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I need help with an issue regarding a Specialized factory new Brose motor for my 2018 Turbo Vado 3.0 bike and BLOKS. This is a Class 3 ebike, i.e., 28 mph, with about 7-8k miles on the clock A very short history. I purchased a new motor through my LBS when the old motor was making creaking and...

A new Specialized motor was installed in my 2017/18 Turbo VADO - Class 3 bike by my LBS . I asked the dealer for a detailed receipt showing the new motor serial number and some kind of document showing the warranty terms and period for the new motor. I was informed that information is not...

Need some help, please. So, I am a 77 year owner of a Vado 3.0 purchased during the summer of 2018. I have about 7k or 8k on the bike, currently riding about 85 miles a week. For the past three weeks or so, I am finding it increasing difficult to pedal at my usual pace, usually in the first...

By the end of the year, I should have about 9k miles on my Vado3.0. I believe it’s a 2017 model year. Still on the original battery. (Oh crap, did I just jinx myself?). I love this bike; I have it set up perfectly with shorten bars, modified cassette and larger chain ring. I’m riding on average...

I am thinking about upgrading the brakes on my Vado 3 to 203 front rotors and 180 rear rotors. i assume increasing the rotor sizes would also require changing the calipers as well. Am I correct? thanks in advance. cheers

After suffering 3 flat tires over about a six week period with the Trigger Sport tire and tube on my Vado 3, , I decided to swap out the tube and tire. This is a course I have biked on my old Trek for about 4 years without an issue. Neither the I or the LBS could find what was causing the hole...

We live on the Delaware coast and I bike primarily on packed cinder park trails. For the most part, the topography is flat but there are some hills along the coast line trails. Local and state governments are also paving over defunct rail beds for walking and biking, long and straight. And oh...

I guess the editors didn't review these threads! :p Having said that, my Vado 3.0 , purchased last October, is running perfectly. I couldn't be happier. (crap, now I've done it). Pleasant reading in any case! Enjoy...

Curious to know what tire pressure range are you running on your original Vado 3.tires? I know that pressure is somewhat dependent on extreme rider weight, high or low. How often must you top off the air to maintain your preferred pressure range? (Or is the tire pressure question similar to...

I’ve been reading through the various Specialized threads trying to compare the two bikes. Curious to know if these two bikes have the identical running gear, motor, battery, cassette, derailleur, chain, brakes, etc? I know that frame geometry is different, as are accessories, like the rack...

Coming from a road bike, I find the Vado's handlebars incredibly wide. I feel like a monkey hanging on to the bars. In fact, my road bike's bars are 18 inches wide and the Vado's are 27 inches wide. A huge difference. With one's arms and shoulders stretched out that wide, there is major...

Curious to know more about swapping out the 40t chainring for the 48t chainring. I’ve only owned my Vado for two weeks and logged about 100 miles on my normal road and hard packed cinder trail route. But it’s becoming apparent that I need to change something. I stay in the lowest level of...

I was under the impression that each time I powered on to ride, the trip mileage and time reset to zero. This is not happening for me. Both miles and hours continue to accumulate. How do I reset to zero? Thanks Chuck

Hello everyone, Chuck here living retired life in Lewes DE, about six miles from the beaches. I’ve been riding a 2013 carbon Trek Madone for the past four years. I’ve been slowing down a bit due in part to age (75) and increasing weight, (chocolate and pasta freak.). Still averaging about 50...