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Save $1600 on One of the Best Ebikes We’ve Ever Tested

Specialized’s Turbo Vado SL2 5.0 EQ feels more like riding an analog bike than any ebike I’ve ever ridden before.

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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Every so often it’s fun to check out the types of ebikes that live at the higher end of the market. It’s not an area in which I spend most of my time, as VICE’s ebike reviewer, because even entry-level ebikes cost over a grand. But some truly magnificent engineering lives a bit higher on the price ladder.

I’ve been testing the Specialized Turbo Vado SL2 5.0 EQ for a while, and it’s a beast of natural pedal feel and lightweight construction. The hardest part about the bike was its $5,100 retail price. Not poorly earned, given the technology poured into it by Specialized, but crossing that $5,000 mark is a hard sell for most people.

At $3,500 on this limited-time sale, though, it’s easy to........

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