HAHAHA.
Ras. Specialized is the only brand with the
exclusive ownership rights for the SL motors. The brand has developed the entire SL ecosystem including the electronics and batteries. Specialized is not Trek that cannot make a decision what motor system to implement and now Trek has embraced 6 to 7 different e-bike systems
Implementing the X20 that every user is unhappy with would be an utter disaster...
Mahle who make the X20 who ‘every user is unhappy with’
With a record like that, this Mahle company sounds very dodgy! Somebody should warn Orbea. Thank God Spesh have nothing to do with them and developed their own unique Mahle SL lightweight motor- wait what?
We’ll at least Spesh have their own developed, unique motor on their full fat emtbs powered by Brose- wait what?
Things change. Companies evolve. Mahle hub motors, formerly Ebikemotion motors, are best sellers and used by many road bike brands from Pinarello to Orbea.
How brands implement warranty claims of motor failures could be the subject of it’s own massive discussion on here, but ultimately all motors fail. I’m on my third SL motor now. On my third TCU. Emtb boards are full of SL and Brose failures, among the failures of most other motor brands. No brand or motor manufacturer is immune.
I’m puzzled and many on here seem to be puzzled about the pure gravel direction of Creo 2. The eyebrow raising stat for me was not to use tyres narrower then 38mm. That’s pretty clear what this bike is intended for and rather than a bike you can whip on a pair of tyres that suit your rides, they actually want the creo 2 to only be for gravel. The simplest solution is Spesh bringing out a more road centric version of Creo 2 in the coming months. And that might well be happen. But it got me thinking what are the other alternatives. You know, for fun.
It’s getting boring that you’re such a Specialized fan boy Stefan. Like some sort of attack dog, bristling at any comment that might dare to differ from what you perceive to be the orthodoxy.