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The most useful being the ability to set a distance and the level of battery youвЂ™d like remaining at the end, the bike will manage its battery usage to ensure you donвЂ™t run out of juice. Not only can you adjust the level of oomph you get from the drive unit in each mode, but the app also allows you to create adaptive parameters. When the bike comes out of the box, there are three levels of assistance, but this can be totally customized through the Mission Control app. Should you want to keep going, Specialized offers a 160wh range extender thatвЂ™s said to add 64km / 40mi and fits into a bottle cage. With the riding in my area being quite hilly, I was clocking in closer to 100-110km / 60-68mi of riding in eco mode before the battery cut out completely, which is still pretty darn good.

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Specialized claim you will get up to 130km / 81miles of range on Eco mode on a full charge. The motor itself can output up 240-watts of assistance, 35nm of torque, all powered by a 320Wh battery thatвЂ™s hidden inside the downtube. Specialized says the Turbo Creo SL Comp Carbon Evo has room for up to 700x42mm (38mm with fenders) or a 650x1.8in tyre. The result is space for larger tyre and chainring clearance without the need to blow out the chainstay length - which measures 426mm.

This stiffens everything up to better handle the forces from the overall weight of the bike and the motor and pushes the chain line out wider than a non-boost rear-end. The bike sees a 12x110mm axle at the front and 12x148mm at the rear. The final piece of note about the frame and fork is the boost hub spacing. All in, the Turbo Creo Comp Carbon Evo tipped my scales at 13.86kg, sans pedals and bottle cages. It is visually more compact than similar options from Bosch and Shimano - including the new EP8 motor - and is claimed to weigh 1.95kg. Smoothly integrated into the bottom bracket is SpecializedвЂ™s proprietary SL1.1 motor. The motor integrates seamlessly into the frame, which is made from Specialized highest grade carbon

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