scutchin

I just bought a Turbo Creo SL Comp Carbon EVO. Fantastic bike, also the world's longest name.

I'm having trouble finding the RE battery, even the local shop is out and has no date.

Does anyone have insight on one?

I'm in the Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia area.

Thanks!

p.s. happy to answer questions about the bike.

kahn

Enjoy the bike. I was able to purchase the first Range Extender locally. The second out of town - no air shipment. Have you checked Specialized site for shipment to a local shop?

palincss

I just did a google shopping search for the SL range extender battery and found 5 places selling them online for around $450 each.

Following the link for check up to 20 stores, I found one, City Bikes Adams Morgan, that's pretty local for you. It says "limited stock." You might want to give them a call -- and then ride there.

scutchin

OP here, sorry that I forgot to follow up. I found the battery in stock in at ElectriCityBikes in Tenleytown. Fantastic shop! Tons of stuff in stock, great folks work there, and they reflashed my bike to get the mobile app working. They also caught that the spider was wobbly so they submitted a claim to Specialized, something I should note that the dealer I bought it from missed.

A nice 80 mile round trip by bike from my house

Kabuki12

I have a friend that I ride with that has one of these bikes. I ride classic steel bikes and I would love to climb hills like that Specialized does. When we ride together he does not use the assist and it pedals just like a regular bike. It is not much heavier than my bike ( 1975 Colnago) . I think I will take him up on the offer to try it out. I'm afraid I will like it and have to figure out where I'm going to get 7K!

scutchin

My typical route is 32 miles on the W&OD here in the DC area. I use the Creo for low aerobic (according to my Garmin) rides, the Roubaix for high aerobic. I actually average slightly faster on the Roubaix, but that's because I'm usually not in a hurry on the Creo. With no assist it really is just like a regular bike, feels pretty similar to the Diverge gravel bike I had.

I have done a few road rides on the Creo on high assist and yeah, that thing flies!

FYI my friend has one on order, so don't ride your friends