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When I was ordering my Vado SL 4.0 EQ a couple years ago, the salesman invited me behind the counter to look at their ordering screen so I could see the difference in available colors. At the time, it showed what I assume to be the dealer cost. From what I remember it was about 2/3rds of the...

congrats on the new bike. battery video Also check out other specialized university videos for mastermind. Don't remember the exact video but you can turn off beeps thru the tdu settings menu and, if your country allows, the lights thru one of the function buttons (f1 long press I think)...

Good info on the 34t, tho I might experiment with a bit higher when I change out the chain. Looks like it adds about 3mph for the 34. Interesting that it works out that everything in green would be 0 assist on the SL Class 1. I assume derestricting will open up assist up to 28mph? I agree...

If you are in Lawrence per your profile, looks like the nearest in stock is >50 miles away. All sizes of Tero 5.0 are currently available for order from the Specialized website. 3.0 and 3.0 stepthru are both out of stock in all sizes. You could try to place a tero in your cart and see if the...

That's the way I read it also. But as I noted, home delivery shows no available dealers in my area. I suspect an LBS needs to be both qualified and willing to be listed as a home delivery option. I also suspect that the additional 25% margin is not worth it for the LBS.

Seems like US website showed a lot of increased inventory on Spec's website this past weekend. Was able to order a Tero 5.0. Home delivery isn't an available option in SF Bay area, tho I know if I contact Specialized bay area directly they could probably arrange it. Instead I decided to have...

In the US, the return policy is at https://support.specialized.com/return/en/return-policy Only get a refund if the item is unused. Otherwise can return within 30 days for store credit (bike must be undamaged of course). I would suspect there could be some wiggle room where you can schedule...

For an ebike, the choices are Specialized delivery where presumably the dealer who delivers to your home address puts the bike together and gets 75% commission. It's not clear what LBS are qualified to do this. At least in the SF Bay Area it is likely that it would be Specialized Bay Area -...

The major difference between Specialized and the other companies you mention is that (exception Apple), Specialized is the sole supplier and their products for the last couple years anyways have been severely supply constrained. Another way of looking at is from Specialized standpoint is they...

I guess whoever did the Polish website/translation was working with a different set of specs. Wouldn't be surprising considering how even the US website sometimes has inconsistencies in the tech data/specs. I remember you saying if you were to get a Tero it would be size S. Was this based on...

I wonder how meaningful Spec's listed standover heights are. Tero is 807 mm for both M/L sizes, Vado is 771 mm for both M/L sizes but Vado SL is listed at 790 mm M and 815 mm L. My SL is a medium and I have no issues with standover but feel a bit scrunched lengthwise. I demoed both a 2022...

I recently demo'd a Vado 5.0 equipped with mastermind. I also brought along my garmin 130 plus to record the ride. The garmin automatically connected to the bike to display power and cadence. Since the connection is ant I suspect the Wahoo and other bike computers will work as well. Don't...

From the Brain article referenced sounds like there are two ways a bike can be shipped. A smaller box with all the parts that the dealer would assemble, Then a larger box if you chose to have the bike sent to your home. In the latter case, the bike is fully assembled, adjusted and test...

In your graph data, you are only considering assist (support?) level. Your figures here show the importance of also including peak power setting as well as bike speed. I'll simplify that the SL is 2x you and max elec power is 300 W. @ 70/70 if you output constant 100 W then the motor power is...

If all you need is battery level display, free version of ebike field from the garmin app store will do it. Worked fine when I had an edge 25 with my vado sl.

I don't really like 29ers myself. I wonder if the new Vado with 650B wheels and maybe different tires would be a better bike for me. I have a Levo SL so that will take care of the more technical off road - but I'm looking for something for fire roads and less technical off road. I'd probably...

Very nice review Stefan. I'm still considering a 5.0 and need to make time to get to the nearby Specialized Experience Center to check them out. I also noted the specs call for increased standover height on the Tero vs the Vado- due to the bigger wheels? Hopefully I can still fit a medium as...

Looks like the Tero 5.0 is available for demo rides ($65/4hrs) at the Santa Cruz Specialized Experience Center. This is close enough for me to give it a go. From the pics on Specialized website the Tero comes with a display. As shown it appears to have 2 cables from the display into the bike...

Just used Blevo to check internal and range extender battery health. Not too bad. Internal battery lost 11 Wh from rated 320 Wh starting capacity. Range extender lost 6 Wh from 160 Wh rated at start. I don't know if batteries as received were at rated or not. For comparison, my Levo SL...

Is the normal behavior of the Vado to cut power assist at <5%? On my SL, I ran main battery below 5% and assist was still available albeit limited to about 50 W motor power displayed on Blevo. This was at 4% battery remaining in both normal Eco mode as well as using Smart Power from Blevo...