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    Bosch vs Brose (specialized) reliability?

    I was posting recently on reddit about my life with ebikes, specifically the Vado brose motor. Someone responded with this video: I had contacted performance line bearing years ago, there response at the time was they were looking for USA partners. Fast forward to last year and they now have...
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    Known Issues & Problems with Brose Products + Help, Solutions & Fixes

    I was posting recently on reddit about my life with ebikes, specifically the Vado brose motor. Someone responded with this video: I had contacted performance line bearing years ago, there response at the time was they were looking for USA partners. Fast forward to last year and they now have...
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    Vado motor problems

    I was posting recently on reddit about my life with ebikes, specifically the Vado brose motor. Someone responded with this video: I had contacted performance line bearing years ago, there response at the time was they were looking for USA partners. Fast forward to last year and they now have...
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    My Life with a Vado 5.0; I Want Out

    I was posting recently on reddit about my life with ebikes, specifically the Vado brose motor. Someone responded with this video: I had contacted performance line bearing years ago, there response at the time was they were looking for USA partners. Fast forward to last year and they now have...
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    Vado 5.0 - 45 months ownership - approximately 23,000+ miles

    I was posting recently on reddit about my life with ebikes, specifically the Vado brose motor. Someone responded with this video: I had contacted performance line bearing years ago, there response at the time was they were looking for USA partners. Fast forward to last year and they now have...
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    2000 Miles on 2020 Benno Boost

    On March 6, 2022, when removing my rear wheel to replace the rear rotor, I had the unfortunate experience of bending my derailleur hanger. I knew this was trouble right away as I sensed this would be a difficult item to track down. I contacted my local bike shop, Propel the next day. I also...
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    2000 Miles on 2020 Benno Boost

    Hi Nathanael, I like the color of your bike! I looked at my bike to see if I could help you out, see attached pics. On left side of our bike with the brake caliper the seatstay is bent. On the right side of our bike with the cassette, the seatstay is straight. I like your brake system...
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    Vado 5.0 - 45 months ownership - approximately 23,000+ miles

    Packfiller, to allow others to find Boost info more easily, I will transfer your questions and my answers to that channel
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    2000 Miles on 2020 Benno Boost

    I received the questions below on my Specialized Vado Channel from Packfiller where I posted the Boost Ride to school with my kids video, see link above. I copy / pasted them below for Benno Boost reasons. I will make the questions blue to aid reading questions / answers. ********************...
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    2000 Miles on 2020 Benno Boost

    Someone on the Specialized Vado Channel asked me about our Benno Boost - durability, style, braking system, range, gripes and kids in the rear rack. I typed this out over there and copied it over here. RE: Scrunched kids at Benno Utility Rear Rack #3 and Thule Yepp Nexxt Maxi Rack I'm 6'-4"...
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    Vado 5.0 - 45 months ownership - approximately 23,000+ miles

    Hey Pakfiller, RE: Scrunched kids at Benno Utility Rear Rack #3 and Thule Yepp Nexxt Maxi Rack I'm 6'-4", my wife is 6'-1". Though this type of bike is designed to size most everyone (pg 23), at the tall side, I think it might trail off around 6'-1" or 6'-2". I have a 36" inseam and my wife has...
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    2000 Miles on 2020 Benno Boost

    We have about 1700 miles on this bike and I have tried to reserve judgment on this bike until we reach 2000 miles. That being said, the chain and cassette have not required to be replaced yet in contrast to the Brose Specialized motor on my Vado 5.0 which required replacing the chain and...
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    Vado 5.0 - 45 months ownership - approximately 23,000+ miles

    I have not visited this thread in about 2 years. Was it life with 2 young kids, covid, buying our first house, or all three? I've updated the title of the thread and miles on the bike. Since receiving the replacement 2020 Vado, I've replaced the motor twice, both under warranty and with...
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    Vado 5.0 - 45 months ownership - approximately 23,000+ miles

    I love riding with my kids and wanted to respond to this thread to let you know the I have used the Thule Ride Along for years on my Vado 5.0 with out any significant problems. Though the metal rods have shown some corrosion over time it has not shown to effect the child seat performance. My...
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    Hitch Bike Rack

    After a somewhat traumatic event, I spent some time looking online to see how motorcyclist's secure their bikes on hitch mounts. They share a nervous creativity that I found in trying to secure my bike to my honda accord. Using the Thule Pro XR as a base, I used the front retracting wheel...
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    Hitch Bike Rack

    Hey there. I'm wondering if you ever decided on a hitch bike rack for your Boost. I have recently had some unfortunate (not fatal) events that question my set up. My set up is a Thule Pro XT. Let me know.
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    My Life with a Vado 5.0; I Want Out

    After the fourth brose motor failure (11,000 miles) on my 2018 Vado, Cynergy / Specialized offered me a bike swap for a 2020 Vado 5.0 and sent me this clip of text: " - last motor we replaced was from order# XXXXXX in Dec./Jan. I did open a Quality investigation (QPR) about the belt issues and...
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    Vado motor problems

    After the fourth brose motor failure (11,000 miles) on my 2018 Vado, Cynergy / Specialized offered me a bike swap for a 2020 Vado 5.0 and sent me this clip of text: " - last motor we replaced was from order# XXXXXX in Dec./Jan. I did open a Quality investigation (QPR) about the belt issues and...
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    Known Issues & Problems with Brose Products + Help, Solutions & Fixes

    After the fourth brose motor failure (11,000 miles) on my 2018 Vado, Cynergy / Specialized offered me a bike swap for a 2020 Vado 5.0 and sent me this clip of text: " - last motor we replaced was from order# XXXXXX in Dec./Jan. I did open a Quality investigation (QPR) about the belt issues and...
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    Bosch vs Brose (specialized) reliability?

    After the fourth brose motor failure of my 2018 Vado, Cynergy / Specialized offered me a bike swap for a 2020 Vado 5.0 and sent me this clip of text: " - last motor we replaced was from order# XXXXXX in Dec./Jan. I did open a Quality investigation (QPR) about the belt issues and there was...
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