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Maybe there is no warning not to rotate the cranks and chain backwards because you can’t rotate the cranks and chain backwards. At least not without jamming a wrench into them or using a zip tie to hold them together. Or maybe there’s no warning because there’s no problem if you do it. Rather...

A 30 deg stem decreases reach by a very significant amount, though probably not quite as much as a 3-4 inch riser does. It might not be as far off as you think. Check out this visual stem calculator: http://yojimg.net/bike/web_tools/stem.php

I don’t really have any more information. I asked my local tech about any reason to avoid turning the motor backwards for chain lubing and he said he had the same question and decided not to do that as a precaution. Without taking a close look at how the clutch, internal gears and motor...

I used to do the hex key in the chainring bolt method but stopped after several people, including a specialized lbs tech, suggested that it might not be good to turn the motor backwards. Now I do what Mschwett describes, only I squirt a lot of rock n roll gold or red on, as per their directions...

Thanks for detailing your experience. It turns out that there was a mission control update that auto updates, at least on iPhones, and that caused the problem. Specialized solved it after a week or two with a software tweak. It was just coincidence that it all happened when I started using...

I just got a chain guide from Specialized and want to double check the torque specs before I put it on. It comes with a bolt that replaces a motor mounting bolt and has internal threads for a small bolt that holds the chain guide arm. The Specialized doc I found online is titled “S-Works Creo...

Here’s a way you can see both rider power and motor power in an analysis after you finish a ride: Use Mission Control for your ride. You can just run it with your phone in your pocket, or on your bike if you want to see the data during the ride (I just keep it in my pocket). Now download the...

I had a Vado sl that took a 6mm Allen, not a torx. I kept a long Allen in by saddle bag with a tube and patch kit. My Creo has, as Kahn said, a lever arm in the bolt head. It’s about the same length as my Allen key for the VSL was and I’m careful to get it “tight but not too tight”. So far, so...

Interesting article. I’ve noticed that the current premier bike fitters debunk the older fit rules, giving long, very technical rational for their new and improved rules. Saddle height got lower, KOPS (for set back) is looked down on, and crank arm length is getting shorter. That would lessen...

Yes, I studied the two frames using this site. It was very helpful for me to see what my reach and bar height would be on a creo vs a Vado sl. The VSL has a longer reach, but once you factor the hand position in, the creo is a little longer reach. One word of caution - several months ago I...

Like saratogadave, I had my lbs ($85) pack up my Vado sl and send it off to Pro’s Closet, who had emailed me a fedex shipping label. I knew my shop would pack it up securely and thought it wouldn’t be worth the hassle for me to do that myself. I had the agreed upon amount in my PayPal account...

I went from a Vado sl to a creo comp carbon and for me it was a big step up in performance, though probably some of the step up is mental. I only ride on the road so I don’t know if your gravel rides would feel faster on a creo. I know you changed your VSL bar height and use the inner bar ends...

No, my observations are based on actual data from Blevo. On my Creo, turbo acts much differently that eco or sport. I can send you my Blevo csv file if you would like to see it. It shows that at the same rider input I get an extra 100 watts in turbo as compared to eco, even though both are set...

Yeah, I wondered that too. And I wonder if the Creo is tuned differently than the Vado sl. I know the firmware version numbers are the same so I assumed they worked the same. In turbo, even at 25/100, it wants to give me 300 watts with almost any pedal input. Since I rarely use turbo, that...

I know that. At 35/35 I expect to see it peak out at just over 100 watts and that would happen with about 140 rider watts. I get about 40 watts. At 200 rider watts I get about 70 watts. I understand the algorithm to be 1.8 X rider power, up to the max. Setting, which at 35rider, 35 max power...

I have been corresponding with Spec Rider Care about my power delivery on my Creo. It feels perfect and I like the amount of assist I get in the stock setting, but I noticed that I was getting a lot less motor power under the same conditions that I did on my Vado SL. The VSL did roughly follow...

I’ve seen several threads, observations and opinions here about the Creo motor noise. I’m not sure if this video has been posted before but it compares popular ebike motors, including the specialized 1.1 (Creo and Vado sl). My personal experience is with a Vado SL that I had for 7 months, and...

I agree with Mschwett: the tall “duckbill” that the creo future shock comes with gives 15mm more height than the short one that other bikes can use. You can then add 15 mm in spacers, then flip the stem to give 36mm more height and 11mm less reach than the stock setup. A 17 deg stem (all stems...

You might be right. It could function like the CMOS battery backup on a PC motherboard and store any user settings other than the default, like a custom assist level. When the PC coin cells died, windows would ask for the time and date every time you booted up. The other BIOS settings it backed...

I think I saw another creo rattle fix thread somewhere that used the same solution as mine. I’ll add mine here to help others looking for a fix. My carbon comp creo started making an annoying rattle on bumps that sounded like it was coming from the front of the bike. On a ride, I tried holding...