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Strefan I see you were faster on the full power Vado. No doubt that was the lure of the cherry 🍒 ice cream……I’d have been fast too 😋😋

I too ride my Creo with no assist 90% of the time just saving power for steep hills. Completely stupid I know and I can offer no defence as I know I’m just being ridiculous! 😁. When I ride my 9yr old Rubaix that weighs 8.5k it’s so much easier and faster!! The road bike snobs that claim we...

My wife has a Vado SL and I have a Creo 2 with the 1.2 motor. Maybe just me but I can’t tell much difference in the whining noises on the bikes. In my view definitely not a game changer. The extra power when pushing up really steep hills with panniers is most welcome though……but of course if you...

Thanks for the sponge idea…..great advice 👍

Stefan……Bob: Is your Creo 2 a carbon or aluminium one? Please be very careful what you install on a carbon bike! (For instance, Quick Rack is incompatible with carbon frames but the Tailfin is. Are you sure on this. I’ve been using my quick rack on my carbon Creo for tours. As you know the rack...

If you have a Garmin connected to your bike it will use bike transmitted power and heart rate data (from a chest strap or watch) to give an estimate of vo2 max. I find that’s a really useful way to monitor cardio fitness. Even if it’s not entirely accurate (we’d need a sport lab for that) it’s...

Give in…..and go for the Ortlieb Quick Rack. Clips on in 15 seconds off in 5! Then you can use it when you need it. I have one on my Creo and it fits perfectly. Done a couple of short tours with it too. Get home, rack off and a light bike again 😊.

I too have found the Speedrockers to be very good. The only issue I’ve had is the top front fitting occasionally sliding down the fork a little resulting in tyre rub. Easily solved by putting a tight cable tie beneath it so it can’t slip.

last summer I toured on my Vado 5 with Ortlieb Fork Packs. They are supplied with fittings for both forks with braze ons or suspension forks with none. They were excellent and typical Ortlieb waterproof and easy on off. the only draw back being the max size is 10 litres each.

Thank for the info. I didn’t realise that cable existed.

Can you tell me if the splitter cable is already in place or needs to be sourced. Also what watts/current lights can be used. Thanks.

The difference between our screen delaminating response is surprising isn’t it. For me immediate photos sent by Spec shop to Specialized for warranty unit replacement and for you a completely different solution! At least if you do have a problem with it in future you can refer back to when you...

The display was successfully changed today…..they had the bike for just 1.5hrs. I didn’t realise that the display and bar control are one unit so that’s new as well. They told me that if it hadn't been done under warranty the cost of parts without labour charges would have been over £500!!! The...

My Vado is in Thursday for its free new bike check up when I hope they will be replacing my display as well. I’ll let you know their opinion and whether Specialized agreed the replacement. Trying to re glue yourself sounds like a recipe for a mess and may well make it less likely that you can...

Wow Stefan that was some ride!! I totally agree with you re riding position…..upright and a soft saddle are great for short trips but on a long ride usually (for most people) cause all sorts of abrasion issues. Regarding None’s suggestion of changing saddle height we should be aware that an...

I’ve got exactly the same…..bottom right corner. Took bike into local Spec shop last week for their advice and they photographed it to send off to Specialized for replacement authorisation. I wondered if it was a screen saver too but didn’t want to start picking at it in case I made things...

Forgot to mention…..I swapped the chainring to a praxis 36, put shorter non riser bars on for a more stretched out position and replaced the tyres with Marathon Efficiency.

I bought a Vado 5 a couple of months ago for a tour. Ferry to Rotterdam for Hull Uk then along the Meuse River until Nancy in France was about due East then turned and returned via the Moselle to Koblenz, then The Rhine back to Rotterdam. Distance was 2000k and we were carrying lightweight camp...

My dealer in uk thought that R&M were selling the rubber covers to snap on to a new battery but they had to be ordered.......its worth making enquiries. I did manage to remove the cover from a broken battery by prising the rails open then sliding off then it was easy to clip on to the new...

Are you certain its "warped" and not improperly seated in the rim? some tyre/rim combinations can be a pain to get seated properly, and particularly with a tubeless ready rim. often a brief overinflation can make the tyre beads snap into place..