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I'm using these spec sheets for the 2022 models off the US web site. Turbo Vado 5.0: https://www.specialized.com/us/en/turbo-vado-5-0/p/188095/specs Turbo Tero 5.0: https://www.specialized.com/us/en/turbo-tero-5-0/p/199864/specs All of the actual frame measurements are the same...

I submit the following two photos from the Specialized web site of the brand new 2022 Turbo Vado 5.0 and 2022 Turbo Tero 5.0 Examine the two bikes with respect to the frames. Do you see any differences? There are some very subtle differences in the frame measurements that could actually be...

Yeah, so probably the best and easiest solution is a high power Cateye or some other strap-on self-contained battery light to keep in the pack and pull out for occasional traversing of really dark areas. Rather than trying to customize the bike itself.

I‘m currently ebike shopping and all the models I’m looking at (such as the Vado 5.0) come with stock ebike headlights That are probably adequate for most urban uses, but I ride on some very dark unlit country roads and trails and will probably want to upgrade to a more powerful headlight like...

If I was navigating subways and public transit with a Brampton on a regular basis, I think I would buy one of the backpacks designed for the Brompton so that I could carry it on my back while navigating transit and indoor spaces. Like this (although I’m not sure the ebike version of the...

I’ve never done any of those eastern Oregon rides. Well, years ago I did ride through a bunch of eastern Oregon at random, from Seattle across the Cascades and then down to Steens Mountain And back across to the Willamette Valley. But I was just winging it solo on vacation from being a grad...

The other solution is to get a pair of gloves that works on your phone touchscreen. They make them for that purpose https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-touchscreen-gloves/

You know they actually make chocolate-coated espresso beans?

Nescafé Clasico which is the powdered kind they sell in Latin America is actually not that bad. It beats most supermarket instant coffee like Folgers and Maxwell House.

Why would anyone buy a $2000 bike from REI and not become a member? You pay the $20 lifetime membership fee and get 10% off the price in the form of the annual dividend. So on that one purchase alone you come out $180 ahead.

I have done a TON of bike touring on regular bikes over the years. As a coffee addict, I’ve tried most of these methods and have finally settled on this for my morning coffee fixes, combined with frequenting whatever coffee stands I find along the way, along with McDonalds/Dunkin Donuts, etc...

You can also use any sort of Velcro strap of the sort that come with laptop power cords to keep the cord bundled up. Just keep it wrapped around your stem or someplace out of the way when not in use, and use it to cinch down your front brake lever when parking. Velcro does a more secure job of...

And it looks like the 2022 version of the Vado has really upped their game in terms of racks and has re-designed the front end to take an optional front rack as well. The rear rack is substantially more robust and with near double the weight capacity as the 2021 model so it is supposed to be...

Yep. Clark County is way behind Western Oregon when it comes to bike routes. I would make a day of it and check out some of the rides east of Seattle sometime. There are some new trails on old railroad tracks east of Seattle that I want to do. I'm not sure if it is e-bike legal...

Honestly, biking around Camas is rather disappointing. The rural roads are exceedingly narrow with steep ditches and virtually no shoulder. The streams and rivers in the area mean that there are few through roads that get funneled across the same bridges. So if you get out into the rural...

It also looks to be about half the price of a new Tesla Model 3.

How so? The 2021 fork is listed as a Suntour NCX E25 with 40 mm of travel which must be some sort of proprietary fork that Suntour makes for Specialized because that particular model is found nowhere on the Suntour web site and the photos of the 2021 show no model markings on the fork. It is...

No, I don't miss the difference between them. The differences are pretty obvious. I'm just not sure which one is most suited to my uses. If I'm honest with myself it is the bike that will most likely get me on it at 6:30 am on a dark, cold, rainy, Pacific Northwest morning to ride 11 miles to...

OK, so it's really basically the same bike then as far as I can tell. I haven't seen the 2021 5.0 in the wild. I only test-rode a 4.0 SL which was nice too.

Interesting to find this thread. I was looking at Vados today at my local bike shop and am interested in the 5.0 or 5.0 SL. Not exactly sure yet. It looks like the 2022 models are almost entirely new bikes. Especially with the 5.0 model. The SL is less changed apparently. Just studying...