Recent content by Ebikelife72

I think the 3.3 might be over $400 now so that may be the decider. I think it should be mentioned the difference in riding position will likely affect the perceived effectiveness of the FS. While the Vado position is sportier than others it's still more upright than the Creo with drop bars. I'm...

Yeah, that’s pretty much exactly what I put in my post above😉 Their photos are definitely wrong, but so was the bike they sent me. As I said, I feel very fortunate in how things worked out. They certainly didn’t have to send me the 3.2 and could’ve waited until the 3.1 was available. It likely...

I recently bought a Creo 2 E5 in the new pistachio color. This bike is my favorite e-bike I’ve owned. It’s absolutely fantastic. I discovered something the other day that other owners of the 2026 E5 might need to know. The Creo 2 is supposed to come with the 3.1 Future Shock. In most of the...

Indeed, it’s quite the increase. I assume it must be tariff related but who knows.

Incidentally I noticed today that in the US Specialized has made significant price increase to the Creo Alloy and Comp Carbon. I’m glad I got mine when I did.

lol, that of course is a silly thing to say. Clearly he prefers flat bars and I prefer drops, but we both have bikes that we absolutely enjoy and suits our needs.

Nope, sorry that's impossible that a flat bar Creo 2 is better than the Vado SL it replaced😁

On that we can agree, yes I would encourage him to give the drops an honest chance. But again nothing I previously posted contradicts anything I've said here. You seem to think it sacrilege for anyone to even consider a flat bar conversion on a Creo 2. I'm just saying it's not a big deal.

Exactly, things change. Now a slammed stem is slower than a non slammed stem, tires are getting much wider on road bikes with no speed loss. Geometry changes with nearly every new model year. The Creo 2 alloy has slightly different geometry than the carbon versions. You just can't base things...

I'll add some more mud to this discussion. If you follow gravel racing at all you'll see that many of the top riders are taking very expensive full suspension XC bikes and installing drop bars for more speed. This is a modification to a bike bike designed for flat bars but modified to better...

No, I'm very aware of drop bar geometry and the differences. My point is that it's possible to not need to change the stem. As for being rude, I'm also aware that I was rude but I'm ok with that. Stefan went back and stalked my prior posts which in no way contradict anything I've said in this...

I don’t think a different stem would necessarily be needed. Riding on the flats on a drop bar bike fairly well simulates the flat bar position so the current stem may be perfectly comfortable.

One of the quotes you highlighted says that I prefer drop bars once fit to my preference. That’s my personal preference of fitment. Many road cyclist scoff if you change out a 120mm stem for anything shorter than 90mm as they say it makes the handling too twitchy. I haven’t personally found this...

I disagree. Bikes are just tools and can be used however one chooses. There is no damage to the design if you modify a drop bar to flat or from flat to drops. These are fairly simple modifications that can be reverted back to original pretty easily. Nobody’s talking about cutting a frame...

Every bike is purpose designed, doesn’t mean you can’t or shouldn’t make modifications to better serve your specific purpose. It’s not like you can’t change things back if you don’t like the results and then just sell the parts.