I just had a look at those, and at first glance they appear to be exactly the same fender as the Specialized ones I just got for the Creo 2 - I suspect there's an OEM/rebadging thing going on there. The front fender at least appears to be identical.
Thanks, Stefan. I’ll check that model out and add it to my short list of candidates. My bike is not due to be delivered until the end of February or perhaps March, so I’ll wait until that arrives and then make a decision for the spring riding season. Really appreciate your help with this!
Awesome. Out of curiosity, why the flat pedals? How are you going with the range extender? I got mine last week but I’ve been away so haven’t had a chance to test it yet.
Real feel of Fury Road about these pics… very cool.
Use of the range extender has been limited as I've only depleted the battery beyond 100% twice. Once I used a 131% (almost all in Turbo trying to deplete it) and another time 112%. On this ride I used 87% over 35 miles and 1600 ft climbed with 90% of the time in Sport mode. I didn't need the RE on this ride, but on a remote gravel ride over 35 miles I think I'll always have it available since things could arise I didn't plan for. Right now, based on the miles I've spent on the bike, I estimate I could do a mixed surface ride 50-55 miles long with 3000ft climbing with the RE. There is a dirt route in Patagonia, AZ with that exact profile which I hope to hit soon to prove that out. With how I use the battery (mainly Sport mode), my weight (210lbs) and riding mixed surfaces I'm at about 2.5% battery used per mile. As I get more fit, I could drive that number down a bit by using Eco more.
I did want the Gold, but only the Blue was available in a 58 and Carbon Comp. Having now colour coordinated it with gold highlights, I now prefer the blue.
I love the colour…but beware the oil staining it can suffer. Being a matte finish it’s quite a bit more work to clean (for me anyway).
Had some paint issues with my new Diverge, so I was going to hit it with 3M Helicopter tape right away. Hopefully there is a matte version... it was pretty cheap and easy to install.
It did, but they came off with a touch of degreaser. It’s just the slightly rough finish that holds onto the oil or whatever I think. It does come off but it’s not as easy to just wipe down as a gloss finish would be.
the other thing to be aware of with the matte finishes is that they can get rubbed glossy. in particular, make sure your legs don’t rub the top tube! after about 10k miles my aethos got a slightly shiny area on the top tube.
I think I’m going to invest in getting the bike ride-wrapped before much longer.
Mostly faster and easier cleaning. I haven’t bought the kit yet so I’ll see how it goes.
I’ve never wrapped a bike until this happened. The gloss on gloss wrap is very stealth, no issue there.
This Creo 2 is my first carbon bike. I'm typically not bothered by my bike bags rubbing on by steel frames and dulling the finish. When I brought my carbon bike in for it's complimentary first tune-up, I had a couple of bags on it. The mechanic was like, "you need to cover these areas where the bags touch the frame with helicopter tape. Those bags can rub the frame, thereby weakening the layup in those areas and could cause the frame to buckle or fail in those areas where its rubbing." I told him I appreciated the information but thinking to myself, I've never heard of that. Has anyone else here heard of bags rubbing on a carbon frame creating potential failure points? I did end up covering the headtube where a strap goes around it as I'd rather be safe than have the headtube weakened and fracture on a bumpy ride.
good grief, no. typical carbon old wives tale.
