TimeOut

Press Release: In designing the Turbo we created an entirely new category of eBike: a speed-focused, high-tech urban bike that looks and performs like a fast bike should and it just happens to have a motor! With a top speed of 45kph, the Turbo is unquest...  

Power. To set Turbo far ahead of the rest, Specialized engineers focused on three critical areas — the battery, motor, and electronic interface— as integrated components of a complete machine. They started by choosing the best and most powerful rear-hub m...  

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battery placement in Down Tube is good just like in Gocycle. 45km/h.....sounds dangerous. Cheers

It sure is an interesting idea. For places like San Fran with all those hills, I can see how this would come in handy. As far as dangerous, it's no more dangerous than a scooter, moped, or motorcycle. I didn't see that many bike lanes when I was there but...