Vado SL 2...Now in Alloy

Tuesday 18 March 2025 Filed in: General

Calling it an 'e-bike' is an Insult

We're excited to bring you and your riders the all-new Vado SL 2 e-bike in ultra-light alloy. It's a high-performance vehicle designed to dissect any road with more speed, style, confidence, and fun. The Vado SL 2 e-bike's unprecedented combination of power, speed, range, and astonishing lightweight isn't just reserved for the carbon models. Gram for gram nothing in alloy is more powerful at a lighter weight. Calling it an 'e-bike' is an Insult.



Wouldn't it be nice if you and your riders could take a sports car and drive it flat out through the city blasting past traffic or fly along country lanes, not a care in the world? Fitness, fun, and sustainability become one.

Yeah, we thought so too… enter Vado SL 2. It's been carefully engineered to make fitness fun, and the commute electric. Now with a carbon and high-performance alloy options, a super light Specialized SL 1.2 motor (the same motor as the LEVO SL 2) and battery with acceleration to get you from stand-still to full-gas faster than you can blink.



It's You, Only Faster



The whisper quiet Specialized SL 1.2 electric motor gets you up to a top speed of 28 mph in a blink with blow-your-hair-back acceleration, and delivers 320 watts of Supernatural power that feels like an extension of you. Vado SL 2 is loaded with a 520Wh battery that will sustain your ride for up to 5 hours.







It's You, Only Fitter



Dial in exactly what you need with unmatched personalization and ride customization. Heart rate, power and cadence monitoring are all available right in the Specialized App. With a brand new bright display and joystick remote, interfacing the Specialized App to bike is totally seamless. Multiple mounting points for panniers, child seats, trailer compatibility, and the 27kg carrying capacity on the rear rack, and up to 14kg on the Tubus front rack, means it's a multi-tool.



It's You, Only More Confident



Future Shock 3.2 on the carbon models, and Future Shock 3.1 on the alloy models, deliver 20mm of smooth travel keeping your hands and bars steady for a smoother ride with more control, all at a super light weight with a stealthy look. With a slacker head tube angle and bigger tires (47C) than previous generations, you'll have more confidence to ride fast, handle any corner, and float over rough surfaces - even gravel. We partnered with Apple for a first of its kind integration, Vado SL 2 is directly compatible with Apple Find My. Just sync your phone to the onboard computer and the your bike becomes a findable device within the Find My App. That combo'd with Turbo System Lock means you can worry less and focus on the ride.

Vado SL 2 the next step in e-bike evolution, and we poured every ounce of technology into making the new Vado SL 2 alloy models the best on the market. As with all Specialized bikes, riding is believing. With your help we can get more people on bikes and Pedal the Planet Forward. Once your riders get on Vado SL 2, their car will seem very boring.

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