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Alloy versions of the Specialized Vado SL 2 will be a couple of grand cheaper

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Alex Bowden

Alex has been editor of ebiketips since 2021, switching to a world with motors after seven years working on sister site road.cc, where he contributed news, reviews and the occasional feature. These days he combines his road riding with electric bike testing and a dash of ongoing cricket writing (his first book's due out in 2025).

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1 week 5 days ago

Alu or alloy? You need to be more specific with the latter given 'alloys' includes brass, bronze and titanium. Is it made of one of those? 

1 week 5 days ago

This is a commuter/errand running/get to school bike. As such, "downgrading' from 11 to 10 speed won't mean much to probably 90%+ users. And while not insignificant, the 2kg difference will pale against the price difference.

1 week 5 days ago

Odd choice of headline. Nobody cares that the alloy versions are cheaper than the newly-introduced carbon fibre models. Of course they are. What they do care about is that this year's alloy versions are more expensive than last year's, albeit with a bigger battery and new motor. The base model now has front suspension, but has been downgraded from 11 to 10 speed.