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I bought a Vado 4 in March, 2020, right when the pandemic lockdown started in the US. Since then, I've ridden the heck out of it and for the most part, the bike has been problem free. It's got about 12,000 miles on it. A couple of weeks ago the motor started acting weird. It was still working...

Thanks Stefan Mikes! You're the best! Jeff

My 2020 Vado 4 is about 50 miles from hitting the 10,000 mile mark. There's a thread from 2019 that says the display will malfunction after 10,000 miles, but that Specialized was working on a fix. Does anyone know what happens with the TCD display after 10,000 miles on a Vado? As luck would...

I'm pretty sure that the Specialized app said that a bike shop might charge to update to the latest firmware on my 2021 Creo. As far as I know, it depends on the bike shop whether to charge or not. My LBS doesn't charge for firmware updates, so get I get my bikes updated whenever it's needed.

This past fall, I found a crack in the rim of my rear wheel by a spoke in my 2020 Vado 4. I bought the bike at the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. The Vado has almost 10,000 miles on it and was out of warranty by 7-8 months. I took it to the local bike shop where I originally bought the...

FarmerRich, looks like you're in Grass Valley, so you're close to a number of bike shops. Every spring in my area of rural New Hampshire, the two bike shops (about 30 miles apart) have two separate used bike consignment sales. The used bike consignment sales are community building events and are...

That's a great story! Getting a ride by a cop. Thanks for sharing!

I can't do this ride in 2022, but I'm definitely hoping to do a cross country bike ride in 2023. Looking at all of the routes on the Adventure Cycling website, I'm having a hard figuring out what a good coast to coast route is where it's certain that ebikes are legal? Seems like there's some...

My LBS just called and said the bike is there, already built and ready to pick up. The whole thing took a week from order to ready to pick up.

My LBS said that when they ordered the Creo Comp Carbon on Black Friday, the Specialized Rep, said it will be here within two weeks. We'll see what actually happens?

Don't know if you saw, but Specialized has a Black Friday sale going on through the weekend. 20% off a number of bikes and lots of other stuff. It's kind of a random selection. I just put an order in for a Comp Carbon Creo with my LBS today. $5599 down from $7000 US. As crazy as it is, I had...

I'd definitely bring it back to your LBS and see what they say. Can't hurt right? That happened to me one time before I got a rear rack installed on my car and had to pull the front wheel off to put the my Vado 4 in the back of my car. The handlebar twisted forwards and popped the headlight...

Thanks PedalUma! Those are some other great tips that I hadn't known about!

I meant to say, other than Camelbacks. I hate that sweaty spot on my back on a hot day. That's a great idea! I had no idea about mounting two cages off of one spot. Thanks!!

A year or so ago, when I bought my Vado 4, I was happy to see there were two places to attach water bottle cages. Sadly, at least on the medium size frame (like I have) there's not enough room to attach two water bottle cages. So the second bolt on location isn't functional for anything, at...

A similar thing happened to me. I have a 2020 Vado 4. The power cut out at random times. The first thing the LBS did was check the battery connections and installed a new battery lock. (the Vado SL doesn't have that same battery lock as the Vado) The power still kept cutting out. It worked out...

Wow! I didn't see that coming? The global parts shortage is creeping up in so many unexpected ways. It's hard for me to imagine that Brose doesn't have any replacement motors between now and the next couple of months, but I guess it could be true? Hey, one slightly positive thing. It sounds like...

Seriously MRE. Don't give up! I am 99% sure that your bike is fixable. Your description of your bike's problem really doesn't sound that complicated. Some part or parts are now faulty and need to be replaced. It may be because of the global parts shortage that the necessary parts are unavailable...

Geez! I'm sorry MRE. That sucks! Sure sounds like you tried everything. Fingers crossed for you!!

MRE, Your LBS saying that your bike can't be repaired doesn't make sense to me? Maybe it will cost too much to fix or maybe your LBS doesn't have the technical know-how to fix it, but rarely is there a problem on a bike that can't be fixed. Your bike is probably out of warranty, but Specialized...