Yep, and I am guessing a lot of Tero buyers will do exactly that. When I read about the new Tero back when it was released in late September that is exactly what went through my mind. I use my Vado for city riding but I grew up riding off road and, while I am too old to go flying off jumps or anything like that now, I would not mind having a bike that just a little more off-road capable than my Vado.
Hah, it is even doable to just replace the rear wheel to 27.5" with wider tyre to create the fashionable "mullet" style e-MTB
But you wouldn’t need to replace the fork. Both forks are the same 480 mm length. The difference is that the Vado has 80 mm of travel while the Tero has 110 and the Vado fork has fender mounts while the Tero fork does not. So the Vado fork is slightly more optimized for city use and the Tero is more optimized for trail use. But they aren’t that different. There are work-arounds for the fender issue as there are plenty of after-market fender options for mountain bikes. Obviously this isn’t going to be the bike for hard-core off-road downhill riding where you need a really serious fork. But for ordinary trail riding that your average e-bike duffer is doing it will be just fine. For me and probably most folks reading this we would be talking about casual riding on logging roads and the occasional trail. Not the technical double black diamond screamer stuff where you are catching serious air.
Both the Tero and Vado 5.0 get OEM versions of this same air fork: https://www.sram.com/en/rockshox/models/fs-rcns-rl-d1 I’m not sure about the cheaper versions, they probably get different forks.
Depending on the version. AFAIK, only the 5.0 is equipped with the air-fork. The 3.0 is equipped with coil loaded forks from Suntour. Saying that very delicately: The Suntour forks are less impressive than just Redshift ShockStop system comfort-wise. As I used to own a full suspension e-MTB with 150 mm travel FOX air-fork, I was quite disappointed with Suntour on my test ride. It is necessary to mention the Suntour fork is very heavy, moving the centre of gravity of Tero far forward (If I ever wanted a Tero, that would be the 5.0).
I can't actually find anything on the Specialized US web site that confirms the Tero is Class 1. They definitely say the Vado is Class 3. Well, they at least say it goes up to 28 mph. But nothing on the web site about the Tero. If it is Class 1 then that would be a deal killer for me as a commuter bike.
@Nxkharra is right!
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Okay, I will ask: Has anyone been stopped or asked to show the CLASS level of their e-bike?
As I read the EBR Forum rather thoroughly, I can say "yes". There are states, counties, national parks out there in the United States where rangers keep lists of known e-bikes and indeed act.
Do the cars and motorcycles zooming by me on my left on the same exact street as me have a 20 mph speed restriction built into their machines?
There have been so many threads related to these matters it is not worthwhile to spoil this interesting thread with futile talk...
Resistance is futile, you will be absorbed
I can confirm the shock on my wife's Tero 3.0 is not an air shock and is junk. I didn't realize that until we got it home. Had I know I still wouldn't have bought the 5.0 The price point of the 5.0 is too close to what you can purchase the full suspension Turbo Levo for.
Hammick: I could see you were searching for a proper air-shock. Isn't is simpler to order a matching one via Specialized LBS? Just saying.
Well that's an option but I assume buying a fork for a Tero 5.0 with a Specialized part number would be very pricey. But you know what they say when you assume. I'll see if I can find a parts fiche for the 2022 bikes. Thanks.
