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    Yamaha battery seems difficult to source and is a tad expensive....

    For Giant, I just do a full charge on the battery and when I turn on the bike it only says 97%. My Specialized Creo is a little different, it still says 100% but when I actually use the bike, I konk out at 98% so I know I lost 2% over the last 4 years.
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    Yamaha battery seems difficult to source and is a tad expensive....

    I just bought a Wabash RT, but I do have a Giant Quick E+ with a 500 watt Yamaha motor and the associated battery. This is 5 year old tech and the battery still has 97% capacity if that's any consolation. So, when I get the extra battery I just plan to sell it to recover some of the initial...
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    Wabash RT or Civante for touring?

    Is the headset a taper or straight?
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    Quick-E+

    Sounds like a great deal. Got mine used for the same price of $2200 back in March 2020, with 100 miles on the ODS, mine came with metal panniers that I didn't use, and chose to buy regular panniers. Mine is still going strong without any issues. Last year did upgrade to a Redshift stem and...
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    Reason(s) for the harsh Vado ride

    I put the Redshift suspension stem with only the softest setting (yellow) on my heavy Giant eBike. Made a huge difference in my arms and shoulders when going over bumps at high speed.
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    Specialized Turbo Creo 28mph Electric Road Bike

    I ride a Creo Comp Carbon in size Small and find it perfect. If I'm shopping around unpowered Specialized bikes, what would be an equivilant size and which bike does it most resemble? Per the size guide, I'm somewhat in the middle of two sizes. At 5'5" I'm a little tall for 49cm while I'm...
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    Turbo Creo Comp SL Shifter doesn't shift

    Mine was at 3,068.6 miles when mine broke. A member in the Facebook group said his cable broke at 4k miles. The weak spot is the very end of the cable.
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    Turbo Creo Comp SL Shifter doesn't shift

    Closing the loop on this. Yep, the shift cable broke. Brought it to my LBS, seemed like a quick fix with the bike being ready within a few working hours.
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    Turbo Creo Comp SL Shifter doesn't shift

    The GRX shifter of Creo Comp SL has been a bit wonky the last several weeks. When downshifting, I had to hold it to shift down instead of the usual snappy click. And today, at the end of my ride I'm no longer able to shift. When I push the whole brake lever to the left, it doesn't have the...
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    VAdo or Como Suspension Seat post and Handlebar Stem

    Went with the Redshift seatpost mostly due to esthetics and also it's discounted on Amazon. Plus, if you want a bit of seat post available for accessories like lights then the redshift will have a few more inches of seatpost available. Really like it, don't need to stand up on the bumps as...
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    Quick-E+

    Anyone know the specs on the Quick-E+ (1) stem and (2) steerer? Thinking of replacing it with a REDSHIFT suspension stem and they have sizing for: Stem lenth in mm and degree (6% or 30%) Tube steerer size either 1/4 of 1/8 Rough sizing of the Quick-e stock stem seems 115mm but unsure about...
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    Redshift suspension seat post.

    The Redshift seatpost is 20% off on Amazon for Black Friday / Cyber Monday. Just received mine from Black Friday, weighs 499 grams.
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    Specialized Creo (all models) - Longest Rides/Biggest Climbs

    No battery extender. I'm about 155 lbs and main additional weight is just the water bottle. Longest ride stats: 58 miles with 2,648 ft elevation. Avg Speed was 15.6mi/h. Avg Power 149W. I often do a different 56 mile route with less elevation and return home with about 10%-15% battery left.
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    Creo and chainring/cassette configurations

    Anyone know if the Creo chain guard is only compatible with a 46T chain ring? I'm thinking of upgrading to a Wolf Tooth 50T.
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    Creo Rattle

    Sorry, but this may not help much. I had some weird rattling for several months on my Creo Comp SL that sounded like it came from the mid-drive motor. It would rattle near the motor area every time I went over any road imperfections or bumps making it very annoying to ride. Was more pronounced...
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    Creo SL Comp upgrade to Carbon wheelset

    Found a thread similar to this one that explains the hub sizes. A forum member emailed Specialized back in June 2020 and support replied: "... we actually do not currently have an afermarket wheel upgrade for the Creo at this time but we might have aftermarket carbon road wheels for the 2021...
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    Creo SL Comp upgrade to Carbon wheelset

    Thanks, makes sense since I often hear many having them made to order.
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    Creo SL Comp upgrade to Carbon wheelset

    I have the base Creo SL Comp with the alloy DT Swiss wheelset. Looking to upgrade to Carbon Fiber wheels and wanted to know if there are any sizing differences from standard bikes. Could've sworn there might be issues with sizing or spacers might be required? Thinkig of getting these Reynolds...
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    Garmin Edge (or Wahoo Elemnt Roam) and Specialized Turbo e-bikes [RESOLVED]

    A dedicated computer is recommended, if only because, you don't want your phone in a vulnerable area in front of your bike in case of an emergency/crash and also battery life has been a problem. Also, one thing I noticed is the average MPH is more accurate with a Garmin 530 since the...
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    Turbo Creo Comp Carbon SL rattle on rough roads

    As for removing slack, in the huge Creo thread there was someone that said the splitter cable (one you can use for a light or remote) can often knock against the downtube so it was fixed by taping to loose cable with electrical tape. I was also getting a rattle what sounded like it was from the...
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