Today was supposed to be new Creo announcement day!
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Saratoga Dave
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OK, pretty compelling given even the base one is carbon and comes with etap shifting, along with the obvious motor stuff. Nice range of gears too, it’s funny how it has really transitioned to a gravel bike. My 2022 Creo SL E5 started life with the road configuration and quickly found itself with 42mm tires and dirt caked on the bottom of the down tube, hasn’t looked back. Just came in from a very satisfying 32 miles on a sunny day… I’m keeping it. A really nice all rounder, still the best bike I’ve ever owned.
I also note that the Santa Cruz Skitch drop bar version seems to be a very valid competitor here as well. The new Fazua motor has bigger torque numbers and I think power as well, and a significantly larger battery. Dustin Klein has a very enlightening video up about it.
I also note that the Santa Cruz Skitch drop bar version seems to be a very valid competitor here as well. The new Fazua motor has bigger torque numbers and I think power as well, and a significantly larger battery. Dustin Klein has a very enlightening video up about it.
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The Skitch is available at the online resellers suggested by Santa Cruz in a variety of sizes, I am cross-shopping that one too.
I'm really on the fence now with this release. I had hoped to use my nice carbon CLX wheels in road boost, now that is off the table, so it changes my perspective a bit. At least if I go this way I can reuse my range extenders, although they really aren't needed on a ride like the Skitch.
Well thanks for the introduction to Dustin Klein....I liked the video. But damnit....it made me really want that Skitch even more than I already did!!!!
Dustin ends the video by referring to it as "the best" and "better than his Creo".....but refers to it as the "Switch" instead of Skitch lol.
The thought of my Vado SL with a carbon frame, 4lbs lighter GX electronic tranny....dropper....and a silent motor with more power/torque????? O. M. G.
Is it getting hot in here? I need to go for a ride and cool off a bit.
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Funnily enough I was out on my Vado SL today and idly wondering what the MK 2 version will be like whenever it’s launched; wider clearance? that new 1.2 motor for sure, geometry tweaks? And I arrive home and low and behold the new Creo has dropped!
Now more curious then ever. What I didn’t expect from Creo 2 was the higher stack geo (which I like) and the 55mm tyre clearance. These would really tempt me…
Now more curious then ever. What I didn’t expect from Creo 2 was the higher stack geo (which I like) and the 55mm tyre clearance. These would really tempt me…
Saratoga Dave
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Apparently the geometry has changed up a bit as well, along with more adventure oriented gearing, 11-50 and such on the cassette. They are really stepping back from the road centric thing and going all gravel. Certainly appeals to me, as I go from tarmac to dirt/gravel all the time.
Interestingly, Specialized rarely lists the weight of their bikes but they did so with Creo 2. The S-Works 2 is listed at 28lb 9 oz on Specialized web site. The Pro's Closet has a S-Works Creo EVO on their site which they weighed at 28lb 1oz, so no weight savings. Yes, there is nothing to stop me from putting 32mm slicks on the bike, but why not sell it that way and without the dropper post and save us road riders $250 and maybe another pound or two. Narrower Q is a plus, but not narrower enough to fit a 2X with smoother shifting.
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The geometry numbers I’m seeing on the specialized site show the creo 2 has a lower stack, shorter head tube and longer reach than the original when comparing the same sizes. 56 with L, 58 with XL and 61 with XXL (Creo 2 using numbers and Creo 1 using letter sizing). I’m surprised by that change that makes the 2 longer and lower than the 1. I would expect a gravel specific bike to go the opposite direction.
I was going off the bike radar review:
New Specialized Creo 2 is “the most capable drop bar ebike ever made”
Ashley test rides the do-it-all electric bike
www.bikeradar.com
Where they say:
“It still has a Fact 11r carbon frame, but the geometry has been overhauled with a slack head tube, taller stack and shortened reach, which combined are intended to make the Creo 2 easier to handle on gravel.”
Disappointing if it’s got a lower stack & longer reach. Lot of press releases written in haste perhaps.
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Yeah, either the specialized website is full of errors or the reviewer had his geometry tables mixed up. The tables on the site were consistently lower and longer throughout the sizes so I’d bet on reviewer error. I wonder how many other reviewers will parrot that first one and pass on misinformation.I was going off the bike radar review:
New Specialized Creo 2 is “the most capable drop bar ebike ever made”
Ashley test rides the do-it-all electric bike
Where they say:
“It still has a Fact 11r carbon frame, but the geometry has been overhauled with a slack head tube, taller stack and shortened reach, which combined are intended to make the Creo 2 easier to handle on gravel.”
Disappointing if it’s got a lower stack & longer reach. Lot of press releases written in haste perhaps.
I do hear you. Having read a few reviews now I’m wondering if down the line, Specialized are planning another Creo model that is more like an endurance bike? Or maybe they have other plans for a lighter, road specific new ebike altogether. An E Roubaix or even E Tarmac. The problem is & would be, the SL motor, its size restricts a 2x set up or a lower weight. An advantage the TQ motor has over the SL1.2. But the ‘one size fits all’ gravel and road, Creo 2 seems to be a decision they must have done on consumer research of Creo 1 owners. Curious.
Annoying if that’s the case. All the reviewers do say how comfortable it is.
Deacon Blues
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Personally, I disappointed that the Creo 2 has shifted towards the gravel bike genre, only because I already have an excellent gravel bike (Cannondale Topstone Neo Lefty 3) and was thinking of purchasing a dedicated e-road bike next year.
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I don't exactly understand why bicycles are so expensive, but because they can replace 95% of my driving while having more fun that I ever had in a car, I have chosen to accept it.
AvalancheRun
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So what comfortable top cruising speed could we expect with 50 nm of torque on this bike?
Deacon Blues
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Depends on how fit you are.
AvalancheRun
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Say maybe sustaining 100 or 200 watts.
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