PaD
Well-Known Member
Hi, new member and new Specialized Vado owner here.
I’m a senior citizen who considers the bicycle one of the best inventions ever.
Would like to see if an e-bike can make my bike excursions even more pleasant and perhaps take me a bit further away from home more often. I have generally had no problem with doing somthing like 30 - 35 miles on day excursions on my old Gary Fisher Utopia but it’s time to try out the new stuff.
So I ordered a red men’s medium size Specialized Vado 4.0 last week and hopefully it’s at the dealer ready for pick up on Thursday. I tried the bike and liked the seating position, a little bit less forward lean compared to my Utopia, and the quiet motor. In Europe the motor assist cuts out at 25km/h (15.5mph) on bikes that don’t require registration. I don’t think I often pedal faster than that on my Utopia but found out during testing the Vado that on flat ground (and maybe a bit tailwind) I could go unassisted above 25km/h.
Additional info
I actually live just outside the city limits of Stockholm (1.5 miles) in a municipality named Solna. From where I live it’s about 4 miles to Stockholm city center. I almost daily take my bike into the city if I’m not going for a little trip outside the city. In the winter I walk there, not daily but weekly.
I sold my 2017 Kawasaki Versys X 300 to finance the Vado
That’ all for now, as a new member I have to move on to the other threads and start asking questions
I’m a senior citizen who considers the bicycle one of the best inventions ever.
Would like to see if an e-bike can make my bike excursions even more pleasant and perhaps take me a bit further away from home more often. I have generally had no problem with doing somthing like 30 - 35 miles on day excursions on my old Gary Fisher Utopia but it’s time to try out the new stuff.
So I ordered a red men’s medium size Specialized Vado 4.0 last week and hopefully it’s at the dealer ready for pick up on Thursday. I tried the bike and liked the seating position, a little bit less forward lean compared to my Utopia, and the quiet motor. In Europe the motor assist cuts out at 25km/h (15.5mph) on bikes that don’t require registration. I don’t think I often pedal faster than that on my Utopia but found out during testing the Vado that on flat ground (and maybe a bit tailwind) I could go unassisted above 25km/h.
Additional info
I actually live just outside the city limits of Stockholm (1.5 miles) in a municipality named Solna. From where I live it’s about 4 miles to Stockholm city center. I almost daily take my bike into the city if I’m not going for a little trip outside the city. In the winter I walk there, not daily but weekly.
I sold my 2017 Kawasaki Versys X 300 to finance the Vado
That’ all for now, as a new member I have to move on to the other threads and start asking questions
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