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    Battery Tech and weights Creo 2 / Vado SL2

    I was looking around to see if I could see a weight and size on the Vado 2 SL 504w battery, wondering if this would fit into a Creo 2 and what the weight penalty would be. It ended up leading me down a battery rabbit hole of confusing figures. The Creo uses Samsung 35e 18650 cells. there are...
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    Creo 2 - Road Spec now finished

    I finally received the last of my part from Germany to finish my Creo 2 road spec. The bike started as Creo 2 Carbon Comp at 14.5kg and is now under 12.5kg. I used gold to offset the blue on valves, bar caps, jockey wheels and cassette. I also used an MTB SWAT box and this fits my pump, 2...
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    Creo 2 Friday Bling - derailleur cage

    Transforming the Creo 2 into a lighter bike and today took the form of changing the derailleur cage. A company in the UK, Ratio makes lightweight derailleur cages and I added these with my existing Garbaruk pulley wheels. It gives a nice weight of saving of 72g. While this may not be a...
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    Creo 2 Carbon Cranks

    I purchased the Creo 2 Carbon Comp and this came with alloy cranks. On the Creo 1, the weight difference in the cranks was fairly minimal between alloy and carbon and I was expecting the same of the SRAM Dub cranks on the Creo 2. However, I found that the alloy SRAM cranks and weighty numbers...
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    Creo 1, 2 and Creo 2 road spec all back to back

    I got my Creo 2 carbon comp yesterday and wanted to ride the back to back so I had a really good comparison. I did a 2.5 mile loop which included a 10% hill so I could hear how the motor was. First up was my Creo 1, which is heavily modified and light as the S-Works. This bike fits my...
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    Creo 1.2

    I currently have the Creo 1 which I have heavily modified to be a lightweight road spec. With many upgrades on the Comp, I got the weight down to 12.2kg, matching the S-Works and have been really happy with it. I have been looking at the Creo 2, but not convinced as not road spec. I would...
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    SL 1.1 Motor Rebuild

    I was reading through some of the Levo SL forums and came across a post about a chap rebuilding his 1.1 Motor. Officially Specialized state this is non serviceable, but it turns out full bearing kits are available so I picked on up. The chap with the Levo said that the sprag clutch was the...
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    Creo Upgrade from 1.1 to 1.2?

    I have reading the Levo forums, where they have confirmed the SL 1.2 does fit a 1.1 bike, but not the bash guard in a neat manor. They did use the Mastermind TCU, so not clear if this will work with 1st gen 10 LED units. They gave links to a few SL 1.2 for sale is USA at $1750 v $1200 of the...
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    New Garmin eRTL615 ebike radar

    Hello all. I see the Garmin today released the eRTL615 ebike radar, that works directly off the ebike main battery. I currently use the RTL515 and I love this bit of kit, up until the battery goes flat. The kits I have seen so far are for Bosch, Shimano and USB-a. Wonder if we can use the...
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    Creo 320w Battery Strip

    Hi All. I have been buying up second hand batteries for my Creo here in the UK, with the intention of stripping one to see if it can be re-packed with better cells. I have now picked up 4 extra batteries. My original battery was on 56 cycles and for little money, £20 each (about $30 USD) I...
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