No they don ' t have crazy specifications . They have the right specifications for the task . If you don ' t need gears to have insane performance then you definitely don ' t need gears for any less performance . Stealth are expensive and that ' s their thing . I don ' t know why people by apple products but apple is doing very well . Also we need to consider cost of ownership and usability . How much in fuel and maintenance will your 125 cost when using for commuting ? I calculated my electric moped battery to cost as much as 35 , 000 km of fuel . Or 60 % DOD and 1000 cycles . Also I don ' t have to warm anything up , full power from cold . Actually it is the pedalling that doesn ' t make sense costs more than what batteries cost . So an ebike without human input is cheaper .