After a few weeks riding the bike I can also say that I am pretty happy with the range even without the RE.
My sweet spot is eco 40/40 and trail 60/60. I almost never use turbo because I ride with friends on analog bikes.
Last sunday I rode 32km, 576m elevation gain at almost 13km/h average...
Honestly I was suspicious on the mullet setup on my S5 bike given my size/weight (1,91m an 91kg) mostly because of the short chain stay I thought the front wheel would lift to easily on steeper climbs and make the bike hard to control, but after experiencing a few rides with steep climbs all I...
Honestly for now all good, the only strange thing that happened twice is the mastermind going in stealth mode while riding, I am investigating to understand if it is on me because doing strange button combinations on the mastermind remote or if it is a firmware bug.
The only downside is that...
Sworks S5 with all accessories (mud guard, swat tool…) tubeless, with crankbrothers mallet 11 and foam specialized grips.
Weight : almost 18kgs
Incoming weight savings (mostly for pleasure) remove the swat tool, replace bottle holder with Carbon version, remove mud guard.
I don’t see any other...
Went for a ride this morning, 29km, +550m elevation, I had 50% battery left. Rode 95% of the time in ECO (40/40), 5% in TRAIL (60/60). Average speed was 12,7 km/h.
And I can tell it rolls very well, of course not like the EPIC EVO, but honestly I would say same as GEN 1. Not an issue at all for...
Honestly I enjoy it very much, the last thing I have not tested yet are real gnarly and steep terrains, but in June I am planning a trip in the Alps !
Btw I had cold feet also at some points but because I sold my gen 1 SL months ago I had plenty enough time to «convince» myself 😂
I weigh the same as you, during my last ride I did 19,15 miles with 1850ft elevation.
I used 40/40, 60/60, 100/100
Spent 80% on ECO, 17% on TRAIL and 3% TURBO which lead me using 65% of the battery.
I live in Europe and the bike cuts at 15,5mph from what I heard slower than US bikes but I guess...
Today I had a more serious ride with a friend on analog trail bike so I could not really milk the bike, below the feedback :
31km / 563m in 2h28mn
Used 65% of the battery
80% ECO 17% TRAIL 3% TURBO
ECO :40/40
TRAIL : 60/60
TURBO : 100/100
There was a pretty steep climb (15% Grad), I felt the...
For the shock, I agree with you, mine at 222 psi was on the softer side, for tomorrow’s ride I will try 240 psi as I don’t send big jumps it should be close to the sweet spot for my kind of riding.
Had my first test ride today with gen2 levo sl, fine tuning the bike setup ! I love it so far ! Tomorrow morning I will go for a longer ride and push it a bit more.
Below are a few datas/feelings :
12.7km / 290m
31% of the battery used
Eco 40/40
Trail 60/60
Turbo 100/100
Eco 60% of the time...