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  1. J

    My Life with a Vado 5.0; I Want Out

    I was just thinking about this on the morning ride, and my sentiment echos yours about the disappointment and regret. It doesn’t seem like there is much in the way of recourse, so I guess I’m stuck with it.
  2. J

    My Life with a Vado 5.0; I Want Out

    I wondered that too. How different could it really be? Apparently enough. So many others have mastered software development and updating; you'd think that Specialized could have found a few people that know how to do it.
  3. J

    MISSION CONTROL APP...

    My thoughts too. Part of my decision making into choosing Specialized over other options was Mission Control. The product is not as advertised.
  4. J

    My Life with a Vado 5.0; I Want Out

    A friend of mine bought a Trek Supercommuter+ 8S after hearing the update on my first 3 bullets. He's got about 1k miles on it now with zero trouble. I don't know if the mechanical quality of my particular Vado is representative of all of them, but the software issues should be universal to...
  5. J

    MISSION CONTROL APP...

    Some customers are pretty unhappy too.
  6. J

    My Life with a Vado 5.0; I Want Out

    TL;DR version: Bought with great hope, currently disgusted. Mechanically unreliable and promised software features are unavailable. After researching for several weeks, I decided that a Specialized Turbo Vado 5.0 is what I wanted for my daily commute (~33 miles round trip). The TFT display's...
  7. J

    Vado 5 battery life

    Mine will charge to 99%, but I have to pull it off the charger as soon as it's fully charged. Leaving it on the charger overnight has it falling to 92% by the morning. Very consistent behavior.
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