Specialized Turbo Levo Sl Review
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Specialized turbo levo sl review. The turbo levo sl is a new lightweight electric mountain bike from specialized. Specialized turbo levo sl. Due to the reduced size of both the battery and the motor the levo sl has a little less than half the power output of full power e. On my scale the medium s works levo sl weighs 36 5 pounds that s 10 pounds lighter than the turbo levo expert we reviewed last year.
The new specialized turbo levo sl just changed the game for e mountain bikes by introducing a much lighter motor and battery system but how does it perform on the trail. 2020 extremely lightweight and satisfying. First ride review with half the power of the turbo levo climbing does feel underpowered if you re used to a fully fledged e bike. It shares much with the regular specialized turbo levo but weighs around 4kg less.
The levo sl is a 150mm travel trail e bike with 29in wheels. According to specialized the s works levo sl is 8 8. The s works levo sl is the most premium offering in the levo sl lineup featuring more lightweight carbon fiber and titanium hardware crank arms derailleur cage plate handlebar saddle rails. Turbo levo has been a super successful bike for specialized and the latest generation 2 bike is a benchmark of neatly integrated user friendly superbly supported power assisted trail biking.
This is the same motor found on the turbo creo just with a different software tune. The levo sl features specialized s own sl 1 1 motor. It comes with an electronic dropper post gold colored 12 speed sram xx1 eagle drivetrain and fox factory kashima coated. There s no thrilling surge of power when you re climbing on singletrack instead it subtly adds power to your legs without that on off feel so many e bikes generate.
Specialized really broke the mold when they created the new turbo levo sl it has the same geometry and looks quite similar to their regular stumpjumper models but hidden inside the frame are an integrated 320wh battery and the compact specialized 1 1 drive motor. Specialized turbo levo sl technology. Turbo vado sl 5 0. The motor delivers 35 nm of torque and doubles your power input at peak performance.
But does that multiply the fun or leave it half. 3 499 4 500 4 199. The levo sl matches that mainframe to the much smaller sl1 1 motor and battery from the creo road e bike to save up to 4kg over the full power version. Tyler benedict february 4 2020.
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