Tires & Wheels
Vado SL features Road Boost axle standards, with 110x12mm front and 148x12mm rear axle spacing. Vado SL 5.0 has DT Swiss tubeless-compatible rims. Spoke count: 24-hole front and 28-hole rear. All wheelsets use 160mm centerlock brake rotors.
Tire Compatibility
- All Turbo Vado SLs come stock with 700x38mm tires
- Tire clearance for EQ models (with fenders): max. 38mm tires to provide the required 6mm clearance
- Tire clearance for non-EQ models (no fenders): max. 42mm tires
Tubeless Compatibility
All models of the Vado SL come with tubeless compatible rims. Note that Vado SL 4.0 models use a tubeless ready rim strip even though not called out specifically on rim tape by manufacturer.
Spoke Lengths
MODEL
| WHEELS
| SPOKE LENGTHS | SPOKE LENGTHS | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drive Side | Non-Drive-Side | Drive Side | Non-Drive-Side | ||
VADO SL 5.0 | Specialized hubs + DT Swiss Rims | 289mm | 287mm | 281mm | 282mm |
VADO SL 4.0 | Specialized hubs + 700c alloy rims | 289mm | 288mm | 282mm | 283mm |
Note: Spoke lengths apply in combination with 12mm nipples