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Specialized seems to measure stack height the vertical distance between the bottom bracket and the point on the future shock that the stem sits, without spacers, which would go below the future shock. This is the minimum stack height measurement, equivalent to the stack of a non-futureshock bike...

I use a Garmin Varia radar/light on the rear (my best ever bike accessory purchase) and a Ravemen FR 160 front light that mounts to a Garmin mount and has a mount on top to mount my garmin computer to. Soon after I bought it I read a study that questioned the safety of front lights on bikes...

How do you compare the motor noise of the creo 2 vs the fuel EXe? I haven’t heard from anyone yet who can directly compare the new SL 1.2 Creo motor with the TQ, both the noise level under similar conditions and the feel of the motor assist. Thanks!

Nice review, and nice looking bike - would never know it’s an ebike from your photos. So sorry to hear about your recent health challenges. I hope you have them sorted out and are able to adjust your exertion level to a safe one that’s still enjoyable. It sounds like you’re doing that. Did you...

I’m interested in your full report. In the meantime I’ll guess the SLR 9 would be one you would choose.

Yeah, either the specialized website is full of errors or the reviewer had his geometry tables mixed up. The tables on the site were consistently lower and longer throughout the sizes so I’d bet on reviewer error. I wonder how many other reviewers will parrot that first one and pass on...

The geometry numbers I’m seeing on the specialized site show the creo 2 has a lower stack, shorter head tube and longer reach than the original when comparing the same sizes. 56 with L, 58 with XL and 61 with XXL (Creo 2 using numbers and Creo 1 using letter sizing). I’m surprised by that change...

Interesting question. If you can park in the shade it really helps. I hope you give a detailed report on your new bike after your rides. If you have other road ebike experience (Creo, etc) I’m interested in how they compare. Google found this for shaded parking: Outside “Shaded” Temperature...

Just think of all the new world records you can document now. Your average speed must be several hundred mph, longest lasting battery ever, least drivetrain wear per mile, untouchable endurance athlete record … I’ll wait a while longer before trying the new app again.

You’re right about the Power setting, but the Support setting gives you a percentage of your own input power as motor power. So if you were climbing the hill, putting 250 watts of your leg power into the cranks, your bike at 15% support would be adding roughly .15 X 250 X 2 (for the 2X factor of...

Too bad about your knee pain. If the Q factor really is the culprit, are your cleats moved as far outbound (bringing feet inward) as possible but still allowing pedaling without rubbing your feet on the cranks? And if you haven’t had a thorough fit done on this bike, that’s worth a try too. Good...

Thanks, and I agree it’s odd that S released and is hyping up their new app that leaves out some important basic functions. Maybe they’re striving to be unique as the only available bike app that doesn’t display heart rate.

So back to my question: does the new S app connect with a heart rate monitor? I already know my garmin does and the old MC app did but the new S app doesn’t seem to.

Not sure what you mean by head unit. I have a creo and I use a garmin edge 130 on the bike. That does show my HR data because I paired the monitor to it. I don’t see any HR data in the new S app, and no way to pair one. The old MC app did display it and auto paired with my HR monitor.

I’ve seen a few posters here say their heart rate monitor works with the new S app. Mine is paired to my Garmin and I see my HR there while on a ride, but the new S app doesn’t show or record it. I don’t see any option within the app to pair a monitor. It does work with the old MC, Ride, Blevo...

Just took my second ride using the new app. It seemed to work well but like you, it didn’t record heart rate. I don’t see any options to pair a HR monitor with the app either. My polar monitor works fine with the old MC and with BLevo. I’ll stick with using BLevo and my garmin 130.

I agree that Blevo is much better data collector than any of the Specialized apps. I found that if I set my tuning in Blevo and then later open Mission Control, those MC settings have been changed to whatever I set with Blevo. I only use my Garmin (edge 130 +) while riding, but I run Blevo on...

You’re welcome! And fyi- one charge cycle is counted when the battery accepts its entire charge capacity regardless of whether it happens in one or several charge sessions. So if you rode from full to empty, charging up to full again counts as one charge cycle, or charging a fraction of a full...

I just downloaded and recorded a ride with the new app. It does seem to combine the old MC with the Ride app, with improvements. Now the ‘analyze your ride’ tab lets you choose three parameters to view together, a big improvement over the Ride app’s implementation. Now I can scroll through a...

Not sure if that device would give the battery pack watt hr. capacity. It looks to me like a constant current load tester that would be helpful testing individual cells or power supplies. And I wouldn’t ever completely discharge any lithium ion battery cell or pack. When my Creo was new, at...