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    New : Turbo Vado 5.0 IGH Belt Drive

    Kuat seemed ok with using foam, etc and putting it on fender - but they aren’t going to cover damage… I didn’t want to bother when they clearly indicated in the manual not to use with fenders (NV 2.0) - and they literally told me not to use the fender straps even for the Piston Pro. Thanks for...
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    New : Turbo Vado 5.0 IGH Belt Drive

    Actually, the fender straps for the Kuat Piston Pro were only good for up to 45 inch wheel base (the XL is close to 48 inches) - I called and talked to them and they essentially told me I shouldn’t use this rack with the bike either (the salesmen at an independent rack place told me it would...
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    New : Turbo Vado 5.0 IGH Belt Drive

    Inserting materials between the fender and tire was indeed what Kuat recommended to me when I called to talk to them (about getting the 20” tire adapter for the NV 2.0). After seeing it called out in the user guide though (warnings in the back on page 18 or 19), against using with fenders, I...
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    New : Turbo Vado 5.0 IGH Belt Drive

    I had some problems getting a bike rack for this. Someone suggested 1UP ones, and those looked like they should do the trick, but didn’t have some features I was wanting. I tried many other models in stores, and the only one that would visibly fit this was the new Kuat Piston Pro X (Very...
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    New : Turbo Vado 5.0 IGH Belt Drive

    I’ll just add that after a little over a week and over 100 miles in (which is probably more than I’ve ridden the past 20 years combined), this is just a joy to ride. I haven’t had any issues with the speedometer (assuming it reads correctly), and everything about the IGH and automatiq have been...
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    New : Turbo Vado 5.0 IGH Belt Drive

    I have given there as much technical info as I got - the magnet and sensor were on the rear wheel. The distance between them was the issue - it was a difference of mm, and before they adjusted it, I understood that the motor wasn’t usable for riding. They identified this during the build, so I...
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    New : Turbo Vado 5.0 IGH Belt Drive

    Ok - just got the bike today. I have the XL - with battery, it was 64.3 lbs. Battery is 8.4 lbs per specs (I didn’t double check this). So it should be good on most of the hitch racks I’ve seen only with the battery removed! My bike shop hadn’t seen one of these yet. On assembly, they...
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    New : Turbo Vado 5.0 IGH Belt Drive

    Looks like the battery weighs 8.4 lbs per the battery specs. Was your Vado 6 weight with or without the battery? I‘m looking at hitch bike racks and many have a 60 lb per bike limit. Want to make sure the bike weighs less than that, at least without the battery in it. They told me another week...
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    New : Turbo Vado 5.0 IGH Belt Drive

    Just ordered one of these and anxious to use it both as my first e-bike and with the automatiq / IGH. I’ll post weight when delivered. They’ve been out of stock online for my size (XL) for a long time, and the closest store with stock is over 2 hours away, but they got a few including my...
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