Specialized Globe Haul LT e

New "Ultimate workhorse" electric bike is designed to replace your car

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By Jack Evans

Published: August 29, 2023 at 5:00 pm

Specialized has extended its e-cargo bike range with the release of the Globe Haul LT.

The long-tail electric bike combines a 100km range with a 200kg carrying capacity, according to the brand.

Specialized says the Globe Haul LT has twice the rear-rack space of the Globe Haul ST released in March 2023.

Globe is Specialized’s new range of electric cargo bikes designed to provide an alternative to car journeys in urban environments.

The Globe Haul LT is available in the US only for $3,500. Specialized says it intends to distribute the bike worldwide eventually.

The Globe Haul LT has a nine-speed, 1x drivetrain with Microshift shifters, an 11-36t SunRace cassette and KMC chain.

Stopping power comes from ebike-rated Tektro HD535 four-piston caliper, hydraulic disc brakes with 203mm rotors.

Specialized specs the “ultimate workhorse” with its own electric bike motor and battery.

The Globe Haul LT’s 700W rear-hub motor has five assist modes controlled with a handlebar remote (a throttle is sold separately). It is claimed to be powerful enough to help you and your stuff up steep inclines.

Where electric bike laws allow, the motor can carry the Globe Haul LT at up to 45km/h (28mph), according to the brand.

Should the ebike make it to the EU and UK, the motor would need to conform to local limits – usually 250W motor power and 25km/h maximum assisted speed.

The Globe 772Wh removable battery has a claimed range of 100km (60 miles). The battery powers integrated front and rear lights with claimed outputs of 1,500 lumens and 50 lumens respectively.

Specialized says the one-size-fits-all alloy frame is comfortable for riders from 135cm (4ft 5in) to 193cm (6ft 4in). You can adjust the telescopic seatpost by 33cm and the quill stem by 15cm.

The bike itself measures 700mm at the widest point of the handlebars, 1,051mm tall (depending on seatpost height) and 1,356mm long.

The Globe Haul LT’s claimed 200kg carrying capacity includes the bike’s claimed weight of 40kg.

That leaves 160kg to divide between the rider, cargo and passengers. Each mounting point has its own maximum weight limit.

The 20in wheels drop the Globe Haul LT’s centre of gravity 20 per cent lower than a typical electric cargo bike to improve stability, according to the brand.

Specialized says the 3.5in Globe Reflect tyres provide comfort and traction on any terrain and feature a puncture-resistant casing.

The build also includes full-length mudguards, a rear rack and an extra-wide kickstand.

The MIK-compatible (a secure, but fast-release mounting system) rear rack is twice as long (78cm) as the rack on the Haul ST. Its larger size enables you to attach up to six panniers and carry three passengers, according to Specialized.

To do so, you’ll need to customise the Globe Haul LT with accessories Specialized sells separately.

For example, Globe Running Boards give passengers somewhere to place their feet and Globe Cargo Bags can be fitted to the Adjustable Cargo Rail.

You can also fit child seats to the rear rack, but Specialized doesn’t sell these.

Digital Writer

Jack Evans is a digital writer for BikeRadar.com Jack learnt to ride on rough Cotswold trails before switching to tarmac in his teens. Gravel riding and cyclocross racing (badly) has since taken him back to his roots. Most at home scaling south Wales climbs, Jack more commonly escapes his home in Birmingham via the lanes and bridleways of Worcestershire, riding either his Canyon Ultimate road bike or Canyon Grail gravel bike. He wishes he was as good at riding as he is drinking espresso. But he has completed the 296km Dragon Devil sportive in under 10 hours and finished in the top 100 at the 2022 UK National Hill Climb Championships. Jack is an NCTJ-trained journalist and a former press agency hack with bylines in The Times, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mirror. He was once electrocuted for a Sun frontpage exclusive and taste-tested camel milk for The Times.

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