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  1. J

    Experience with the Turbo Vado 3.0

    Hi all, Wanted to give a quick update, Mileage is now 1200 miles. LBS spoke to specialized and they upgraded my rear wheel to a heavier duty mountain Bike wheel - great improvement and no more spoke breaking. Everything else going well. Joe
  2. J

    Experience with the Turbo Vado 3.0

    Hey all, up to 700 miles now on the bike and have had 2 more spokes break. LBS has replaced but they have also filed a warranty claim with specialized for a new wheel. I will have to be pretty careful over the next week or so while we wait for the wheel to arrive. No other issues. Joe
  3. J

    Vado 3.0 Battery Life

    That sounds about right, I weigh 250, and a 25 miles round trip commute pretty much exhausts the battery well down to 1 bar. Riding on about 40% eco, 40% sport and 20% turbo. Stock Vado 3.0 is spec so I average about 18mph
  4. J

    Experience with the Turbo Vado 3.0

    Hi All, Just wanted to give you all an update. Slightly less usage as planned as had to go back to the UK for a month but here goes. Mileage: 625 Number of issues: 1 So had first issue on the bike at about 400 miles one of the rear spokes snapped. It wasn't bad enough to stop me getting...
  5. J

    Experience with the Turbo Vado 3.0

    Thanks guys, yes I read about the 20%-80%. My biggest concern is specialized battery warranty is based on years but also in the small print it’s charge cycles. This would double the number of charge cycles so effectively half the warranty as I plan on using a lot. I am going to use the bike...
  6. J

    Racktime Panniers

    Hi, I struggled getting rack time components here in the states, especially as I like to look at stuff first. Just wanted to let people know the ortlieb urban back roller I had fits well with no movement
  7. J

    Experience with the Turbo Vado 3.0

    Hi all, The name is joe if you couldn’t tell from the forum handle. Prior to purchasing my new turbo Vado 3.0 last month I used these forums extensively for research and tested out multiple types and brands of ebikes. Rear hub, Bosch mid drive, trek, giant, specialized and a couple of others...
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