Tech Specs: Specialized Creo 2 Expert
Price: $9,000 / £7,500 / €13,000 / AUD$14,000
Size: 54cm
Weight: 13.96kg
Groupset: SRAM Force AXS / Sram GX Eagle R.D
Specialized has launched the Creo 2 e-bike which sees the Creo platform receiving some big updates. Specialized launched the original Turbo Creo SL back in 2019, then the brand’s first electric road bike. Fast forward to the present day and the brand has launched the Creo 2 which we covered in our news piece with all the tech info on the bike.
I attended the bike launch in Cascais, Portugal and spent some time riding it there as well as the new Roubaix SL8 endurance road bike. The Creo 2 seems to have been reframed somewhat by Specialized with a greater focus on off road and gravel capability. Specialized makes the point that with the power of the motor on tap, why not fit burlier gravel tyres and have the best of both worlds. The Creo 2 arrives with a slacker, more relaxed geometry, larger gravel tyres and dropper post and a Specialized Future Shock up front.
What else does the new Creo 2 receive in the way of updates then? Well for starters 130 grams has been chopped off the frame weight. There is also a brand new motor platform in the shape of the SL 1.2 system which delivers more power and torque than before. A new Specialized app also allows you to manage the system and enjoy a wide range of data and information.
The majority of my riding is done on the road, and I have only ridden a handful of e-bikes so the chance to test a brand new drop bar e-bike was a really interesting and useful insight into the latest e-bike tech and riding style. Read on to see how I got on with the Creo 2.
Design and Aesthetics
Aesthetics-wise, the Creo 2 has a bit of a monster truck vibe going on, and I think it works. Some of the best road e-bikes look pretty good these days and the Creo 2 is no exception.
The bottom bracket shell area and down tube are hugely oversized as a result of the battery and motor placement and your eyes can’t help but be drawn to them. This naturally creates a really large tube (though it doesn’t foul your knees). The Specialized logo looks good on the downtube and aids the overall look, I think a shorter, smaller logo would look lost somehow on the huge down tube.
The burly oversized look is continued into the headtube and fork, and is really aided by the Roval…
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