Have you even
thought to use an insult? Then your ego was hurt more with my general critics of Giant E+ bikes than I thought. (Ever got an idea that you could let something pass?)
Yes, I am ready to give
Specialized a solid critics now. The well know facts are:
- Carbon belt drive Brose/Specialized motors have had an enormous rate of failure. For that reason, Specialized had extended the warranty on those older motors to four years. Many motors were replaced on the warranty, often for several times. Specialized made Brose improve the design.
- Early Vado frames were apt to crack. Specialized has handled that by the lifetime frame warranty.
- The BLOKS electronics was an utter failure. Specialized has replaced that system with TCD for most users on the warranty or even post the warranty free of charge
- Some SL 1.1 motors could fail, too, although the failure rate was not as high as with the Brose motors
- Some Specialized/Brose motors are susceptible to water ingress, as @Chargeride could demonstrate recently (SL motors are IP 67)
- Ye Goode Olde Specialized is known for proprietary solutions they do not keep for the future, leaving the users alone
- Specialized is a ridiculously expensive company
- Except for the Levo, the brand has lost its direction to innovate as the brand is now run by accountants not cyclists. Vado SL 2 or Vado 3 are good examples.
Still:
- Specialized has the best e-bike electronics in the market, all e-bikes being handled by a single app
- The Specialized warranty is one of the best in the world.
Could I criticise Specialized? Yes, I could. Now, do we have many Giant users here? Well, it is Rab and you Dave as far as I can remember. Ah, the Trance E+ of my brother has now some 30,000 km on the odometer despite some water ingress issues I had mentioned. I only rode it for 10% of its current mileage.
