Specialized Turbo
specialized_turbo
The Specialized Turbo integration connects Home Assistant to Specialized Turbo e-bikes over Bluetooth Low Energy. The integration reads battery, motor, ride, and system telemetry from the bike.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
sensor | Sensor (temperature) |
What people report
Specialized Turbo bikes are read-only over Bluetooth, one connection at a time.
- Partly works5
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialized Turbo TCU1 | Partly works Local | Read-only Bluetooth; disconnect the Specialized app firstSaved copySupported devices: TCU1; TCX1; TCX2; TCX3; TCX4. Limitations: Bluetooth range: The bike must be near a Bluetooth adapter. The typical range is 5 to 10 meters. One connection at a time: Disconnect the Specialized app before Home Assistant connects. Read-only access: The integration cannot change assistance, tuning, or bike configuration. Sleep mode: The bike stops Bluetooth communication when it sleeps. Encrypted setup: Account key retrieval requires internet access during setup or reauthentication. Bluetooth proxies: Some ESPHome proxies cannot complete operating-system pairing requests. Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Specialized Turbo TCX1 | Partly works Local | Read-only Bluetooth; disconnect the Specialized app firstSaved copySupported devices: TCU1; TCX1; TCX2; TCX3; TCX4. Limitations: Bluetooth range: The bike must be near a Bluetooth adapter. The typical range is 5 to 10 meters. One connection at a time: Disconnect the Specialized app before Home Assistant connects. Read-only access: The integration cannot change assistance, tuning, or bike configuration. Sleep mode: The bike stops Bluetooth communication when it sleeps. Encrypted setup: Account key retrieval requires internet access during setup or reauthentication. Bluetooth proxies: Some ESPHome proxies cannot complete operating-system pairing requests. Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Specialized Turbo TCX2 | Partly works Local | Read-only Bluetooth; disconnect the Specialized app firstSaved copySupported devices: TCU1; TCX1; TCX2; TCX3; TCX4. Limitations: Bluetooth range: The bike must be near a Bluetooth adapter. The typical range is 5 to 10 meters. One connection at a time: Disconnect the Specialized app before Home Assistant connects. Read-only access: The integration cannot change assistance, tuning, or bike configuration. Sleep mode: The bike stops Bluetooth communication when it sleeps. Encrypted setup: Account key retrieval requires internet access during setup or reauthentication. Bluetooth proxies: Some ESPHome proxies cannot complete operating-system pairing requests. Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Specialized Turbo TCX3 | Partly works Local | Read-only Bluetooth; disconnect the Specialized app firstSaved copySupported devices: TCU1; TCX1; TCX2; TCX3; TCX4. Limitations: Bluetooth range: The bike must be near a Bluetooth adapter. The typical range is 5 to 10 meters. One connection at a time: Disconnect the Specialized app before Home Assistant connects. Read-only access: The integration cannot change assistance, tuning, or bike configuration. Sleep mode: The bike stops Bluetooth communication when it sleeps. Encrypted setup: Account key retrieval requires internet access during setup or reauthentication. Bluetooth proxies: Some ESPHome proxies cannot complete operating-system pairing requests. Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Specialized Turbo TCX4 | Partly works Local | Read-only Bluetooth; disconnect the Specialized app firstSaved copySupported devices: TCU1; TCX1; TCX2; TCX3; TCX4. Limitations: Bluetooth range: The bike must be near a Bluetooth adapter. The typical range is 5 to 10 meters. One connection at a time: Disconnect the Specialized app before Home Assistant connects. Read-only access: The integration cannot change assistance, tuning, or bike configuration. Sleep mode: The bike stops Bluetooth communication when it sleeps. Encrypted setup: Account key retrieval requires internet access during setup or reauthentication. Bluetooth proxies: Some ESPHome proxies cannot complete operating-system pairing requests. Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local push
Talks to the device on your network, and the device tells Home Assistant the moment something changes.
Found automatically over
- Bluetooth
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 22 |
|---|---|
| Quality scale | Silver |
| Added in | Home Assistant 2026.9 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @JamieMagee |
Devices listed in its documentation
- TCU1
- TCX1
- TCX2
- TCX3
- TCX4
Limitations from the docs
- Bluetooth range: The bike must be near a Bluetooth adapter. The typical range is 5 to 10 meters.
- One connection at a time: Disconnect the Specialized app before Home Assistant connects.
- Read-only access: The integration cannot change assistance, tuning, or bike configuration.
- Sleep mode: The bike stops Bluetooth communication when it sleeps.
- Encrypted setup: Account key retrieval requires internet access during setup or reauthentication.
- Bluetooth proxies: Some ESPHome proxies cannot complete operating-system pairing requests.
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
