Vacay
Easy, breezy, and built for the boardwalk, the Michael Blast Vacay is a step-through electric cruiser made for sunny-day rides. A 500W motor and a comfy upright riding position make it the relaxed choice for errands,… Read more ↓
Variant Lo-Step
Color Black / Black
Add-ons our mechanics recommend.
Hand-picked by the eBikes Calgary shop floor and fitted free when you collect.
Built for Calgary roads.
Easy, breezy, and built for the boardwalk, the Michael Blast Vacay is a step-through electric cruiser made for sunny-day rides. A 500W motor and a comfy upright riding position make it the relaxed choice for errands,…
Easy, breezy, and built for the boardwalk, the Michael Blast Vacay is a step-through electric cruiser made for sunny-day rides. A 500W motor and a comfy upright riding position make it the relaxed choice for errands, beach paths, and lazy loops around the neighbourhood.
Low-step, low-stress, all vintage style — the Vacay is your two-wheeled holiday.
- Motor: 500W rear hub
- Battery: 48V removable Li-ion
- Top speed: 32 km/h
- Range: Up to 60 km
- Frame: Step-through cruiser
- Style: Beach cruiser
Why this bike
- 3″
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.
- 2 yr
In-house warranty
We sell it, we service it. Two-year warranty backed by our own mechanics — walk in, get help.
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Road-tested before pickup
Every unit is assembled, charged, tuned and ridden by us before it leaves the shop. Not a flat-pack hand-off.
Specifications.
Full factory spec sheet, grouped for scanning.
Motor & Performance
- Motor
- Bafang 500W Rear Hub
- Drive mode
- 5-level pedal assist
- Throttle
- Twist throttle + pedal assist
- Top speed
- 32 km/h (20 mph)
Battery & Display
- Battery
- Samsung Li-Ion 48V 14Ah
- Range (rated)
- Up to 65 km (40 mi)
- Charge time
- 4–5 hours
Frame & Suspension
- Fork
- Rigid Chromoly
- Frame notes
- Aluminum Tig Welded
- Rider height
- 5'0" – 6'2"
- Weight (rated)
- 26 kg (57 lbs)
Drivetrain
- Derailleur
- Shimano 7-speed Altus
- Shift levers
- Motor cut-off integrated
Brakes & Wheels
- Brakes
- Hydraulic Star Union
- Wheels & tires
- 26" × 3.0" balloon tires
- Rims
- 26" aluminum alloy
More specs
- Motor Watts
- 500
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.
