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

[Stefan Mikes]

the Tune setting titles are in english

Eh? Only Eco, Sport and Turbo are in English!
The riddle solved: I have made low-power settings for Sport and medium-power settings for Eco. Therefore, the default Assist Mode is "Sport" but with low-power assistance! So, Tim, you were right!

Art: I need power while riding with my brother. If I ride leisurely myself, 35/50 is fine with long range. However, Jacek is a mighty rider and he's got my Lovelec now. He + the PAS 1 of Lovelec are about as much as my legs with 50/100 Vado support!

 

[Sierratim]

Finally, I have found the right water-bottle-cage for my Vado (Topeak DualSide Cage). The benefit is I can remove and replace the battery even with the cage on (had problems with other cages before); even long bottles fit, and I can manipulate the bottle from a side. The drawbacks are I actually need yet another cage for the spare battery, and the battery wouldn't fit in the Ortlieb E-mate pannier anymore.

Is that kind of a disposable water bottle popular in your area?

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I had originally put a side pull cage on my wife's Vado and found that it did make removing the battery a bit more difficult. As it turns out, she prefers to keep her bottle(s) in her handle bar mounted 'feedbags'. I mounted her folding Abus lock on the battery. Problem solved, and a happy wife. A two-fer, as they say...

 

[Sierratim]

Eh? Only Eco, Sport and Turbo are in English!
The riddle solved: I have made low-power settings for Sport and medium-power settings for Eco. Therefore, the default Assist Mode is "Sport" but with low-power assistance! So, Tim, you were right!

Art: I need power while riding with my brother. If I ride leisurely myself, 35/50 is fine with long range. However, Jacek is a mighty rider and he's got my Lovelec now. He + the PAS 1 of Lovelec are about as much as my legs with 50/100 Vado support!

Is there a prize?....

 

[Marci jo]

Eh? Only Eco, Sport and Turbo are in English!
The riddle solved: I have made low-power settings for Sport and medium-power settings for Eco. Therefore, the default Assist Mode is "Sport" but with low-power assistance! So, Tim, you were right!

Art: I need power while riding with my brother. If I ride leisurely myself, 35/50 is fine with long range. However, Jacek is a mighty rider and he's got my Lovelec now. He + the PAS 1 of Lovelec are about as much as my legs with 50/100 Vado support!

So is Jacek keeping the Lovelec? If so, maybe you could get yourself another ebike to replace it.
One can never have too many ebikes!!

 

[Art Deco]

Eh? Only Eco, Sport and Turbo are in English!
The riddle solved: I have made low-power settings for Sport and medium-power settings for Eco. Therefore, the default Assist Mode is "Sport" but with low-power assistance! So, Tim, you were right!

Art: I need power while riding with my brother. If I ride leisurely myself, 35/50 is fine with long range. However, Jacek is a mighty rider and he's got my Lovelec now. He + the PAS 1 of Lovelec are about as much as my legs with 50/100 Vado support!

Solves the issue of default staring in sport. I see.

 

[TMH]

I've got a couple of water bottle holders ordered from Amazon which seem to allow for more flexibility of mounting position:

These may work for stem, bar or other bottle positioning on more casual bikes, like the Haibike Trekking. Don't yet know whether mounting a bottle up front will cause the cockpit to become too cluttered, but they were relatively inexpensive and I figured worth a try.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Is there a prize?....

Yep, a toster. Collectable in Brwinów, MZ, Poland, Europe

So is Jacek keeping the Lovelec? If so, maybe you could get yourself another ebike to replace it.
One can never have too many ebikes!!

The Lovelec has got so many expensive upgrades (and an air shock fork's coming) I would rather not part with it It would be hard to get another factory-unrestricted e-bike here... I'd rather wait until the economy improves post-covid and Jacek starts earning his good money again! Then I would convince him to buy a good e-MTB himself (and de-restrict it!) In all honesty, @Marci jo, I cannot find yet another e-bike to dream about I've got an S-Pedelec; an e-MTB, and e-touring bike. What's remaining? e-road bike, but I don't like riding road bikes! What else? Inspire me!

I've got a couple of water bottle holders ordered from Amazon which seem to allow for more flexibility of mounting position:

Oh, I got me yet another side-grab cage and mounted it on the spare Vado battery... Surprisingly, the Bontrager is even better than the Topeak one. Besides, could anyone explain:
What is the "Trek Black"colour? Is it blackestest?!

Solves the issue of default staring in sport. I see.

Precisely!

No need to apologize. It's just me expressing my frustration with all of it.

I sympathise with you ❤

 

[Stefan Mikes]

@Marci jo, that's unbelievable! Jacek's just made 90.3 km on 50% of the 576 Wh Lovelec battery! Two consecutive rides. He's some cycling hero to me! He could make 100 miles on a single charge and more!

 

[Sierratim]

Yep, a toster. Collectable in Brwinów, MZ, Poland, Europe

 

[Sierratim]

Well, what I had meant to post was;

@Stefan Mikes , be careful. With incentives like this, you never know who may show up at your door...

My wife is looking at a bike tour catalog with the Poland tour bookmarked!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

@Stefan Mikes , be careful. With incentives like this, you never know who may show up at your door...

Feel invited! Though bear in mind I'm quite a slovenly type

 

[Katysax]

Some pics please, Katy!

I know. No picture and it doesn’t exist.

 

[Sierratim]

I've got a couple of water bottle holders ordered from Amazon which seem to allow for more flexibility of mounting position:

These may work for stem, bar or other bottle positioning on more casual bikes, like the Haibike Trekking. Don't yet know whether mounting a bottle up front will cause the cockpit to become too cluttered, but they were relatively inexpensive and I figured worth a try.

We carry extra water bottles in cages attached to the fork arms with Two Fish adapters.

Very secure on pavement. They do tend to move on rougher surfaces like rutted gravel. I added blackened worm drive clamps over rubber isolates under the adapters that resolved this.

 

[Sierratim]

So this AM was cool and very wet with thunder, lightning and hail. A good day for the annual chain replacements.

Removed the originals chains and cleaned and lubed the rear derailleur and the chain ring.

On the Vados I installed 126t Shimano CN-HG701-11 chains shortened to 120t with their matching master link. Made sure to match the alignment graphic on the inside of the chain ring to get the chain correctly aligned with the wide/narrow teeth. Their master links are a bit of a challenge to get them to snap closed. After checking with my consultants (MTBer sons), I positioned the partially closed master link at the top of the chain, pulled hard on the rear brake and pushed on the pedal. The link clicked closed after applying more pressure on the pedal than I would have thought necessary, but, hey it worked, with no special tools!

On to the cassette. I have cleaned this in place several times over the past year but after ~1,000 miles it was ready for deep cleaning. I was surprised that it breaks down into 16 pieces when removed from the wheel.

I made sure to keep all the parts in their relative reassembly order, observing front/back for each cog as well. This pic was after cleaning and wiping down with a WD40 soaked rag. Here's the grime that came off;

The fluid in the bottle was what it was like before cleaning the cassette.

Reassembled the cassette on the hub with a bit of anti-sieze compound on the splines.

Reinstalled the tire with the new thorn strips, cleaned the rotor, blowout the brake caliper and mounted the wheel.

Shiny and ready for another year..

Repeated 3 more times. Who says you can never have too many bikes

Done. It must be beer-30 somewhere.

Hey, the sun came out! Spring in the Sierras.

Tomorrow will be a great day to ride...

 

[MayL]

So this AM was cool and very wet with thunder, lightning and hail. A good day for the annual chain replacements.

Removed the originals chains and cleaned and lubed the rear derailleur and the chain ring.

On the Vados I installed 126t Shimano CN-HG701-11 chains shortened to 120t with their matching master link. Made sure to match the alignment graphic on the inside of the chain ring to get the chain correctly aligned with the wide/narrow teeth. Their master links are a bit of a challenge to get them to snap closed. After checking with my consultants (MTBer sons), I positioned the partially closed master link at the top of the chain, pulled hard on the rear brake and pushed on the pedal. The link clicked closed after applying more pressure on the pedal than I would have thought necessary, but, hey it worked, with no special tools!

On to the cassette. I have cleaned this in place several times over the past year but after ~1,000 miles it was ready for deep cleaning. I was surprised that it breaks down into 16 pieces when removed from the wheel.
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I made sure to keep all the parts in their relative reassembly order, observing front/back for each cog as well. This pic was after cleaning and wiping down with a WD40 soaked rag. Here's the grime that came off;
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The fluid in the bottle was what it was like before cleaning the cassette.

Reassembled the cassette on the hub with a bit of anti-sieze compound on the splines.
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Reinstalled the tire with the new thorn strips, cleaned the rotor, blowout the brake caliper and mounted the wheel.

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Shiny and ready for another year..

Repeated 3 more times. Who says you can never have too many bikes

Done. It must be beer-30 somewhere.

Hey, the sun came out! Spring in the Sierras.

Tomorrow will be a great day to ride...

Very impressive!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

I know. No picture and it doesn’t exist.

Your Como looks almost identical to my Vado, @Katysax! Very nice!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Tim, oh no. Don't tell me I should do the same actions as you have done...

 

[Sierratim]

Tim, oh no. Don't tell me I should do the same actions as you have done...

Only if you enjoy working on 'stuff'. Of course your LBS would be happy to do this annual ritual for you in exchange for $. I find it a relaxing way to spend a rainy afternoon......and be sure my drivetrains are at their peak for the start of the 'season'...

I will say that others have reported more miles on their chains before replacement, but chains are relatively cheap. Replacing them each Spring, with regular cleanings in the interim, has guaranteed no drivetrain issues for decades now. I like those odds...

Ride on!

See you in Mazovia. Have that toaster ready!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Tim, I often talk about my brother Jacek, "the brotherly love re-discovered". He is of the rare type who really loves riding but his second (or first) favourite pastime is his workshop. I've lent him one of my e-bikes, the bike that was just after a complete and expensive re-haul, and he could still find some imperfections and fix them When I am in the position to do next maintenance on any of my ebikes, I'd give him the entertainment of doing that for sure!

Not exactly the toster; how would that be called in English?

Beware: It comes with the Euro electrical plug!

When should I call the cleaning woman to come, then?

 

[Sierratim]

Tim, I often talk about my brother Jacek, "the brotherly love re-discovered". He is of the rare type who really loves riding but his second (or first) favourite pastime is his workshop. I've lent him one of my e-bikes, the bike that was just after a complete and expensive re-haul, and he could still find some imperfections and fix them When I am in the position to do next maintenance on any of my ebikes, I'd give him the entertainment of doing that for sure!

Not exactly the toster; how would that be called in English?
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Beware: It comes with the Euro electrical plug!

When should I call the cleaning woman to come, then?

We in the States call that a waffle iron. I am particularly fond of what we call 'Belgian Waffles'; very soft sweet centers with a crunchy crust....

Hey, changing a euro plug for a north american version is a 'piece of cake'..., esp when there's a free 'toaster' at stake!

Finalizing our trip arrangements now, if we can ever get out quarantine orders lifted...stand by..... stranger things have happened!