It looks my Vado might be good for 3-5 years. If the failure happens within 3 years from the purchase, I get it covered by the warranty. I'd rather worry about the battery and it doesn't depend on the motor make
Shimano is nice and trouble free for the most part, and I would say second to Brose for smoothness. New Bosch are smoother than old ones. The old ones were just so rough and clunky. I have no experience with the Yamaha motors. Never see them around here and no requests for them. We now have a Giant dealer in town so Yamaha may start appearing. But he is not noted for service, so we will see how that goes.That is totally awesome Bud! Wow, I had no idea that servicing the motor is only $100. I would have thought that it would be much more expensive. How many miles do you have on your Vado? I think it is great that you can get 10,000 miles before service. I think all the stories of people having so many problems are from people who use too low of a cadence and ride turbo all the time. What average speed would you say that you go on your Vado? I probably go about 18 or less most of the time.
.Hi, What I mean is that you want your legs going 80-90rpm on the pedals, if you are in turbo and going slowly but putting more torque into the pedals, then the Brose motor is doing more work and it is also harder on the teeth on the belt. More torque from you + turbo (multiplies your torque by 300%) means much more stress on everything.
Very well explained. The question remains that motor not assisting/responding at times is attributed to riding with low cadence and turbo mode?
By spinning the cranks fast, you need to deliver less torque to the cranks. That means your legs exert less force on the pedals and of course the load on your knees is lighter. Lance Armstrong was the champion of "spinning" although his rpm's would be too fast for the most of motors of today
No, just the opposite. Even if you don't have an e-bike you want your legs spinning fast. Low cadence causes stress on your knees and other joints and makes you more likely to get an injury. I find that I am constantly shifting gears to keep my cadence up. Many people ride bicycles in way too high of a gear which puts a lot of stress on chain, cassette, and body.
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Perhaps your bike requires the software update?
I have an iZip Moda with the Brose motor. It is VERY similar to the Specialized Vado as I also rented a Vado for a day in Colorado springs on vacation. I have only had the no power to the pedals a couple of times in 1500 miles. It has been solved by turning off and on again. I think the longer the bike is turned off and not used the higher the likely hood of it occurring. I also had problems with the chain coming off, it started out fine and starting happening much more often after about 500 miles on the bike. I bought a narrow-wide front chainring and once that was on I have never had the chain jump off again.
It looks like a copy of the Vado! Very nice bike indeed.
