- Hey guys, it's Justine
and today we are checking out
this brand new bike by Specialized,
I'm such a huge fan of their bikes
and this is the new Turbo Como SL.
This thing is so awesome,
I'm so excited about this.
It has integrated gear hub,
it's got a freaking basket
and you can go about 61 miles on a single battery charge.
Did I mentioned it's electric.
I know it kinda looks like a simple normal everyday bike
that is not electric, pedal assist but it is.
There's three different modes
depending upon how lazy you wanna be.
It's been great because I love actually
riding a bike for exercise
so I can completely turn off the pedal assist.
And what's really great about this
is this can actually carry
up to double its weight.
There's little side bags you can get, but check this out.
Look at this, look at this basket.
It's built into the frame
so when you're out and you're riding your bike,
this will stay still.
So all of the stuff that you have in here, won't spill out.
Look at this,
super steady.
Much like most other Specialized bikes
if you guys are familiar with them
there's a Mission Control app
which you can link to your bikes
so you can track all sorts of data.
I did do a video previously on this Vado SL 5.0
and I absolutely love this bike.
This was kind of my first kind of jump
into Specialized bikes and it was so amazing
being able to ride this for the past year.
So this is more of a cruiser,
whereas the seat on this one, I have a little bit higher.
So this is something that I use more for longer range.
You can tell the tires are much thinner on this one.
These are way more industrial.
We're ready for some off-roading,
but like not too far off the road,
just maybe like, you know,
like a little, a little bit off the road.
This is the first bike I've ever ridden
with an integrated gear hub.
So it was kind of a small learning curve.
One of the things that I like so much
about it is there's no grease, there's no mess
and there's way less maintenance than geared bikes.
I love these thick tires,
I feel a little more confident
when I'm going off-road.
After I've riding both of these bikes
you can definitely tell a big difference
with the Como SL being more of a cruiser bike
and this is more of a long distance speed exercise bike
mostly because of the weight,
like this thing is so incredibly light,
like honestly, it's unbelievable.
This one is actually, well, it's heavier, but it's still,
it's pretty light considering it's an electric bike
and how far range you can get with this.
So this definitely more of a cruiser.
So let's cruise.
I have an order that I need to pick up at Lululemon
and I'm thinking maybe we can stop at the farmer's market
or maybe like, you know, the coffee shop
and put some stuff in my basket.
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This ride down here was awesome.
Having these gears switch so seamless is incredible.
The ride is amazing, we were cruising, I love it.
I just wish that there were less people here.
Anyway, let's carry on.
We've got some beach cruising to do.
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All right.
Time to pick up the goods to really test this out.
The most Santa Monica, basic girl needs,
be right back.
All right, we have a dilemma.
I'm so basic I forgot that I bought a yoga mat
because it was sold out online
so I had to do in-store pickup.
So this is gonna be a real test.
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Oh, I think that worked.
Oh and I might need to put this in here.
Look at that,
so much, I have so much room.
Let's see if it makes it home.
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Back from the ride and guess what?
Everything's survived in the basket.
I can't believe it.
I mean this actually stayed in there quite well.
The girl at Lululemon she's like,
"If you need to come back, I can hold it for you."
I said, I think I got this.
And guess what, I do.
Thank you guys so much for watching,
I had so much fun checking out this bike
and a huge thank you to Specialized for sending me this
so I can make a video for you guys.
If you want more information about this bike
and all of the other bikes that they have
in their entire lineup I'll put a link in the description,
check it out and I'm gonna go
do some yoga with my new mat.
It's really cool,
it has like these 3D little features,
uh, marketing.
It said that that it has like 3D little things on it
so it'll help you with your practice.
God I'm so pathetic I fell for it.
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