Creo Sl

[Shegotnext]

Hi All

It is my dads 60th next month and I want to know if anyone riders the Specialized Creo - he is however 19 stone, 6ft, so this is out of the rider limit. Any owners around this weight and ride okay? This is 266 pounds for American readers.

Our budget is 7,500k, he recently been off his bike for year due to covid and now wants to get fit, but electric bike to assist him on his journey.

Is this a silly idea?

 

[mschwett]

the creo is a great bike for his intended purpose if he’s comfortable with road bike geometry. it’s an endurance bike so the geometry isn’t super aggressiv, but it’s still a road bike which requires a more forward, head down position. depending on how strong he is otherwise (legs, core) it may not be the most comfortable ride while he gets back in shape.

re: the weight limit, most heavier riders will tell you that the wheels are by far the most likely point of failure. no guarantees but if you stick to one of the base models with aluminum wheels and cranks and bar/stem i’d be quite surprised if it couldn’t take 265lb ridden “normally.” i’d avoid riding it off road.

this subforum over at bikeforums is specifically for larger riders:

Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Bike Forums

Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Looking to lose that spare tire? Ideal weight 200+? Frustrated being a large cyclist in a sport geared for the ultra-light? Learn about the bikes and parts that can take the abuse of a heavier cyclist, how to keep your body going while losing the weight...

www.bikeforums.net

 

[kahn]

Hi All

It is my dads 60th next month and I want to know if anyone riders the Specialized Creo - he is however 19 stone, 6ft, so this is out of the rider limit. Any owners around this weight and ride okay? This is 266 pounds for American readers.

Our budget is 7,500k, he recently been off his bike for year due to covid and now wants to get fit, but electric bike to assist him on his journey.

Is this a silly idea?

I am not quite up THERE in the weight category but I'm close enough. I've got about 2,300 miles or for your side of the pond 3,700KM (since last March). It still has the stock wheels and urban riding, it has hit its share of potholes and cracked pavement. I have the Aluminum Creo, lowest model. I think the carbon models might be stronger ( @mschwett ??? )

As for road bike neck comfort, the Creo comes with some spacers that allow one to raise the 'future shock' handlebars so I was able to gain a bit more than an inch (2.54 cm) and then my local shop installed a stem that raised it a tad more. I will admit that at my age, over 70, I'm not doing much riding in the drop position in any event. I've had neck issues for years and years.

And, I must add: WOW, very nice present.

 

[steve mercier]

Hi All

It is my dads 60th next month and I want to know if anyone riders the Specialized Creo - he is however 19 stone, 6ft, so this is out of the rider limit. Any owners around this weight and ride okay? This is 266 pounds for American readers.

Our budget is 7,500k, he recently been off his bike for year due to covid and now wants to get fit, but electric bike to assist him on his journey.

Is this a silly idea?

A quality Ebike is a very generous gift ! As far as the particular bike and model I think it would be best if you let your dad choose that by test riding as many as he can.

 

[jodi2]

I agree to all points of mschwett!

As I was near 240 lbs I can say that this is not a problem for the frame of the (carbon) Creo, even not offroad.
I don't think that there's a general rule that carbon or alloy is stronger. I had good and bad/strong and weak frames of both materials in my life. The Creo's carbon frame is rock solid and the most reliable carbon frame I ever had. But I'm sure the Creo's alloy frame is smiliar reliable. My wife has a Vado SL in XS. I'm not sure, if the frame is comparable to the Creo's alloy frame, but also this frame is rock solid and I would use it with the same confidence as my Creo carbon one (without legs 20cm shorter...).
More important are the wheels at 266 lbs, as already said. I would maybe stay out of carbon parts apart from the frame, for example for stem, handle bar, saddle post and chose alloy here/the Creo versions with alloy for these parts. This parts in carbon are often made for sportive use and light to normal riders and normally not for 266 lbs. Of course this is also true for some frames, but as I said, the Creo's carbon frame is rock solid.