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Current Australian model

El Amigo

Vamos
$4,345ride-away, 52V 20Ah base
60 kmRange
1040 WhBattery
TBC NmTorque
25 km/hTop assist
In stock · hub drive
The quick read

Is it for you?

Best suited to

Private property hauling where a 200kg load rating matters more than road legality.

Standout strength

A 1040Wh battery, a torque sensor and a 200kg load rating, which is a lot of cargo bike for the money.

The main compromise

It is not road legal as sold, which rules it out for the school run it otherwise looks built for.

Every number

Full specification

Drive and power
MotorVamos rear hub with torque sensor, hub drive
Battery1040 Wh
Range60 km
Top assisted speed25 km/h
Frame and ride
FrameReinforced alloy compact cargo with suspension fork
Weight32 kg
Wheel size20 inch
DrivetrainShimano 8-speed
Brakes4-piston hydraulic disc
Road-legal clarity

Australian compliance

non compliant

This exceeds the 250W and 25 km/h pedelec rules and is not road-legal in Australia. Closed-course and private land only.

500 WRated motor
25 km/hAssist cutoff
YesThrottle

Not road legal in Australia as sold. Vamos rates these bikes at 500W continuous, above the 250W pedal-assist limit, and fits a throttle. Vamos's own copy says the throttle is permitted only on private property and must be disabled in public spaces. Assist is capped at 25 km/h by default but the brand documents an unlock well above that.

Where it fits

How you would ride it

CargoFamily & cargoDeliverycargothrottleoff road only
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Vamos

A Sydney based brand selling fat-tyre, folding and cargo e-bikes with big batteries and throttles. Vamos rates its bikes at 500W continuous and states the throttle is for private property only, so they are not road-legal pedelecs as sold.

OriginAustralia
AU supportVamos Bikes (Marrickville, Sydney)
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