Turbo Vado SL 4.0

£2,500.00
10 days free insurance available

Introducing the Specialized Vado SL Electric Hybrid Bike - a lightweight powerhouse for urban commutes and intense workouts. With unmatched ride quality, integrated lights, turbo control, and Pathfinder tires, it offers comfort, control, and confidence. Turbo SL technology ensures a natural feel and impressive range, navigating up to 80 miles. Crafted with a premium frame, hydraulic disc brakes, and sleek design, this bike is perfect for any adventure.

Meet the Vado SL. This super-light e-bike was designed to take on anything from daily commutes through urban landscapes to clocking even faster workouts. Need to carry your bike? No sweat. Weighing 40% less than the full-power Vado there’s no other electric bike out there with ride quality range and power like this. All you need to do is get on and go.

The Vado SL comes equipped with everything you need to start riding right away. First the extra-bright built-in lights give you higher visibility in low-light areas. Next the MasterMind Turbo Control Unit (TCU) makes it easy to view ride info on the go. The Pathfinder tires roll fast on or off the pavement with plenty of grip and the Vado SL's featherweight status also makes it perfect for city commuting and offers far more than ride quality — it means you can hang it on a wall or car rack. And it makes public transportation a breeze.

So whether you're going fast or far or both the Vado SL provides the confidence to do it all at a fraction of the weight.

LIGHT WEIGHT: You’ll be blown away by how easy it is to lift your bike on to a rack carry it up stairs or ride nimbly around town thanks to the category-leading light-weight of the Turbo SL technology optimised frame materials design and specification.

COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT: Body position and handling are optimized to deliver unsurpassed riding comfort confidence and control. Powerful hydraulic disc brakes reign in your speed while larger tires provide maximum traction for turning and stopping.

TURBO SL: The heart of the Vado is its Turbo SL technology the advanced and integrated electric bike system that delivers an unequaled combination of light-weight natural feel anti-theft functions training tips a full-function bike computer ride anywhere range and more.

The speed limit at which the motor will stop supporting may vary significantly by region and is based on local requirements. It may also affect range: a higher speed limit may result in less range.

Frame E5 Aluminum, bottom bracket motor mount, fully integrated downtube battery, internal cable routing, fender and front rack mounts, Smooth Welds
Fork Rigid full aluminum disc, Boost? 12x110mm, front- rack-compatible
Saddle Bridge Sport, Steel rails, 155mm
Seatpost Specialized, alloy, dual-bolt, 25mm offset, 27.2mm
Stem Specialized Stealth Stem, alloy, 14 deg, 31.8mm, integrated TCD mount
Handlebars Specialized, alloy, 9-degree backsweep, 15mm rise, 31.8mm
Seat Clamp Integrated w/ frame
Rear Brake Tektro HD-R290, hydraulic disc, 160mm
Front Brake Tektro HD-R290, hydraulic disc, 160mm
Chainrings Praxis, 44T, 104BCD
Shift Levers SRAM NX, 11-speed
Crankset Praxis, Forged alloy M30, custom offset
Rear Derailleur SRAM NX, 11-speed
Cassette SUNRACE, CSMS7, 11-42t, 11-speed
Chain KMC e11S, 11-speed w/ Missing Link?
Rear Tire Specialized Pathfinder Sport, 700x38c
Front Tire Specialized Pathfinder Sport, 700x38c
Inner Tubes Standard 40mm PV 700x32-50

Please note: Manufacturers can sometimes change the specification of the products from time to time.

Size S M L XL
B-B Drop 70 70 70 70
B-B Height 291 291 291 291
Bike Stand-Over Height 791 811 836 861
Chain-Stay Length 445 445 445 445
Fork Length (full) 390 390 390 390
Fork Rake/Offset 50 50 50 50
Front-Center 626 655 675 690
Head-Tube Angle 70 70.5 71 71.5
Head-Tube Length 130 161.5 194.5 230
Reach 397 419 433 442
Seat-Tube Angle 73.5 73.5 73.5 73.5
Seat-Tube Length 415 446.5 494.5 535
Stack 542 574 607 643
Top-Tube Length (horizontal) 558 589 613 632
Trail 78 75 71 68
Wheelbase 1062 1091 1110 1126

Lifetime warranty* to the original owner against structural defects in material or workmanship on ALL models of Specialized-branded frames and forks

  • Includes seatstays and chainstays on full-suspension bikes
  • Does not include suspension forks and suspension parts
  • Does not include paint and graphics (these are covered below)

* Register your bike, frameset, or Roval wheels within the first 90 days of purchase for a lifetime warranty to the original owner.

Read the full warranty here