Mmmm, no excuses for their mistakes. Sorry for mine.Oh trust me, definitely the Cdn site. Specialized make great bikes, but they are NOT "pretty careful" with their online presence.
It took them the better part of a year to catch most of it, but to this day, the Vado SL (4.0 and 5.0) still have US speed and range in the "read more".
Vado SL 4.0 EQ
There’s no other e-bike out there with ride quality, range, and power like this, at a weight that’s light enough to carry. The Turbo Vado SL 4.0 EQ is b...www.specialized.com
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CLASS 1 EBIKES: A VANISHING BREED?
- Thread starter timacn
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antboy
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Oh no worries.
I'm just acutely aware because every month or so a friend of mine keeps going back and forth on looking at the Vado SL and sending me links (it would be his first e-bike, and he's a Specialized fanboy).
JGL351
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- Canada
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- Toronto
Mixed use situations on water or land usually give priority to the smaller and slower. The responsibility and liability falls on the larger and faster to avoid collision. Speed limits help reduce the collision damage to the innocent party. Pedestrians on a MUP are often wandering with no focus as to where they are on the path, but they have the right of way. The commuter wants to get from A to B. A speed difference of 20 kmph is probably survivable. The onus is on the faster party to limit their speed and avoid the collision. Pedestrians and squirrels have no liability.
50mph on a bicycle sounds insane. I start pumping my brakes when I get close to 25MPH.
jabberwocky
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In the distant past I've gotten my carbon road bike up into the mid 50s a handful of times descending mountain roads (backside of 33 over the border from harrisonburg in VA and 211 dropping into Luray off skyline drive). I just remembering getting hyper aware of the fact that I'm riding a sub 15 pound bike on wheels I built myself wearing what is basically underwear. Once you're in the 50s it almost gets scary to touch the brakes. The luray descent is a two lane highway and you pass cars the whole way down if you're riding that fast.
These days once I'm at 35 or so I sit up and enjoy the descent. My most ridden descent back into town from gravel rides tends to top out at just under 40. Theres a stop sign right at the bottom so its a good way to make sure your brakes are working well.
Above 30, sketchiness varies a lot by bike. I've had bikes (mainly steel ones) where the frame just felt too noodly to be comfortable on too much beyond 30. The carbon bike always felt super planted. My ebike is aluminum and feels solid as well, though the 50mm gravel tires tend to not feel great at speed in corners on pavement.
These days once I'm at 35 or so I sit up and enjoy the descent. My most ridden descent back into town from gravel rides tends to top out at just under 40. Theres a stop sign right at the bottom so its a good way to make sure your brakes are working well.
Above 30, sketchiness varies a lot by bike. I've had bikes (mainly steel ones) where the frame just felt too noodly to be comfortable on too much beyond 30. The carbon bike always felt super planted. My ebike is aluminum and feels solid as well, though the 50mm gravel tires tend to not feel great at speed in corners on pavement.
Art Deco
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- Selinsgrove Pennsylvania
Class would include lots of individuals racers, jumpers, workhorses pulling wagons, pony express, etc.
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