Specialized is one of the biggest bike brands in the world. They are responsible for more innovation that most other brands combined. They were the first of the big legacy brands to even introduce an e-bike. They’ve watched the (welcome) rise of the direct-to-consumer e-bike brands like Lectric, Aventon and, perhaps most of all, Rad Power Bikes. And Specialized is nothing if not competitive and they figured they could beat the D2C brands at their own game.

In May they announced that they were introducing a new line of e-bikes that are destined to be more affordable than their existing models (which currently start at $3250). The first model announced is called the Globe Haul ST. Specialized, the teases that they are, have released a handful of photos so far and not a single spec. But that’s not to say we don’t already know a lot about this e-bike...