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I own the Vado 5.0 ST. Really happy with it, although it is now tucked away for the winter as we have snow. The black on the Vado 5.0 is gloss, and is beautiful IMO. It really is a classy looking paint job. Gloss is much simpler and easier to keep clean, often being able to wipe it down. The...

In the right circumstances the aluminum rings and cassette should be good from my experiences. In the winter I ride a Norco Fatbike. Through the application of stupid amounts of money I have brought it down to 28.5lbs. Carbon Raceface crank, very expensive SRAM 11 speed cassette, Whisky/DT Swiss...

Is the length of the bolt the 'unique' part of them? If I had Wolftooth 6mm single ring bolts should they be suitable?

That is the Specialized site specific to Uruguay, South America. Different than North American site.

I have a Garmin Explore, and so far have not found a way to get data back and forth. I have a K-Edge mount for the Garmin. Need the phone anyways for emergencies, but it can stay in my pocket as Garmin flashes incoming calls/text messages.

I believe I saw written up somewhere that riders will be getting reminder when firmware updates are available. This doesn't mean you have to go right away for update. And as Sierratim pointed out, updates must be done by a dealer. Not only is update performed but often dealer can take a quick...

Most small businesses are struggling to figure out this new way of doing business. The boom in cycling interest is great, but you need staff and supplies to keep everyone happy. And not all staff were quick to return and help keep up with the overdemands being put on shops right now. And if the...

Most of our potential cracked frames have been dealt with out of our shop, and Specialized came through in a very timely, positive way. We still have a few Vados, Comos and Levos in stock, only because the market around our area is really catching onto the ebike fever and we booked big-time...

Cannot get bikes or parts right now. Every bike that has been hanging on the back wall of the garage for the past 20 years...now the owner thinks he needs it fixed up and cannot believe it is going to take a few weeks. No 'reasonably priced (ie. cheap) 26" tires or tubes to be found at any of...

Seems to be the whole bike.

Have not heard of Specialized not taking care of the cracked frame issue. Even for 2nd owners. Not a frame issue if motor mount bolts were torqued to spec from the factory. Unfortunately seems a large batch of bikes were shipped with wrong torque settings. Bottom line is Specialized seems to...

Rolling production changes are made occassionally it seems. When they started to give a nice black zippered case with each bike to store your manuals/papers and charger in, that seemed to be added to the package part way through the season. Light on fender is a good change, particularly if you...

Very nice looking bike. My wife rides the same one. You want to be careful with the Kuat Transfer rack...rated only to 45lbs., and not for ebikes. I have fit the Axiom Journey Uni-fit Mk3 to a couple of Como's, and I am sure the Topeak Explorer rack would fit on well too. Just needed some strong...

I have personlly used and sold racks from most of the big and small names. . All have highs and lows, and you often get what you pay for. Most manufacturers been good for any warranty we have had to process. Right now my favourite for a Como and a Vado, both with fenders, is the Easyfold.

Marcela - I agree, no problem on trails if speed is kept within reason. It isn't a mtn bike, but the stock tires are pretty wide. I am old-school when it comes to hub noise....I like people to hear me, and if I am in the forest I want critters to hear me coming and get outta the way (I have...

I commute 12km each way, with one big, long hill each way. So far the stock pads are plenty good on my 2020 Vado 5, but I will replace with Kool Stop ones when needed, or finned Shimano ones. I had over 3000km on the KoolStops on another ebike when I sold it, with plenty of wear to go. I had...

Only a problem if you use trunk bag. One of the reasons I mostly use pannier bags. You could re-install install the taillight on the fender or rack. Depends on your level of DIY skills. Biggest challenge I found was nicely routing the tail light wire out of the frame. Replacement Supernova tail...

I am sure if the dealer has longer arms available as an accessory they would be more than willing to sell them to you, like any accessory.Outfitting an ebike is no different than any bike..the solution is out there somewhere, or parts can be machined to make it work. Like putting a puzzle...

Patience Is needed at this time. It is the spring and in normal times shops would be busy. But now imagine trying to keep your business alive and working twice as hard and much longer days to do it. 8am to 6pm for many of our shop guys. This is ok for a short while, but when it drags on for...

If you are going to be removing the motor make sure you know the proper torque specs when you put it back in. The fact that this kind of DIY work might blow the warranty would make me think twice about doing it, at least during the warranty period.