If theyвЂ™re out of your price range, or youвЂ™re just not interested in a high-performance e-bike, why should you care? Because these bikes border on science fiction.

TheВ Focus Paralane2 9.9 has comparable weight, costs more than the Turbo Creo SL Expert, and also delivers roughly half the power.В The Domane+ has comparable power to the Turbo Creo SL, and costs less, but weighs a not-insignificant 5kg (11 pounds) more.ДЄcross the line, the Turbo Creo SLs are very expensive e-bikes. The Pinarello has comparable weight, and costs less than a Turbo Creo SL, but delivers roughly half the power. A limited-run S-Works Turbo Creo SL FounderвЂ™s Edition, which can be trimmed down to 10.9kg (24 pounds) with an external battery, retails for an astronomical US$17,000.Д«y comparison, the Pinarello Nytro weighs 13kg (28.66 pounds), offers a regionally limited pedal assist up to 15.5mph (25 km/h), and costs US $7,000.В The Focus Paralane2 9.9 weighs 12.8kg (28.21 pounds), uses the same Fauza motor as the Pinarello assisting riders up to 15.5mph, and costs US$9,849.В TrekвЂ™s Domane+В weighs 17.19 kg (37.89 pounds), assists the rider up to 28mph (45 km/h), and costs US$7,000. The higher-end S-Works Turbo Creo SL weighs 12.2kg (26.9 pounds) and retails for US$14,000. The road model weighs 12.8kg (28.2 pounds) and the gravel model, which comes with heavier tires and a dropper post, weighs 13.5kg (29.8 pounds) both retail for US$9,000. The Turbo Creo SL Expert comes in road and gravel builds, the gravel model carrying the Evo designation. They all come stocked with some variation of a 1x Shimano Di2 drivetrain and Roval carbon wheels. They all offer pedal assist up to 28mph (45 km/h) - this is region-specific, more on that below. TheyвЂ™re all high-performance machines powered by the same whisper-quiet SL 1.1 motor, designed in-house by Specialized. There are four models in the Turbo Creo SL line-В three designed for road riding, and one for gravel/adventure riding. LetвЂ™s just get this out of the way up front. Financing one might just change how you feel about free-market capitalism. Riding one might just change how you feel about e-bikes. Say hello to the Turbo Creo SL, SpecializedвЂ™s new line of high-performance electric bikes, a marvel of technology three years in the making.

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