For the guys test riding, Spec on their website has an input to find seat post length, usually associated with individual bikes and I find the output to be the same no matter the bike. My 33" inseam says from the center of the bottom bracket to the top of the seat should be in the 31" range, I find this pretty good. Might help when test riding different size bikes to have a stable measurement for the seat height.
Specialized Turbo Vado/Como/Tero/Tero X User Club
- Thread starter Stefan Mikes
- Start date
Pulled the trigger on the Tero X 5.0 in the prettier colour (red), hoping to have it delivered soon. Thank you all for the input which played a substantial role in my decision.
Also had to buy a pump for fork + rear shock because I never had one before.
For good measure I'm also getting new panniers (Ortlieb high vis) as the racktime bag I used on the SL will no longer fit.
Yeah I'll post a pic. ;-)
Also had to buy a pump for fork + rear shock because I never had one before.
For good measure I'm also getting new panniers (Ortlieb high vis) as the racktime bag I used on the SL will no longer fit.
Yeah I'll post a pic. ;-)
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
Congratulations, ronaan! Many happy and safe kilometres! I'm sure you will be delighted!
What panniers are you choosing? I have used many and can tell you what I think. What will be the main purpose of the panniers in your case?
What panniers are you choosing? I have used many and can tell you what I think. What will be the main purpose of the panniers in your case?
Thank you very much Stefan!
I chose Ortlieb Sport Roller high visibility (neon yellow). Main purpose is getting my Thinkbook and some cables in one bag and „non biking“ clothes in the other, as I hope to use the bike a lot more for commuting than I did with the Vado SL.
I hope they are large enough. The regular Ortlieb bag at 110€ for one didn‘t sound like a good deal when I get two for 125€ here.
Result of late night online shopping so I‘ll have to try for size when they arrive.
Side fact, Ortlieb‘s company hq is only 75km from where I live.
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
Two best Ortlieb panniers have been the E-Mate (good for the office stuff but not sure how much space your Thinkpad takes) as well as Vario (version 2, current) which is a big pannier-backpack that can be converted between the roles with a single movement 
I just received my panniers. One Sport Packer and one Sport Roller. If I had it to do it all over again I probably would have bought rollers for both sides.... And I might have bought one sport size and one regular size. I don't anticipate having both bags on the bike most of the time.
I will not be doing any bike packing and I'm really using this for urban rides, weekend, longer rides, and to provide the ability to do some shopping while I'm out.
I really like the size of the Sport version in terms of how it fits the bike. I don't suspect that I will need more space, however, the sport version is indeed on the small side. .
Base
Bike nerd
- Region
- Europe
- City
- in the exact center of the Netherlands
Our back and front rollers are at this moment 24 years old and have been around the EU on bike travel tours (camping) and I use one with the commuter insert as my camera bag when I need to shoot instruction videos.
This insert
Bags keep up, just one front roller had got a hole in it from a plastic crazy mouse.... It could better attacked the food which was next to the bike bag.
For the office gear I use 2 velocity bags. My current go to is the newer 23 liter because it has room for the thinkpad and a small selection of tools (torque wrenches and special tools for e-bikes) for on the spot checks
This insert
Bags keep up, just one front roller had got a hole in it from a plastic crazy mouse.... It could better attacked the food which was next to the bike bag.
For the office gear I use 2 velocity bags. My current go to is the newer 23 liter because it has room for the thinkpad and a small selection of tools (torque wrenches and special tools for e-bikes) for on the spot checks
Last edited:
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
My e-Mate on today's ride. It is great for me as it can fit my spare U1-600 battery (not necessary today).
Specialized recalls several models of electric bikes for eating riders' clothing
Specialized has announced a voluntary recall for several of its popular Turbo e-bike models after identifying a safety issue with...
electrek.co
"The recall includes both belt-drive and chain-drive models. Models equipped with traditional rear derailleurs are not part of the recall and remain unaffected."Specialized recalls several models of electric bikes for eating riders' clothing
Specialized has announced a voluntary recall for several of its popular Turbo e-bike models after identifying a safety issue with...
Huh????
Base
Bike nerd
- Region
- Europe
- City
- in the exact center of the Netherlands
March 27 2025 Safety Notices
From seasoned pros and weekend warriors to kids and commuters, if you ride, we’re here for you. We believe that bikes have the power to change lives, and this simple truth drives us to be and do better.
thats the recall notice, came around in another topic.
Base
Bike nerd
- Region
- Europe
- City
- in the exact center of the Netherlands
IGH drive trains have a preload on the chain or belt. The ones with a derailleur have a different chainguard design and you could free yourself by backpedaling so that the tension of the chain is reduced (in theory...)
Last edited:
Yes I understand. But are there any turbo bikes with a traditional derailleur that do not have a chain? Read the article.March 27 2025 Safety Notices
From seasoned pros and weekend warriors to kids and commuters, if you ride, we’re here for you. We believe that bikes have the power to change lives, and this simple truth drives us to be and do better.www.specialized.com
thats the recall notice, came around in another topic.
Assuming that I read it correctly... It makes no sense
Sorry missed that. Just saw the article.March 27 2025 Safety Notices
From seasoned pros and weekend warriors to kids and commuters, if you ride, we’re here for you. We believe that bikes have the power to change lives, and this simple truth drives us to be and do better.
thats the recall notice, came around in another topic.
So I‘m now officialy part of this club. Bike (Tero X 5.0 red) arrived yesterday, had to assemble the handlebar setup as it came in a box (just the bell, light, TCD mount and remote plus the light switch, put on my SqLab saddle and Bennies pedals, and charged to 80% (I like that you can set this limit).
Planned to ride to work today (~20km, start and finish are elevated) and it was a blast at 2°C.
I think I managed to break in my brakes on the first 10km, or I ruined them. Time will tell. That one decline on rough gravel was more than I bargained for, and I did totally not want to crash on the way to work.
The power is sufficient for my needs, it‘s a smooth ride, I‘m starting to not like the shifter (gets in the way). Need to get the suspension set up right, at the moment it‘s only „enough pressure to not hit block, fine tune later“.
I used 60% (of a 710Wh battery) for the ~40km I rode. In comparison on the Vado SL 5.0 I used 70% (of a 320Wh battery) for the same roundtrip when I last took it to work.
As of now it‘s dirty and charging so pics will have to wait a bit. Plus the panniers haven’t arrived yet. But here is the elevation profile of my commute.
Planned to ride to work today (~20km, start and finish are elevated) and it was a blast at 2°C.
I think I managed to break in my brakes on the first 10km, or I ruined them. Time will tell. That one decline on rough gravel was more than I bargained for, and I did totally not want to crash on the way to work.
The power is sufficient for my needs, it‘s a smooth ride, I‘m starting to not like the shifter (gets in the way). Need to get the suspension set up right, at the moment it‘s only „enough pressure to not hit block, fine tune later“.
I used 60% (of a 710Wh battery) for the ~40km I rode. In comparison on the Vado SL 5.0 I used 70% (of a 320Wh battery) for the same roundtrip when I last took it to work.
As of now it‘s dirty and charging so pics will have to wait a bit. Plus the panniers haven’t arrived yet. But here is the elevation profile of my commute.
Attachments
Similar threads
