Outsider 5.0
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Color Boardtrack Black
Battery 840 Wh · Most popular
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Hand-picked by the eBikes Calgary shop floor and fitted free when you collect.
Built for Calgary roads.
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The Outsider 5.0 turns the dial up. A stronger 750W rear-hub motor and a beefier 48V pack give this fat-tire scrambler more punch off the line and more range between charges, while the same moto-inspired silhouette keeps it firmly in Michael Blast territory.
For riders who loved the Outsider but wanted more power, the 5.0 is the upgrade.
- Motor: 750W rear hub
- Battery: 48V 17.5Ah Li-ion
- Top speed: 45 km/h
- Range: Up to 80 km
- Tires: Fat all-terrain
- Style: Scrambler
Why this bike
- 5″
Fat tires for slush & gravel
Wide plus-size tires roll over Calgary's late-March slush, gravel and curbs. Lower PSI, more contact, more grip.
- 80 Nm
Climbs anything
Torque-sensing mid-drive that pulls Crescent Heights, Nose Hill and the bow-river escarpment without breaking a sweat.
- 150 kg
Hauls the load
Built for cargo. Whether it's the weekly Costco run or a kid-seat commute, the frame and rack do the work.
Specifications.
Full factory spec sheet, grouped for scanning.
Motor & Performance
- Motor
- 750W rear hub
- Drive mode
- 5 + throttle
- Torque
- 80 Nm
- Throttle
- Twist throttle + pedal assist
- Top speed
- 32 mph
Battery & Display
- Battery
- 48V · 17.5Ah (standard) / 48V · 21Ah (extended)
- Range (rated)
- 50-75 mi
- Charge time
- 4-6 hrs
- Display
- 3.5" LCD
Frame & Suspension
- Fork
- 80mm coil
- Frame notes
- Aluminum Tig Welded
- Frame material
- 6061 steel
- Rider height
- 5'4"-6'4"
- Weight (rated)
- 82 lb
- Max load (rated)
- 330 lb
Drivetrain
- Derailleur
- Shimano 7-speed
- Shift levers
- Motor cut-off integrated
Brakes & Wheels
- Brakes
- Tektro 4-piston hydraulic
- Rotors
- 180mm
- Wheels & tires
- 20" × 5.0" Arisun fat-knobs, puncture-resistant
- Rims
- 20" aluminum alloy
Lighting & Extras
- Lights
- 800 lm headlight · brake-aware tail light
- Handlebar
- Wrapped leather grips
- Saddle
- Pleated leather
- Standard features
- Pleated leather saddle · Wrapped leather grips · 800 lm headlight · Brake-aware tail light · Brass 5.0 badge · 2-year warranty
More specs
- Motor Watts
- 750
Michael Blast owners on Calgary streets.
Looks like a vintage moto. Rides like a bike.
The Greaser turns heads on the Bow River pathway like nothing else. Picked the matte black with leather grips. People stop me at lights to ask what it is. 500W is enough for the bridges, range gets me to Kensington and back twice. Tested the Outsider 5.0 too but the cafe-racer geo on the Greaser won me over.
Vacay is the right name.
Springer fork, low step-through, 500W mid-drive. I'm 5'2 and finally have an eBike that doesn't feel like a tractor. Took it on the C-Train rack to Eau Claire, rode the river all afternoon. Eight months in, zero issues.
Ponyboy Scrambler — best price/personality.
On sale for $1299 from $2000. Felt like a steal when I bought it; still feels like one 4 months later. Retro scrambler styling, 4 colour options, real range. Calgary-tough so far — I commute through Fish Creek.
Battery key fiddly.
Outsider 5.0 arrived shipped to Airdrie, set up in 20 minutes. Beautiful bike, balloon tires soak up the cracked pavement on 8th Street. The battery key lock is fiddly — takes a second to line up. Otherwise excellent. eBC support answered my questions on the phone twice.
Theft target, but worth it.
Outsider attracts attention which is both the joy and the worry. Bought a heavy chain lock from eBC the same day. Living in the Beltline, I haul it inside every night, but the ride is unlike any commuter I've owned. Looks like a 60s flat-tracker, rides like a Class 2.
Bought one for me and one for my partner.
Two Vacays. We do the 9th Ave path most evenings. eBC discounted the second one and set both up the same day. They throw in a free service after the first 200 km. Did mine in February — they remembered me by name.
