Had the praxis on my Gen 1, but they dont make for Gen 2 (yet). The Specialized carbon cranks are ridiculously expensive, any other options available??
thanks for this. Im a SL 1.0 owner, with deposit on a EXE 9.8. but after watiing for several months (distributor screwed up) im on the verge of getting a SL 2.0. Im a 175cm rider and i feel the same as you, truly comfortable on the S3 SL 2.0, while the L 1.0 felt a smidge cramped.
No SL motor...
went from levo to SL, no it doesnt bother me at all, 2.5 years later, i just sold it this week. Getting a Fuel EXE..which is completely silent if thats what you are looking for
Thats not true. owner of 2 levo FF and currently on a SL. the Levo FF motors are unreliable as hell, personally went tru 2 motor warranties and 1 battery. all 5 of my group which got FF levo back in 2018 has had their motor warrantied.
The SL on the other hand.... flawless motor. in 2 years...
No argument that the geo is dated.But my 2020 SL with a Fox 38 upfront and a TTX22m coil at the back...its decent. Decent enuff that im happy riding it till my LBS gets the Fuel EXE in stock
when i first take the SL out of my car, i leave it off..and i climb up to the first trailhead without assist. cos after you turn it on...you really feel the lack of assist if you turn off. 😅
my entire group went from FF Levo to SL and none will ever go back to FF. Handles better, better workout and best of all, you can ride comfortably with normal bikes on a SL.
With a FF...its a pain in the ass trying to keep cadence with manual riders.
My first levo was a 2018 sworks , then a...
Based on the fact that the TQ motor has been universally received by media and owners to be virtually silent? While the SL 2.0 will still be running the same mahle motor?
battery is not structural, we asked some spez engineers who were visiting our country. We wanted confirmation cos we were taking our levos to overseas bike park trip. so we took it out, and rode many many km with many crashes without the battery with no issues.
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For my type of riding, i can never go back to a FF levo. Main reason being i ride with mostly manual riders and i alternate between my ebike and my manual 2-3x a week. Going from my 14kg manual to a 20+kg FF levo was not fun, the diffrence in weight was too much and...
Praxis carbon cranks, Lyrik Ult, stock rear shock, 27.5 santa cruz reserve carbon rims, Renthal cockpit, XTR brakes and groupset....dont see any compromises in my setup.
But you are moving goalposts...my initial reply was to your assertion that there were no SLs under 40lbs. ....now its 36?
Why would it suck to ride? my SL is sub 40lbs, with a Lyrik ultimate and Santa Cruz Reserve rims...i ride it in my local trails which has held EWS qualifier rounds.
I swapped out my previous Levo battery with the smaller one, the weight savings is significant and you def feel the diffrence going off drops. But in the end, even 3kg total savings off a FF levo.....cant come close to a SL
if you are used to and need the power of a levo...the SL is not for...
you will absolutely feel a diffrence. my manual trail bike is 4kg less than my SL. its totally different on the trails. i ride the 2 bikes alternately...but majority of the time im on my manual, its just alot more fun/poppy.
I use the SL whenever i didnt get enuff sleep the nite before (3 kids)...