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You can find the manual in the Turbo Tero X section of the support site too. https://support.specialized.com/kb/sp_en-us/browse/202300000002188/Turbo-Tero-X

Specialized Delivery - when I ordered my Creo 2 E5 online, I had it sent to my local LBS but I forgot to let them know. I received a call that it was assembled and ready to pickup. I asked one of the co-owners and she said they were more than happy to see an online order bike show up. They...

There is a section in the support page for noise and motors Turbo Bikes: Motor Sound Explained. That is an impressive dealer. Could you imagine an auto dealership doing the same thing?

I've been using Cycliq cameras. Battery life is about six to seven hours. They are purpose designed as a cycling "dash cam". https://cycliq.com/ I used to ride a long solo commute so I considered it my "flight recorder". If you crash, you probably won't remember what happened since it's...

I carried a small zipper pull compass touring the narrow streets of Rome. Always works and it never needs batteries. It's part of my standard travel kit. In a few more years, using a map and compass will be a completely forgotten art.

They've got a good video of the 1.2 motor operation in the various modes. https://support.specialized.com/kb/sp_en-us/content/ECV3-5603/Turbo-Technology-Specialized-SL-12-Motor

My Garmin Varia eRTL615 Ebike Radar taillight came with a GoPro type seat rail attachment and I do not use a Specialzied saddle. I drilled a hole for the wire in a non-critical section of the aluminum head of the seat post similar to the Specialized seat post. I use lights 24/7 on my Creo. I...

Reading through the new article Turbo Technology: Specialized SL 1.2 Motor, it turns out the SL 1.2 will only draw maximum 70% power when only using a RE battery. Who knew? This will be of interest to people who plan to fly and tour with their Creo's and Vado SL 1s. Lithium batteries just...

Here is article posted today of the H3-Mastermind system used on the VadoSL 2. Read while you can before someone in corporate decides it needs be behind the dealer login. https://support.specialized.com/kb/sp_en-us/content/ECV3-5639/Turbo-Technology-MasterMind-H3-Display-System-Display

Specialized has updated the support site with a lot of information about their Turbo systems all in one place. I hope they continue the documentation trend. https://support.specialized.com/kb/sp_en-us/browse/202300000002058/All-About-Turbo

How did we drift from a Vado to a Vado SL 2? You probably don't need to remove the battery just the lower battery cover but a shop might do that to be quicker. There are some notes of how to drill a Cirrus Kinect wiring hole in their aluminum seatpost from a post in this fourm from a two or...

As the thread starter (edited) you can update the title to include "resolved". You certainly had an very unusual collection of atypical failures. Yes you can tell the difference between the two motors on a Creo but it is somewhat subtle depending on the mass of the rider.

The Specialized support site has added a section on the Turbo Vado SL 2 (2025 - ). They've have a lot of detail about the new bike and it's systems. It's got some changes to systems from it's predecessors. Some of the documentation is only available to the retailer and will require the...

The GX level upgrade is a couple levels below XX1. I use the XG-1275 Eagle cassette but Specialize specs the much cheaper/heavier PG1210, 12-Speed, 11-50t on the Creo 2 E5. You can find different OEM upgrade kits for good value. There are some brake mount fastener differences that are not...

The Creo SL or the Vado SL won't support the increased lighting requirements for a 45 km/h ebike and some of the other features required on a Stromer to make it meet them. I suppose they could run a Vado SL 2 around a track but I don't think anyone would find that interesting.

Are any of the speed settings in the battery firmware?

Since their design center is in Switzerland, it's not surprising they don't have real world data other than 15mph/24kmh.

I think the Vado SL 2 compare well to Canyon Grizl:ON cf 9 and the Cannondale Tesoro Neo Carbon 1 . They each made different design choices. Specialized went for the 520 Wh battery vs the 400 Wh.

I think it's rare to have a failure. I have 13,805 14,500 miles on my Creo SL v1. There is a rider on the fb Specialzed Creo page with over 34000 miles and original battery.

People I know that have traveled to Europe to ride, go with two Specialized RE's in carry-on. The Volabike extender batteries at either 240 Wh or 480 Wh are too big to fly, so you would have to have it shipped to your location. Volabike refers to it as an extender and doesn't mention using it...