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Thanks, lloydt - curious to know with what did you replace your stock Vado wheels? What size? The Vado doesn't use a normal normal hub skewer to hold the wheels on the bike, at least not in front, but rather a what appears to be a 3/4 inch diameter threaded axle. Perhaps these are standard on...

Changl - sorry I didn't include the tire name in my OP - it's the Marathon, not the Plus. With all the rain and high wind we've been experiencing on the Delaware coast, I've had only one ride with the new tire. No problems - I couldn't tell the difference except with I looked down at my tire...

After suffering 3 flat tires over about a six week period with the Trigger Sport tire and tube on my Vado 3, , I decided to swap out the tube and tire. This is a course I have biked on my old Trek for about 4 years without an issue. Neither the I or the LBS could find what was causing the hole...

We live on the Delaware coast and I bike primarily on packed cinder park trails. For the most part, the topography is flat but there are some hills along the coast line trails. Local and state governments are also paving over defunct rail beds for walking and biking, long and straight. And oh...

I guess the editors didn't review these threads! :p Having said that, my Vado 3.0 , purchased last October, is running perfectly. I couldn't be happier. (crap, now I've done it). Pleasant reading in any case! Enjoy...

It’s interesting that it appears no one responding to the OP likes or enjoys the physical act of driving a car. I do! I’m 75 now and remember the day I got my license. Pure joy. I looked forward, I and still do, to road trips. I enjoy the precision of driving, e.g., correctingly shifting a...

OK, finally bit the bullet and cut about 2.5 inches from each end of the bars using a pipe cutter. Turned out to be a quick, easy job. The resultant "cockpit" feels surprising smaller or compact even though it's still wider than the road bike with drops. It's suppose to pour tomorrow so...

Curious to know what tire pressure range are you running on your original Vado 3.tires? I know that pressure is somewhat dependent on extreme rider weight, high or low. How often must you top off the air to maintain your preferred pressure range? (Or is the tire pressure question similar to...

Thanks, Cruiser! I know that an 11-25 cassette will work. My question really is if I swap out the 10-speed Shimano Deore cassette and derailleur for Shimano Ultegra 10-speed cassette and derailleur, can I retain my existing Speedfire shifters? I understand adjustments to the chain length...

Hey Bud, we are located in Lewes, Delaware, adjacent to Rehoboth Beach and a stone's throw from Dewey Beach, one of the East Coast Party Central locations. In our area it's mostly flat with some smallish hills. I leave the assist level at the lowest mark and use the bike's gears needed...

I want to do the same thing. On my Specialized Vado, the ten speed cassette is 11-42 - to say there are some large gaps is an understatement! On my Trek road bike, I swapped out my running gear to an Ultegra ten speed 11-25 cassette, along with an Ultegra derailleur. This set up provided...

I am riding a PA only Specialized. I believe there are no brake cutoffs on this bike. On one of the sections where I ride, it's a smooth trail through the woods with many curves/turns. If I am alone with no walkers or other bikes, I try to maintain a constant cadence and speed of around 17...

We live in an area heavily populated by weekly and week-end tourists (Dewey, Rehoboth and Lewes, Delaware) who tend to forget common sense and courtesy when driving. Accordingly, I purchased the brightest tail light on our bikes. (I am always amused to see bikes on the road with tail lights...

On both our bikes, (wifes' and my Specialized) we use Mirrycle mirrors but with a modification. Since the bikes' handlebars are soooo wide, I did not use the small horizontal piece when mounting the mirrors but rather mounted the mirror directly to the vertical piece. Keeps the mirror in tight...

I’ve been reading through the various Specialized threads trying to compare the two bikes. Curious to know if these two bikes have the identical running gear, motor, battery, cassette, derailleur, chain, brakes, etc? I know that frame geometry is different, as are accessories, like the rack...

Skipping gears is not a major problem! It can happen on any bike, conventional or ebikes. Skipping gears means the derailleur is out of adjustment. (Or skipping can also mean the cage holding the small idler wheels is bent.) YouTube has a boat load of videos about replacing and adjusting the...

No, this is Specialize’s sales gimmick they use on their website to market bikes. Not terribly accurate. No, I believe Specialize has blown off all us Vado and Turbo owners with respect to a new app. We are out of luck. Had I known . . .

Vado50, curious to know how much you cut off? I was going to use a hacksaw but a pipe cutter makes far more sense. Did you have difficulty removing or sliding the grips along the bars? Thanks!

Coming from a road bike, I find the Vado's handlebars incredibly wide. I feel like a monkey hanging on to the bars. In fact, my road bike's bars are 18 inches wide and the Vado's are 27 inches wide. A huge difference. With one's arms and shoulders stretched out that wide, there is major...

One gets the impression that Specialized is sticking their collective heads in the sand hoping this issue will simply go away. A company committed to customer service would have corresponded with all of us Vado owners explaining the issue and their intended course of action to correct the...