The combination of all these factors should prevent fatigue and provide a significant increase in average speed for everyone. For more control, the Future Shock 2.0 system should provide adjustable damping.
When designing the frame made of FACT 11r Carbon, the goal was clear: to realize a playful and agile riding experience, as known from bikes like the Tarmac. Built for the performance road rider who wants to ride faster regardless of the tour’s profile. The driving force behind the development of the Creo is one motto: Riding faster is fun for everyone! So the new Specialized should feel like a conventional road bike, but also have the additional support of an electric motor. In contrast, the 5,000 test kilometres for the recently introduced Roubaix and its Future Shock 2.0 system pale at these numbers. The development of the new Turbo concept is the largest investment in the company’s history: 37 R&D employees in the Turbo department alone, 3,250 test hours, 70,000 km of field testing around the globe. Consequently, the thesis of the Americans seems as bold as clear: “With the Creo, we do not present a bike of an existing category – a suitable category does not currently exist,” said Specialized. After all, everyone at the launch speaks of a “completely new sport”.
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When we arrived at the product launch in Cham, Switzerland, we are left with a burning question: How does a company which’s Friday lunch rides are almost on a Pro Tour race-level interpret an E-road bike? Sportive aspects definitely seem to been a priority for Specialized in the development of their E-road bike. Specialized now wants to combine this know-how for e-bikes and the brand-typical performance promise into one bike, the S-Works Turbo Creo SL.Ĭreō – (to) create The concept behind the Turbo Creo SL
The Switzerland-based development team led by Jan Talavasek has made a name for itself with Specialized’s E-MTB fleet in the past – as shown by numerous test wins in our sister magazine E-MOUNTAINBIKE. In this context, it should be said that “Turbo” does not mean that the developers are particularly fast cyclists (OK, frankly they are), but that Turbo is a Specialized owned brand, that deals exclusively with the development of e-bikes. But what about the ever-growing market for E-road bikes? Since today we know that the Turbo-designers of the “big S” have not been idly watching the topic in recent years. Comfort and compliance for more performance – so far so good. While ride comfort was an important aspect in the development of both bikes, it was even further emphasized for the concept of the new Roubaix. Many of you will associate the American brand Specialized primarily with high-performance road bikes such as the S-Works Tarmac SL6 or the aerodynamic Venge.
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