Specialized Turbo Vado 3.0 Step-Through

Name: Specialized Turbo Vado 3.0 Step-Through
Brand: Specialized

2021 UrbanCommuter Electric bicycle Manufacturer page

Specialized Turbo Vado 3.0 Step-Through, color Cast Blue / Black / Liquid Silver

Last known price: $3,250

Prices shown first for United States
Fork travel: 50 mm
Wheels: 700c
Drivetrain: 1 × 9 32t / 11–36t
Gear range: 327%
Battery: 460 Wh
Frame: Aluminum
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide

SM 158–171
MD 168–180
LG 178–189
XL 186–199

Components

19 of 25 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

E5 Aluminum, bottom bracket motor mount, Fitness/Transportation Geometry, fully integrated & lockable down tube battery, internal cable routing, fender/rack mounts, Smooth Welds Not identified

Electric system

4 parts

Suspension

2 parts

Drivetrain

5 parts

Cassette
- Shimano CS-HG200 11–36t
CS-HG200
Chain
- KMC
Crankset

Custom alloy forged crankarms, 48/32 w/ chainguard Not identified
Rear derailleur
- Shimano Alivio RD-M3100-SGS 9 speeds
RD-M3100-SGS
Shifters
- Shimano Alivio

Brakes

1 part

Brakes
- Tektro HD-T275 / HD-T276
HD-T275HD-T276

Wheels and tires

5 parts

Front hub
- Specialized
Rear hub
- Specialized
Rims

700C disc, double-wall alloy, pinned, no eyelets Not identified
Spokes
- DT Swiss
Tires

Front: Trigger Sport Reflect, 700x47c, Rear: Trigger Sport Reflect, 700x47c Not identified

Cockpit and contact points

5 parts

Handlebar
- Specialized
Pedals
- Specialized
Saddle

Bridge Sport, Steel rails, 155mm Not identified
Seatpost
- Specialized
Stem
- Specialized

Other components

2 parts

Bell
- Bell
Fenders

DRYTECH fenders, 52mm width, stainless steel fenderstays Not identified

Sizes and geometry

4 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

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Size MD

Table

Geometry diagram unavailable

The drawing needs seat tube angle, which the manufacturer did not publish. Available facts remain in the table.

Size Reported by the manufacturer

Complete manufacturer geometry table 4 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Frame
Reachmm	396	404	428	441
Stackmm	619	629	629	652
Seat tube lengthmm	400	450	485	535
Head tube lengthmm	145	145	155	170
Head tube angle	70°	70°	70°	70°
Chainstay lengthmm	478	478	478	478
Wheelbasemm	1116	1127	1152	1173
Front centermm	647	658	683	704
Bottom bracket dropmm	70	70	70	70
Standover heightmm	715	720	727	744
Fork rakemm	44	44	44	44
Trailmm	86	86	86	86
Stack/reach ratio	1.56	1.56	1.47	1.48
Suspension and parts
Crank lengthmm	170	170	175	175
Handlebar widthmm	680	680	680	680
Stem lengthmm	60	75	75	90
Seatpost lengthmm	300	350	400	400

Not published by the manufacturer: Top tube length, Seat tube angle, Bottom bracket height, Front travel, Rear travel, Stem angle and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Aluminum
Fork material: Steel

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Hardtail
Front travel: 50 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 32
Largest chainring: 32
Rear sprockets: 9
Smallest sprocket: 11
Largest sprocket: 36
Lowest gear: 25.8 in
Highest gear: 84.4 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Electric system

Battery capacity: 460 Wh

Additional specifications

Battery: Specialized U1-460, On/Off button, state of charge display, 460Wh
Tire width: 47c
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 700c

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 9.9 km/h
Highest gear: 32.3 km/h

Total gear range 327%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 25.8–84.4 gear inches

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2021 builds
Specification	This bicycle Specialized Turbo Vado 3.0 Step-Through	Specialized Turbo Vado 3.0	Specialized Turbo Vado 4.0	Specialized Turbo Vado 4.0 Step-Through	Specialized Turbo Vado 5.0	Specialized Turbo Vado 5.0 Step-Through
Frame
Fork material	Steel	Steel	Steel	Steel	Aluminum	Aluminum
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring	32	32	40	40	40	40
Largest chainring	32	32	40	40	40	40
Rear sprockets	9	9	10	10	11	11
Largest sprocket	36	36	42	42	42	42
Lowest gear	25.8 in	25.8 in	27.6 in	27.6 in	27.6 in	27.6 in
Highest gear	84.4 in	84.4 in	105.5 in	105.5 in	105.5 in	105.5 in
Electric bicycle systems
Battery capacity	460 Wh	460 Wh	500 Wh	500 Wh	600 Wh	600 Wh
Other specifications
Fork spring	Not informed	Not informed	Coil	Coil	Coil	Coil