Specialized Turbo Vado 3.0 2021

Where it stands

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What you get

Kind

trekking or city e-bike as BikeExchange shelves it

Motor

Specialized 1.2E Specialized | Specialized 1.2 E, custom Rx Street-tuned motor, 250W nominal

Torque

50 Nm the maker's rating for this motor

Battery

460 Wh, integrated in the frame

Class

Pedelec up to 25 km/h

Frame

Aluminium Turbo Aluminum, bottom bracket MOTOR - mount, Fitness/Transportation Geometry, fully integrated & lockable down tube battery, internal cable routing, fender/rac

Drivetrain

Shimano Alivio, 9-speed

Wheels

Aluminium 700C disc, double-wall alloy, pinned, no eyelets

Brakes

not stated by the shop

Weight

not stated by the shop

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

SR Suntour

Tyres

Trigger Sport Reflect, 700x47mm

The compromises

• 9-speed drivetrain, fewer gears than the 11- and 12-speed groupsets on most e-bikes.
• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• Aluminium frame, at a price where carbon is common.
• 2021 model year.

Your size

What BikeExchange lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size.

Where to buy

BikeExchange is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

How sure we are