Specialized Turbo Vado SL 5.0 EQ

Name: Specialized Turbo Vado SL 5.0 EQ
Brand: Specialized

2022 UrbanCommuter Electric bicycle Manufacturer page

Specialized Turbo Vado SL 5.0 EQ, color Brushed Aluminum / Black Reflective

Fork travel: 20 mm
Wheels: 700c
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 44t / 11–50t
Gear range: 455%
Battery: 320 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

22 of 28 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

E5 Aluminum, bottom bracket motor mount, fully integrated downtube battery, internal cable routing, fender and front rack mounts, Smooth Welds Not identified

Electric system

4 parts

Battery
- Specialized
Charger

Custom charger, 48V System w/ SL system charger plug Not identified
Display
- Specialized
Motor
- Specialized

Suspension

2 parts

Fork

Future shock 1.5w/Smooth Boot, Rigid carbon fork, Boost™ 12x110mm thru-axle, flat mount disc Not identified
Remote
- Specialized

Drivetrain

5 parts

Brakes

1 part

Brakes
- Tektro HD-R510
HD-R510

Wheels and tires

5 parts

Front hub
- Specialized
Rear hub
- Specialized
Rims
- DT Swiss
Spokes
- DT Swiss
Tires

Front: Nimbus II Sport Reflect, 700x38mm, Rear: Nimbus II Sport Reflect, 700x38mm Not identified

Cockpit and contact points

6 parts

Grips
- Specialized
Handlebar

Stout Mini Rise, alloy, 9-degree backsweep, 15mm rise, 31.8mm Not identified
Pedals
- Specialized
Saddle

Bridge Sport, hollow cr-mo rails, 155mm Not identified
Seatpost
- Specialized
Stem
- Specialized

Other components

4 parts

Sizes and geometry

4 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

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Size MD

Table

Reach 401mm

Stack 626mm

Wheelbase 1091mm

Head angle 70.5°

Seat angle 73.5°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 700c wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reported by the manufacturer

Complete manufacturer geometry table 4 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Frame
Reachmm	378	401	415	424
Stackmm	595	626	660	696
Top tube lengthmm	554	587	610	630
Seat tube lengthmm	415	446.5	494.5	535
Head tube lengthmm	185	217	250	285
Head tube angle	70°	70.5°	71°	71.5°
Seat tube angle	73.5°	73.5°	73.5°	73.5°
Chainstay lengthmm	445	445	445	445
Wheelbasemm	1062	1091	1110	1126
Front centermm	626	655	675	690
Bottom bracket dropmm	70	70	70	70
Bottom bracket heightmm	270	270	270	270
Standover heightmm	770	790	815	840
Fork rakemm	50	50	50	50
Trailmm	71	67	64	61
Stack/reach ratio	1.57	1.56	1.59	1.64
Suspension and parts
Crank lengthmm	170	172.5	172.5	175
Handlebar widthmm	680	680	680	680
Stem lengthmm	60	75	75	90
Seatpost lengthmm	350	350	350	350

Not published by the manufacturer: Front travel, Rear travel, Stem angle and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

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

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Hardtail
Front travel: 20 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 44
Largest chainring: 44
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 11
Largest sprocket: 50
Lowest gear: 25.5 in
Highest gear: 116.0 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Electric system

Battery capacity: 320 Wh

Additional specifications

Battery: Specialized SL1-320, fully integrated, 320Wh
Tire width: 38c
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 700c

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 9.8 km/h
Highest gear: 44.4 km/h

Total gear range 455%

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: 25.5–116.0 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 2022 builds
Specification	This bicycle Specialized Turbo Vado SL 5.0 EQ	Specialized Turbo Vado SL 4.0	Specialized Turbo Vado SL 4.0 EQ	Specialized Turbo Vado SL 4.0 Step-Through	Specialized Turbo Vado SL 4.0 Step-Through EQ	Specialized Turbo Vado SL 5.0
Frame
Fork material	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon
Suspension
Suspension configuration	Hardtail	Rigid	Rigid	Rigid	Rigid	Hardtail
Front travel	20 mm	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	20 mm
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring	44	44	40	44	44	44
Largest chainring	44	44	40	44	44	44
Rear sprockets	12	11	11	11	11	12
Largest sprocket	50	42	42	42	42	50
Lowest gear	25.5 in	30.4 in	27.6 in	30.4 in	30.4 in	25.5 in
Highest gear	116.0 in	116.0 in	105.5 in	116.0 in	116.0 in	116.0 in
Other specifications
Suspension	Hardtail	Rigid	Rigid	Rigid	Rigid	Hardtail

Changes since 2021
Specification	2021 Specialized Turbo Vado SL 5.0 EQ	This bicycle Specialized Turbo Vado SL 5.0 EQ
Suspension
Suspension configuration	Rigid	Hardtail
Front travel	Not informed	20 mm
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring	40	44
Largest chainring	40	44
Smallest sprocket	10	11
Largest sprocket	45	50
Lowest gear	25.8 in	25.5 in
Other specifications
Suspension	Rigid	Hardtail