Specialized S-Works Turbo Creo SL

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Are looking for the ultimate E-Road bike………Defiantly the most impressive e-road bike we have ridden at Primera! But at the price, so it should be.

No holding back on spec, we found the ride quality outstanding. Long climbs were a joy, and when you hit the really long ascents you can not help but smile! Its a new sport, new routes are opened up where you can do as much climbing as you desire and still get back home smiling….Its infectious.

What Specialized say

We have a long history of developing the world’s highest performing road bikes. Tarmac, Venge, Roubaix, Allez, Diverge—each one dominates their respective category, featuring the best technologies in the industry. And while that’s a tough palmarès to follow, the Turbo Creo SL redefines e-road bike performance. It’s lightweight, smooth, capable, and lively—all with the power to flatten mountains, laugh at headwinds, and go farther than you ever thought possible. It’s you, only faster.

Like all of our S-Works bikes, the S-Works Turbo Creo SL is our pinnacle build. The FACT 11r chassis and Future Shock 2.0 with a hydraulic damper is dressed with a 1x build that includes SRAM Red AXS eTap, a SRAM XX1 Eagle rear derailleur, and a 10-50t cassette for an incredible gear range. It rolls on Roval Terra CLX EVO Disc carbon wheels and 30mm S-Works Turbo tires. And to finish off the build, we’ve included our S-Works Carbon Hover bars, an S-Works Future Stem, and a Body Geometry S-Works Power saddle. We’re throwing in a range extender too, because you’re never going to want to stop riding this bike.

• The Creo SL is the lightest e-bike in its class—literally kilograms lighter than the competition. Not only does the lightweight and stiff FACT 11r carbon frame inspire dancing on the pedals and diving into corners, but it also reduces overall system weight and increases the range.
• The lightweight SL 1.1 motor doubles your effort with as much as 240 watts of silent and powerful assistance to amplify your ride. The motor’s responsive torque curve delivers power perfectly in-tune with your normal riding cadence and leaves no resistance when riding unassisted.
• Battery anxiety? Not on the Creo SL. With up to 80 miles of range from the internal battery, the Creo SL eats up big miles and long days. Our included range extender provides up to 40 additional miles of mountain-flattening power.
• By connecting with our Mission Control App, you’re able to tune the SL 1.1 motor to your riding style, record rides, and monitor the battery. The app can handle battery management automatically too, ensuring the battery will last as long as you need it to. The motor even has a built-in power meter that transmits to any ANT+ head unit. Don’t want to connect? No worries— the Turbo Connect Unit (TCU) on the top tube gives you all the control you need to ride.
• With the Future Shock 2.0, you’ll feel a reduction in fatigue and an increase in speed, no matter the terrain. The 2.0 iteration gives you more control via a knob atop the stem. This knob adjusts compression from fully-open to stiff, while hydraulically-damped internals control rebound. The new Smooth Boot, top cap, and Future Stem also enhance the aesthetic, so you get a clean transition from head tube to stem.
• We’ve learned there can be more difference between two male cyclists than between a male and female. Gender alone doesn’t provide enough data to specialize. It means that separating bikes as male or female is arbitrary and outdated. With this in mind, we’ve developed a geometry that’s best-fit for all riders—one that’s comfortable, snappy, and handles like a dream.

‘I was looking at adding an electric road bike to my garage for at least two years but never made the jump. As time went on I never really had the time to ride as much as previously so started to feel the hills more. The decision was made to get one and after reading reviews I decided on the Specialized Creo E-Bike.

Fair to say I absolutely love it, rides well and is still a light e bike which looks like a normal bike. Part of my waiting to go for an e bike was the look of them, I still wanted a great looking bike for my rides, the Creo electric bike looks amazing. First impressions were great and gave me confidence that I had made the correct decision. Rides like a good road bike should then hit the hills and you suddenly have the assistance to climb them at 15mph, however steep or long you just increase the power and pedal away.

My riding is an important part of my social life, this started to suffer as I lost my fitness and as my friends had more time to train, it became hard work to keep up. I am now back out with them and absolutely having a scream. Pop on an extra battery that slips in one of the bottle cages, and you can now get more hours out of each ride. The Creo electric bike was going to be a summer bike, but after loving the ride and having confidence that it’s very waterproof I have bought some clip-on mudguards and plan on using it all year round.’