Specialized’s new city ebikes marry smoothness, torque, and smarts

The Specialized Turbo Vado SL is one of the best ebikes I’ve reviewed, but that unit was meant to provide a gentle assist over a regular bike, rather than helping you blaze up the steepest hills without breaking a sweat. I’ve been curious what the company’s heavier, more powerful models were capable of, and I got to see just that prior to the launch of the new 2021 Turbo Vado and Como models. Long story short: they offer all the smoothness I loved from the Vado SL, but with oodles of torque to spare. The Vado and Como are getting…

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