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Current Australian model

El Rapido

Vamos
$3,295ride-away, 48V 15Ah
70 kmRange
720 WhBattery
TBC NmTorque
25 km/hTop assist
In stock · hub drive
The quick read

Is it for you?

Best suited to

Riders who want a big-battery commuter with a throttle and understand where they can legally use it.

Standout strength

720Wh and a claimed 70km, at a price where most road-legal rivals give you half the battery.

The main compromise

The 500W rating and the throttle put it outside the road-legal pedelec rules.

Every number

Full specification

Drive and power
MotorVamos high-torque rear hub, hub drive
Battery720 Wh
Range70 km
Top assisted speed25 km/h
Frame and ride
FrameAlloy step-over
Weight25 kg
Wheel size27.5 inch
DrivetrainShimano 8-speed
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

CommuterCity & commutingthrottlebig batteryoff 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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