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The added benefit to this discussion is e-bikes are frequently more difficult to adjust components to get a good fit. Saddles are like opinions, everybody has a box full of them trying to find the magic one but it's almost always not the saddle. One of the videos I like is "How to Perform a...

The seat height is set for riding not stopped conditions. I usually unclip and step off or lean with my right foot at stop lights and I start up with a right pedal stroke. Some people are right foot down. We want to be careful not to hijack the OP's thread because there is a lot of...

Do your hips look like a V-8 rocker arm when you're riding? Your hips should generally be relatively quiet. Sawing back and forth will give you saddle sores. Have someone ride with you with a gopro or phone so you can watch privately afterwards and you can see how much you are moving on the bike.

You can set the Turbo SL system via the Specialized Mission Control app to use a Range Extender battery first but you cannot charge the main battery with a RE battery. It depends on your proposed use as to how often the main battery would need to be recharged. It is also probably possible to...

When you say "professionally fit" does that mean they put you and your bike on trainer and watch you pedal? Did they measure, interview, check angles and watch you pedal while you were on the bike? A professional fit takes a hour or more. Usually they will recommend a follow up after riding...

A medium Creo may not necessarily use the same size frame as a medium Vado SL. Example is the front fork where a Creo size large uses the same fork as a Vado SL size SM. They have four sizes of Vado SL and five Creo sizes. You have a frame from column A, a fork from column B, stem from column...

Sorry I did not get back to this sooner. This is a great comparison. I would have used the motor as primary the datum. The rear derailleur mount is the secondary datum. The front front fork as used in days of old is a derived point and can be changed by swapping forks and is not a good datum...

I agree they are not exactly the same frame but Specialized and most manufactures do not post enough data to accurately draw the two frames. The Vado SL looks like a value engineered E5 Version 2 with some simplifications near the head tube to reduce the manufacturing cost for the larger parts...

If you look at the frame weight limits on the support page, the main difference appears to be the tire width. The standard models have 28mm tires and the EVO models have 38mm tires with no other changes that would affect the load rating. It doesn't seem like the E5 model is as commonly...

The flow chart and the bottom chart agree 5lb/2.3kg for the rack on a carbon frame. I would need to look at the context of the middle chart and check the footnotes. The strength of the threaded fittings on the carbon frame is probably the limiting factor. The bottom chart also adds the use...

There are eyelets on the carbon frame just above the through axle (on my 2020-2021 model). The seat clamp accessory (S184700001) is a clamp to attach the top of the rack stays. I use them both for a fender. I have a Tailfin pack that has attaches to a through axle with a quick release and a...

Make sure you have the latest firmware in the bicycle and RE(s) as they have improved the behavior at the low levels for all batteries. One of these days I may do an experiment and take out my main battery too just to see what happens since I'm getting the same questions from my riding friends...

I use this web site as a reference as they usually have the application table and picture to go with the parts. I think the price would have me going for the hot glue gun or epoxy too. https://webshop.bestbike.de/us/ele-my20-como-vado-tcd-w-wired-display-w-remote-co.html You can frequently...

It really depends on your riding style and how often you are doing the longer rides. The Vado SL is a much better commuter set up than a Creo. In my case, my former Vado SL was one size too large. I switched to a more comfortable correctly sized Creo. I found the riding positions on the Creo...

It was just a Garmin field. I don't have any ebike IQ apps loaded.

On my Creo you insert the cable with the latch at the 12 o'clock and it's locked a 4 o'clock. When the cable is new it is harder to insert and lock. I recently broke a cable just before a ride by forgetting to plug the lower cable. Fortunately I had a spare.

I have in the past displayed the eBike Battery Garmin field on my 1030+. MC shows a fully charged battery and RE as 150% but the Garmin field only shows 100%. I don't need to use that field so I have not followed up to to get a good correlation between the MC number and the Garmin number. I'm...

Some of the 2022's are on sale too but it's the more up market models. There are no savings with the wrong size bike either in use or if you take a loss on the bike when you sell it.

Recent article. Check the wall O' batteries photos. Yikes. https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2023/02/27/fdny-sheriffs-office-inspection-reveals-hundreds-lithium-ion-battery

It's probably not necessary to go back. I have to take my Creo in again at some point to get my second RE updated but it's only missing the latest revision and seems to work fine with the bike firmware updates. Overall the updates work much better than before when you forget or don't recharge...