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Hmmm, I’ve enjoyed versions of all three of these - Vado, Vado SL (1), and currently a Tero X 6. The geo differences aren’t that great, and they can be largely compensated for with stem length and rise or drop, with handlebar shape, width and roll, and with seat position adjustment. I imagine...

“. . . We need to assume the cassette cannot be changed, and hopefully it is a mega-range one. . .” Garbaruk sells an 11-speed 11-50 cog cassette for the HD freehub. (We used their 11-48 cassettes back in the day; light weight, smooth shifting.) And balancing at 4mph while climbing shouldn’t be...

Haha, try your 2” tires in deep snow or sand! You’ll learn about punishment 😉

Ari Explorer Peak carbon, 27.5 x 4.5” tires, Shimano drive,720w battery https://aribikes.com/products/explorer-peak

@ronaan - I’m 181cm tall and find the Large X 6.0 perfect with a 50mm stem (instead of the stock 75mm stem). The XL has a 1.9cm longer reach that may suit you at 183cm better. Be aware that the headtube length on the XL is also 1.5cm taller than the Large and may put the stock bars too high. Re...

I posted this on EMTB yesterday but thought folks here also might find it of interest: “Hi, I’m levity, and I’m a bike-aholic. I have no intentions of recovering.” Over the years I’ve owned several e-bikes (Levo, Levo SL, Vado, Vado SL, Creo SL, Fuel EX-e) and countless Amish pedal bikes. I...

I used a dropper post with an under the seat control lever on my Vado. It was inexpensive, simple to install, and it worked great. It’s not something you want to be constantly adjusting, but for getting on and off the bike or just getting lower for fast, curvy descents it was easy to operate and...

@Jencuya - I recommend using the stock Specialized seat-post (or any long, straight 27.2 post) to measure how far a post can be inserted into the frame before it hits the curved seat tube area or bottle-cage nuts and stops. Then you can just look up different dropper post model dimensions to...

Nice solution! I can see the need for someone in Northern Mass/New Hampshire and Maine in February 🥶

Here ya go Stefan, my 2020 in 2020 in EQ mode and in 2024 in Southern California mode (no mudguards needed!) It's for sale if you're interested 😉

Come visit California, Stefan! We can arrange a bike for you and point you in the right direction any time of year. 👍

Vado SL in Death Valley Natl Park last week: Old man easily motoring up a 10% grade out of the valley 😊 Same old man struggling to get clipped in after trying to start out on a 20% grade for a photo op 🤣

How can some else decide for you? Slide your grips and controls inward and give it a test before getting out the saw. “Test twice, cut once” 😉

The horizontal red bar indicates that an error exists and is usually accompanied by one or more blue horizontal lines that specify the error. These should be listed in your Levo User Manual (the page in my Levo SL manual is shown below). The three blue lights forming a circle just indicate the...

You're a good friend to have, @Stefan Mikes ! 👍👍

Hi Reed, I'm not familiar with the Tero 5, but since is comes with 29x2.35 Ground Controls I probably wouldn't use tires less than 2" wide. That would lower the bottom bracket which is good for tarmac riding but risky off-road. Narrower tires will also quicken the steering which may be good or...

While you have the fenders off you might try the Tracer Pro in 47mm width. You'll be even more "fearless" off tarmac! :D

The main thing is that is allows use of wider tires and lower pressures for off-pavement riding. The Panaracer Gravel Kings used measure 51mm wide on i30 rims (these won't fit in the standard fork). The bottom bracket is a bit lower, but the tires are tall and wide so handling isn't that different.

We routed the dropper cable for rigid 90mm PNW posts internally on our SL 5 bikes. It's tricky threading the housing over the motor and up the seat tube. You will also need to trim the plastic cover where the cables exit the upper down tube to accommodate all three cables.

We did that with mrs e-levity's SL 5. DT Swiss sells 12 and 15mm end caps that can be swapped. In her case we used DT350 boost hubs and 27.5 carbon rims. https://forums.electricbikereview.com/threads/vado-sl-5-1-gq-a-27-5-650b-gravel-queen.47326/