in the spring was not? If bike is less than 2 years from purchase, I'd look into what Specialized battery...

I ride for fun and exercise. Was looking for an e-bike to expand range that I could comfortable explore new areas without having to drive somewhere. The Vado SL does that for me. The only experience I had with the original Vado was my first e-bike test ride on a Vado 5.0. I was impressed...

http://ebikeapp.jancapek.cz/ offers an app that will record battery charge usage and assist modes if you donate to become a premium member. The free version only allows the garmin to add a display for battery % and assist mode. The battery % does not account for a range extender but otherwise...

Your examples bring up a question I've been meaning to ask the group. The marketing line is Vado is 4 times you and the SL is 2 times you. I also remember seeing somewhere that the SL is actually 1.8 times as a max. If I were to convert your example to the SL, would I then use an...

The Vado SL is advertised as 2 times you. That is at full 100% support turbo mode. At 35% eco or your 40% support it will be proportionally less. Furthermore the peak power setting will limit the amount of assistance to a per centage of the peak motor power available. So if you are going up...

5.0 rims are 22 mm internal width, 23 mm depth. 4.0 rims are 21mm width, 22mm depth. How to determine tire/rim compatability. Going the other way, what would be the widest tires? I guess frame and fender (if eq) would be considerations as well. Any good 700c tires for off road use?

I found this in the Garmin Connect IQ store https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/1532f0d9-fd19-4b63-b038-435d8fd670a4 It lets you add a data field containing both battery and assist level to your Garmin screens. When I first added it, it disabled my cadence and power displays. Since I prefer...

I have a Garmin 130 and it does not support e-bikes. An earlier post suggested that the Garmin 530 can also display the battery percentage. I suspect the Fenix 5X does as well. Interestingly enough while googling the Fenix 5X for compatibility with E-bikes, I stumbled across this ...

What power setting do you use? I use the 3 sec avg and I suspect it is close but not precise. As an example I use both 35/35 Eco and a 30/100 setting to compare. When power indicated is less than 240 W, I believe the 35/35 setting should be providing more assist. At less < 100 W power...

I have a Vado SL and noticed the same. The fake channel is used to display the bike's battery level on the garmin using the cadence, power or heart rate slots. What you see as 100 watts is probably the battery level per centage. It should gradually go down as you deplete the battery. As you...

From the description on the Amazon page, it doesn't appear to provide the bike power. Not sure if the SL motor can actually broadcast that. Also appears the e-bike compatibility is limited to certain Shimano based ebikes.

I suppose that could be the case if riding in Turbo mode AND you have Mission Control set to discharge the Range Extender battery first. When the battery discharges (below 20%) it starts to cut back on assist and eventually limits to Eco levels of assist. Using just the internal battery...

If you have a garmin it should be able to automatically pair with the existing cadence sensor in the SL.

It also occurs to me after seeing the motor comparison sheet in the Vado/Como thread that not all motors are created equal and it is likely the SL motors don't have the smarts to report the motor power.

I'd be interested in this as well. I have a Garmin 130 and it also picks up the Vado SL's power and cadence sensors. I'd really like to see the bikes and rider power displayed simultaneously as I think I've seen on other bike's versions of Mission Control. I know the SL's version of mission...

Lol, I thought the same thing. A little more would be the $150 extra on the EQ for fenders and rack. Having said that, I am thinking of also getting the 5.0 SL to replace a gravel bike I have. I really like the assist the SL provides and can see using a fenderless 5.0 SL for non technical off...

I think you'd find any of the SL bikes will work well for you. What is your concern for range? In Eco mode you should be able to go faster and easier than you do now and 60 miles is definitely doable in the default eco mode. You could also get the range extender - I recently got one and it...

Do you use the mission control app and what does the tuning for it say for sport mode?

Thanks again. I can see how it will mount there and the metal piece will keep the display from turning and being removed? Does the Specialized display have a coin type battery and doesn't need charging or replacement that often? I do have to routinely remove my garmin to recharge so I should...