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I rode a Thudbuster ST for 2 years before I bought a Kinekt. The Kinekt seatpost is great. I did have to drill a hole for the wire to the taillight embedded in the back of the seat on my gen 1 Turbo.

The COMO with 40 tooth front sprocket does not have high enough gearing for cruising at or above 20 mph. Using the 11 tooth rear causes extreme chain and sprocket wear. Many COMO users have reported this problem. One solution is a higher quality sprocket and chain. Check to see if this a recall...

Specialized made (no longer available) a fender set for the 1st gen Turbo's. It required some mods to work on the front fork of the Turbo X. I suggest that you just look at old postings about fenders for Turbo, Turbo X, Turbo S and see what others used. You may have to bend up and drill some...

Consider replacing your pads with Kool Stop pads. Make sure you get ones for the correct model of Formula brakes. These are a composite material, stop better, and make less noise than the stock pads.

It may have fit if the seat post was very high. There is tremendous flexibility in seat to pedal distance to accommodate legs of different lengths, but essentially very little seat to handlebar adjustment to accommodate different arm and torso lengths. You should get help with sizing at your LBS...

Glad you are recovered. Ya know, I would love to have one of the 500w Turbo S wheels for my bike. I would use the 200W wheel for long rides with my daughter and the 500w for gonzo solo rides. It would be fun.

Agreed with J.R. I have used both (Thudbuster ST). The Kinekt/Body Float is much more comfortable for me. No comparison. I have not tried the Thudbuster LT so don't know how much smoother it would be.

Today, I got more range and power consumption confirmation. My total ride was 22.1 miles, elevation gain of 715 ft, at an average speed of 14.8 mph. For the first 17.9 miles I rode with my daughter and used the ECO40 setting, averaging 13.9 mph. This consumed 17% of the battery, or 6.89 Wh/mile...

I also use the Thule Easy-Fold XT2. Installed on a 2011 Camry with 1 1/4" hitch, and now installed on our 2018 RAV4 with a 2" inch. A bit more stable with the 2" hitch, but works fine on both. It comes with an adapter that supports both. I carry my 2015 Specialized Turbo (weight 55-60 lbs) and...

More data: I Just got home after a wonderful Saturday morning ride and started charging my battery. Total distance is 35.4 miles across two rides with 32% battery left. Computed stats (logged in Strava) are: Total usage = 68% of 691 wh = 469.9 wh. Total distance = 35.4 miles. Average speed...

What kind of ebike do you have?

Yes to all of this. A 20 mph average is just fine since my average speed on my old racing bike is around 12-13 mph and when I ride with my daughter, her average is usually around 15-16 mph. I can ride with her at her speed, even provide a draft, at no more the Eco40 to Eco50 level. Then my range...

Ebiker, we may both be correct. So here is some data...At 20 mph average in TURBO mode I am consuming 13.86Wh/mile as measured by battery drain. This is 276.4 watts in one hour, which is consistent with the rated 200W average power output of my motor at around 75% efficiency. The ONLY way I can...

Ebiker01, thanks for your guidance.

I might add that the gen 1 Turbo (all models) has no real "throttle mode" of any consequence (a 12 mph fixed setting). Here in the US, they are all Class 3 pedal assist. The pedal assist is 100% torque sensing rather than cadence sensing, so the amount of assistance is directly proportional to...

Sorry ebiker but that just is not how it works with this bike. Your estimate of range is more in line with the 2015/16 Turbo S (500w motor) than my base Turbo, both using the 691 Wh battery. Continuous power in Turbo mode is rated at 200 watts, not 650. 650 is a short term peak based on motor...

Please note that I have the Turbo S battery (691Wh) designed for a 500W motor in a Turbo with 200W motor. Thus my range in TURBO mode is MUCH better than you mentioned. Also, I ride a normal cadence between 78-85 rpm which means 26+ mph with 48x13 and 30+ with 48x11. After nearly 2000 miles of...

Another ride today. I repaired the "seat light" as well as installed a new headlight, both of which had suffered wiring damage over the years. Everything is working great now. I feel safer now with three tailights (one flasher, two steady) and my headlight aiding visibility. Aside from the...

My 2015 model year base Turbo currently has about 1800 miles on it, mostly in 2016 and 2017. Unfortunately, it got almost NO riding at all last season (2018) because I broke my right hand on May 10, 2018. My last ride was April 28, 2018 (16.3 miles) and prior to that was late October of 2017...

Hi...I wrote the original post. The SBC-B02 well might be the 504Wh and the SBC-B03 the 468Wh batteries. I cannot tell for sure since my 2015 base Turbo (which had the 468Wh battery) now has the SBC-B05 (691Wh) battery with bluetooth.