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They came on the Vados when we bought two of them new from a Specialized LBS. Lemme figure out how to post pics here and I’ll post some.

Specialized actually has a black plastic clip that holds two wires together. I have them on my Vado, it came with them.

If it’s a very steep hill and it’s dirt, yes you will have to be in the lowest gear and maybe the highest assist to get up the hill. You may need to spin the pedals above 90 rpms also. If your rear tire is losing traction, stick your butt out over the back of the seat a little. It only needs...

My wife and I are in our 60’s and both have Vado 3’s. They are so much fun and make us feel 20 again. We recently rode in the Solvang Metric Century (72 miles) then a couple months later, rode across Catalina Island with our overnight stuff in pannier bags. We never would have done either of...

You’ll find the lower tire pressure requires harder pedaling and will use more battery. Just FYI.

I’ve got 700 x 47 tires on my Vado. The recommended pressure is b/t 50-75 psi. I keep them at 40-50 most of the time. When we do organized long distance rides and I’m trying to get the most miles out of my battery, I put the tires a 75.

Is there any way you can ride just a few miles around where your house is? You wouldn’t have to transport it that way. Start with just a few miles and work up to more. Having a sore butt is part of cycling. You can try different saddles, the big poofy ones aren’t always the most comfortable...

This!

Are you sure you want a step-thru? When my wife and I were E-bike shopping we were so close to buying the Comos (step thru) because I hadn’t ridden in years and my wife hadn’t ridden since she was a kid. The chick at the LBS talked us into the Vados and I’m really glad she did. We love them...

As others have stated, go to your LBS and buy a quality bike. Definitely test ride several before you buy. Save some more money, or finance a portion of it if you have to. A lot of bike shops offer 0% for 1 year financing, that’s a no brainer. You want to get a bike that your shop will...

The electrical terminals are on the bottom on my 3.0. Are they in the same place on your bike? I had to mess with mine for a while one day until I figured out the easiest way for the battery to seat in place. Turning the key back to the “locked” position first helped a lot. The lock...

When I remove the battery on my 3.0 I turn the key, remove the battery, then turn it back to where it was. Replacing the battery is fiddly, but I make sure the bottom is seated correctly, then put the top part in place. I have to hit the battery with the palm of my hand for it to seat...

We didn’t see any bison, we looked for them. I’ve got a few friends that live and work on Catalina and one was telling me about a hiker that got charged, gored and stomped by a bison about 5 weeks ago. Needless to say we didn’t go looking for them.

Little Harbor was amazing. We were too thrashed to get to Parsons Landing and especially Starlight Beach.

We took the route from Avalon to the airport, which was 12 miles and the halfway point to Two Harbors. When we left the airport we headed to the opposite side of the island to Little Harbor. That route isn’t showing on your map. I bought a Catalina map, a dive map actually, off Amazon for...

CONTINUED During the ride we went past Little Harbor. It has to be the most spectacular views there that I’ve ever seen. We ran into several backpackers that had spent 3 days getting from Avalon to Two Harbors. It took us 5 hours including the lunch stop at the airport.

We’ll we’re back. We had an eventful trip and had to make some modifications to the trip plans to get back to where we parked our trucks. We parked at the Long Beach Catalina Express terminal and boarded the boat with our Ebikes. This wasn’t a problem because we‘d removed the batteries and...

As far as I know, there’s no gambling at the casino. It’s a movie theatre now.

Thanks, we’re stopping for lunch at the airport for a bison burger, then to Little Harbor. We’ll have plenty of time on the first day because we went to buy our ferry tickets and they are all sold out except for the 6am boat. Ugh!

If you plan on taking E-bikes, the batteries must be removed and carried in your luggage to get on the ferry. If you’re not taking e-bikes, hope you’re in great shape, the climbs are extreme. Also, a bike permit is required by the island conservancy if you’re going out of the city. The permit...