GizmoSL
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Some S-Works owners have claimed weights, with pedals, size L ,of 37lbs. (16.8kg) Size L. While that sounds like what you would expect for an eye-wateringly expensive ebike, My top of the line S-Works, size L, weighs in at 39.3lbs. (17.86kg) WITHOUT pedals or anything attached. While I realize that to provide product to consumers at all has required herculean effort on the part of manufacturers, and component changes may be necessary, The weights should, IMO, be fairly consistent. Closer certainly, than the weights listed above. Adding pedals to my ride would push it over the 40lb (18.18kg) level. All things being equal, (bikes weighed with Park Tool Bike Scales etc.,
This is not an indictment against Specialized, the S-Works SL, is a fine bike, but it is developing a real competitor in the Orbea Rise M-LTD, which apparently weighs 37lbs and has significantly more power than the S-Works, although lacking AXS electronic shifting, a 36mm fork and IMO burly brakes, it is several thousand monetary units cheaper, and slightly more desirable geometry.
And a last question, about the Brose 1.1 Motor, detuned to 35nm, is why? Firmware to make it fairly anemic to other ebikes doesn't really make marketing sense. Was it necessary then to keep the motor lightweight or power consumption low enough to tout excellent range?
I personally can go anywhere I want to with my ride, but the additional power would benefit many riders who would be willing and able to drop a sizeable amount of money on a bicycle.
This is not an indictment against Specialized, the S-Works SL, is a fine bike, but it is developing a real competitor in the Orbea Rise M-LTD, which apparently weighs 37lbs and has significantly more power than the S-Works, although lacking AXS electronic shifting, a 36mm fork and IMO burly brakes, it is several thousand monetary units cheaper, and slightly more desirable geometry.
And a last question, about the Brose 1.1 Motor, detuned to 35nm, is why? Firmware to make it fairly anemic to other ebikes doesn't really make marketing sense. Was it necessary then to keep the motor lightweight or power consumption low enough to tout excellent range?
I personally can go anywhere I want to with my ride, but the additional power would benefit many riders who would be willing and able to drop a sizeable amount of money on a bicycle.
