In our experience, this seems optimistic. On the Turbo, the SL1-320 battery is claimed to have a 130km range from its 320W/h capacity, to which the range extender adds 65km from its 160W/h battery, for a total 480W/h capacity and 195km/121miles. Specialized hopes to alleviate ‘range anxiety’ with the inclusion of the range-extending battery. Running out of battery mid-ride can be one of the biggest concerns for ebike users, and while the Creo can be ridden with the power off, it weighs more than a standard bike, so you’ll have more bike to push up those hills. Specialized S-Works Turbo Creo SL motor range There are less eye-wateringly expensive options in the whole Turbo Creo range (starting at £5,500 for the Comp), but nevertheless it is clear that the Creo is aimed squarely at the premium end of the ebike market. The geometry is based around the cobble-gobbling endurance bike and even comes replete with the adjustable Future Shock 2.0 front damper to take the rough out of the road. The Turbo Creo is most reminiscent of the brand’s iconic Roubaix. The bar/stem/seatpost and saddle are all S-Works too, and Specialized also throws in a bottle cage-mounted, range-extending piggyback battery as standard. The specification confirms it has left nothing to chance from nose to tail: a 1x drivetrain that mixes Dura-Ace Di2 with a long cage Shimano XTR rear mech, top-of-the-range Roval CLX50 carbon wheels with an advanced aero profile and shod with S-Works tyres. With the Turbo Creo SL, Specialized has unashamedly aimed for the best of the best, regardless of price. These offer low weight and retain the power and torque that’s inherent in bottom bracket-mounted systems. More recently, however, the advent of mid-mount systems, such as Germany’s Fazua and Specialized’s in-house developed SL1.1 (that debuts on the Creo) has muddied the waters. The other is the lightweight, hub-mounted system that delivers a less intrusive option based around just enough (but possibly not enough) assistance. There’s the mid-mounted (bottom bracket), motor-driven bikes that come with plenty of power and torque but look a little ‘different’ and are fairly hefty in weight. In the past, ebikes came in two distinct flavours. But what if you could ride a bike that handled with the same sort of vibrancy as the road-crushing Specialized Roubaix, while giving you a massive 250-watt power boost? A bike you ride just like your own but which, when it comes to the toughest of climbs, helps you achieve elite-level ascending speeds for amateur-level efforts? Welcome to the world of elite e-road bikes. Sadly, however, age and finite fitness levels can stand in the way. We all wish we could tear apart the Tour de France with the youthful vigour of 21-year-old Tadej Pogačar on the last important day of the grandest of tours.
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