Stefan Mikes
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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.
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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
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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.
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Stefan Mikes
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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
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McCorby
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Can you please just stop. You come across as an obsessed lunatic…..
Stefan Mikes
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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
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Very very nice.....looks great. Happy riding my friend.....
Stefan Mikes
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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
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There’s not a whole lot of room between tire and fender. If I rode off road more id probably do the same.
Stefan Mikes
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With Vado SL, the mudflap was picking up twigs, and the front wheel was blocked too often, making the rides dangerous. The issue with the mudflap on the "big" Vado was it's behaviour during the e-bike transportation inside my station wagon.
I would put in a vote here for the SKS SpeedRockers, designed for gravel bikes so with better clearance for wider tyres and a velcro/rubber elastic fitting which is good in case of twigs etc blocking. They are very easy to take on & off and they keep me dry & work well even with my chunky SK Pathfinders 43mm.
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
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- Mazovia, PL
Yes, lovely! My brother uses some SKS mudguards on his e-MTB, and is very happy with them.
I decided to keep the rear mudguard on my Vado SL as it has never created any issue. However, I am surprised how well the front AssSaver is doing its job; and it is extremely lightweight
Interestingly, the mudguards of my Vado 6.0 are adequate after removing the "Specialized Pride", or the long mudflap
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
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- Mazovia, PL
Just a little update.
Can you remember that dreaded LO BAT message in the older TCD-w display? It is of course denoting the low level of the CR1220 battery. That message occurred to me on last Saturday. While I think most of the Vados can operate without the display, it is not the fact for Vado 6.0. Let the button battery die there and the e-bike will die, too
How lucky I was to be able to find a spare CR1220 in my drawer, as the battery is pretty rare and cannot be just bought in your next electronic store. Not in Poland for sure.
I replaced the display battery on Sunday. It is noteworthy that the previous 1220 lasted for exactly two years!
My Sunday Vado 6.0 ride was very hard because it was cold and windy. To be able to keep up with the group on a gravel ride, I had to often resort to using the Turbo mode, giving a very high battery consumption of over 14 Wh/km. How good I ride with a spare battery!
Can you remember that dreaded LO BAT message in the older TCD-w display? It is of course denoting the low level of the CR1220 battery. That message occurred to me on last Saturday. While I think most of the Vados can operate without the display, it is not the fact for Vado 6.0. Let the button battery die there and the e-bike will die, too
How lucky I was to be able to find a spare CR1220 in my drawer, as the battery is pretty rare and cannot be just bought in your next electronic store. Not in Poland for sure.
I replaced the display battery on Sunday. It is noteworthy that the previous 1220 lasted for exactly two years!
My Sunday Vado 6.0 ride was very hard because it was cold and windy. To be able to keep up with the group on a gravel ride, I had to often resort to using the Turbo mode, giving a very high battery consumption of over 14 Wh/km. How good I ride with a spare battery!
Stefan Mikes
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- Mazovia, PL
It looks the only way is to order the battery online...
Recently, I was in a situation in which I needed as many as three special batteries: 1220 for the display, CR2 for my alarm U-lock, and the third one (cannot remember the code) for my car card-key.
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Stefan Mikes
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Long time ago, I got the information from a Swedish user here his regular Vado could operate without the display battery. It is most probably the same for U.S. Vados. The point is, the EU law (or U.S. laws) do not require an operable speedometer on "just an e-bike". However, my Vado 6.0 (and its earlier incarnation) is Type Approved as a moped. It is required that a moped has the operable speedometer at all times it is ridden. The display version for Vado 6.0 is TCD-w(speed) and it is a modified display. For instance, the speedometer is present on all 5 display pages and cannot be removed by editing the screens. I am positive Vado 6.0 would not work without the battery.
You could do an easy test Marcela. Just remove the 1220 and check if your e-bike works.
P.S. I think the 1220 will be available for many years to come. I can read it has a long shelf life. That's why a replacement battery worked 2 years past the purchase!
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