Specialized Turbo Vado/Como/Tero/Tero X User Club

[Marcela]

Just watched s tire sealant test. Sahara won out over slime and another one.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

The news of today is Specialized Warsaw has informed me my "big" Vado 5.0 has been rebuilt. I'm scared to see what they did to my "Highway Star"!
New frame (Vado 6.0) and motor, what else?!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

The issue Rome is I was told my M frame was replaced with one in Small size. The guys there claim I shall not suffer as they bought a long (450 mm) replacement Kinekt 2.1 seatpost for me. I am still afraid the e-bike would be too short for me. Planning to install a very long stem to compensate for the shorter frame...

Additionally, they certainly had to furnish a new front wheel as the Vado 6.0 fork is totally different from the 2017 5.0 one...

 

[Jim in Central CA]

Hopefully it will work and you will be very happy with it. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you!

 

[Te. S]

hoping everything will be fine with your bike Stefan good luck

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Too Keep The Long Story Short...

Specialized Warsaw has totally reconstructed my Vado 5.0 45 km/h 2017 and upgraded it to become the current Vado 6.0. Kudos to them!

READ THE FULL STORY

The same perceived geometry! A very good suspension fork! The same colour! I'm delighted!

 

[BEC111]

Too Keep The Long Story Short...

Specialized Warsaw has totally reconstructed my Vado 5.0 45 km/h 2017 and upgraded it to become the current Vado 6.0. Kudos to them!

READ THE FULL STORY

The same perceived geometry! A very good suspension fork! The same colour! I'm delighted!

Congratulations and kudos to Specialized for going above and beyond.

 

[Marcela]

Talked to a guy today who had a Como. 17k miles and on his 3rd motor. Guess they don't last forever.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Talked to a guy today who had a Como. 17k miles and on his 3rd motor. Guess they don't last forever.

But what silent motors!
My brother promised to look inside my damaged 1.2.s and determine if a spare carbon fibre belt could be fitted.

 

[Marcela]

But what silent motors!
My brother promised to look inside my damaged 1.2.s and determine if a spare carbon fibre belt could be fitted.

I can't really complain about my bikes. Everything has worked as it should and performance has been satisfactory except I have nothing to compare it with in the ebike field.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

So, this is my current (upgraded) Vado 6.0 configuration:

• Vado 6.0 frame (2018-current) ST size S with SR Suntour NCX-E25 suspension fork.
• New Specialized 1.2s motor (106 km on the odometer right now)
• Kinekt 2.1 450 mm suspension seat-post (new)
• Specialized Phenom Sport saddle
• Garbaruk 42T chainring
• Deore XT 11-46T cassette
• SLX derailleur, long cage, 11 speed
• TRP Zurich hydraulic disk brakes 180 mm
• New front wheel, 15x110 mm hub/thru-axle (now both wheels are at the MTB Boost standard)
• Baramind BAM Trek Suspension handlebars; Innerbarends 411, Ergon GP2 grips
• Mirrycle mirror
• Supernova M99 Pro headlight and matching tail Supernova lighting with STOP indicator and number plate LED lighting; a horn (stock features); TCD-w (speed) system
• Specialized Electrak 2.0 Armadillo/Gripton tyres (warm season), Schwalbe Marathon Winter Plus (cold season), 50-622
• CrankBrothers Stamp 3 L pedals
• Three U1-600 batteries.

Long way from the 2017 Vado SL 45 km/h (BLOKS), isn't it.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

A short strip of a gravel road.

On the road again.

SR Suntour NCX-E25 (50 mm travel) suspension fork is not bad at all; only very heavy.

 

[tomjasz]

Which way, which day?

The point is, the crappy Suntour NEX fork broke

 

[McCorby]

Which way, which day?

Can you please just stop. You come across as an obsessed lunatic…..

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Can you please just stop. You come across as an obsessed lunatic…..

Just to add something constructive:
SR Suntour makes so many suspension fork models, from hopeless to good enough. For instance, the NEX line (coil suspension without damping) is just hopeless. I tried a Tero 3.0 with XCM32 (110 mm) coil suspension fork. Compared to a decent air fork from FOX, the SR Suntour XCM32 was doing too little compared to the expectations, and it was very heavy.

In its street application, NCX-E25 is not bad at all. Far better than no suspension. I think the Specialized guys took care to provide a decent initial setup, and I need not to be changing anything to it. They also gave a nice setup to the new Kinekt 2.1.

 

[Sefutau2020]

Very very nice.....looks great. Happy riding my friend.....

 

[Marcela]

You don’t have the soft rubber extension piece at the bottom of your fender.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

You don’t have the soft rubber extension piece at the bottom of your fender.

I removed it a long time ago. Only trouble. I admit the mudflap used to protect the motor housing very well but the trouble with it was too big.
I also removed the front fender from my Vado SL and replaced it with an AssSaver. Too many issues with the fender!

 

[McCorby]

Don’t be a Stefan.

It must really suck being “you”. So much hate and negativity.…
Ignored
Problem solved

 

[Marcela]

I removed it a long time ago. Only trouble. I admit the mudflap used to protect the motor housing very well but the trouble with it was too big.
I also removed the front fender from my Vado SL and replaced it with an AssSaver. Too many issues with the fender!

There’s not a whole lot of room between tire and fender. If I rode off road more id probably do the same.