Recent content by Nubnub

Haha. For sure. But having been in cycling for decades, I've accumulated the tools, clothing, gear etc needed to support the habit and cycling becomes a relatively cheap hobby. Riding is free. Well except for electricity now to recharge the bike. And the phone, varia, garmin, AXS ...

I've seen numerous reports of varying degrees in perceived noise from the 1.2 (and 1.1 for that matter). And my exp with my creo vs vado bear this out. Obviously perception is different from person to person. I am always amused that some people claim the 1.2 is silent. The good news is that...

similarly I went from a 4 year old 4.0 SL with a 1.1 motor to the 1.2 on a creo 2. Nothing wrong with the 4.0 other than the motor had developed a noticeably higher pitch screechiness to it that I was finding annoying compared to the other e-bike I had which used a Brose motor. The Creo 2 was...

Still happy with the Feedback lift, but I would have given serious consideration to the Park PRS-30 announced today. Mechanical only but costs "only" 900. For me advantage of the feedback is still the smaller footprint and I do like the clamp design. Feedback also appears to be able to lift...

Have to agree that an elift makes life a lot more fun. Been using a folding style workstand for years. But with heavier ebikes, I can't one hand lift them to use the other hand to clamp onto the seatpost. So I've been clamping to the top tube. Besides being heavier, ebikes have tube shapes...

I think most CO2 inflators use threads to ensure a good connection.. Reading the reviews, seems the Spec one does as well. I'd recommend either carrying a valve core remover tool to tighten the valve core before screwing on an inflator. A few times I've had the valve core come out when...

I suspect you would be ok with either the Vado SL or Creo 2 SL. Note that the Vado 4.0 has an 11-42 Cassette while the 5.0 and Creo have a 50 tooth low. There is a short hill nearby that has a couple of 12-14% sections on it. I could handle it on my 4.0 Vado SL with an 11-36 casette as well...

I wonder how long 3rd party batteries will stay under the radar. I had not heard of this add on for the Levo, but there is another mfg offerering range extenders for SL 1.1 models...

Also keep in mind that the Vado 5.0 is spec with 650B wheels/rims that are unlikely to be stock tubeless ready. Minimum retape would be required but I think still iffy that the Sports will work tubeless with those rims. Similarr to the Vado 4.0 SL that also was not spec'd as tubeless ready -...

Tho it is unlikely to be available for purchase any time soon (or ever), the top flat bar Santa Cruz skitch specs have been upgrated to SRAM and now also includes a Rock Shox. Maybe by the time I'm ready to replace my Creo and -IF- Santa Cruz doesn't go under, it will be around for purchase. I...

The fender looks like it is also fixed to the seat stay bridge. If I recall correctly, the SL EQ I had the fender was secured further down by the chainstays/BB. In either case, the fender/rack provide mutual support for each other and it's hard to see you could have one without the other. I...

I have a Creo Comp as well. While I'm not interested in making it more road worthy or putting on tires <42 mm, I did pick up a set of Roval Terra C wheels and put 42 mm S-Works pahtfinder tires on it. It was a very noticeable seat of the pants improvement from the stock 47 mm Tracers that come...

Are you completely ruling out a flat bar bike? Even if so, maybe consider a Vado or Vado SL step thru with a drop handlebar swap. Going e-shifting would also make the swap a little easier. If the kid's Levo SL were still sale priced at $2500 and _if_ there are suitable 24 inch tires available...

While it may be hard to find, be sure to test the standover height on the alloy Creo. I wouldn't trust Specialized published specs, esp for an unreleased bike. As an example, the Tero 5.0 lists the same standover height for M and L frames. From test riding both, I know this is not the case.

Maybe you are running an older version of the app? On Android, it now shows firmware versions. Not sure about IOS but it seems spec updates the Apple versions first. My bikes don't need an update but I"ve read on the Creo facebook page that someone recently updated their bike's firmware from...