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Thanks! Also thanks for the insightful posts, they were useful in considering this bike via a normal end user. Yeah, loving the bike. Today, I got a few 2nd and 3rds on my commuting PRs. I am starting to ride this bike faster and faster. In time, I can probably beat the Turbo - not there yet...

A follow-up....now that I am all in for the Creo (ie purchased it), I have been tinkering a bit more with the cockpit set-up. I am sticking with the drop bars. They are fun and add to the ride enjoyment. Some of it is because it's different. As a life long mountain biker, they were scary as hell...

Thanks! I have done various calculations. Govt mileage rate is estimated around 58 cents/mile so about $12/day roundtrip for me. Now this includes gas, wear and tear, and insurance. So if you round down to $10 day as you still pay insurance on your car, and there is a cost for the bike wear and...

For the US, they are defined by Class. Class 1 (assist) - mountain bike, limited to 20MPH, Class 3 (assist) - road bike limited to 28MPH. there are other classes from non-assist, but don't know those offhand. I just checked and mine has a sticker that states class 3.

In the US, the class 3 limit is 28MPH which this is.

On the Turbo, when I go past 28MPH, it stops and feels like I am towing a boat. With the Creo (that has 28PMH assist), I exceed 28MPH and its fine. I am actually hitting higher MPH with the Creo. I want a bigger chain ring. I am often spinning out on the declines. I have a few hills on my...

Thanks! Yeah, I know but there is not many or at least on this forum.

I am a long-time commuter with 2013 Specialized Turbo. My one way trip is 10.3 mile, so 20.6 mile in total and ignoring any workday errands. I work long days, leaving and returning in the dark, and often returning against afternoon diurnally driven sea breezes. I am a mountain biker. I am not a...