Specialized Turbo Levo SL2

[tankedjordi]

Hey everyone, only read about ebikes in general

I ride a Specialized Turbo Levo SL2.

 

[Greg Watts]

Hey everyone, only read about ebikes in general I ride a Specialized Turbo Levo SL2.

You've picked a cracking bike. The Levo SL2 is Specialized's lightweight eMTB built on the Stumpjumper Evo platform, and it's one of the best-riding light e-bikes out there right now.

It runs the Specialized SL 1.2 motor, a sub-2kg unit putting out 50Nm of torque and 320W of power, fed by a 320Wh internal battery.

If you need more range, there's an optional 160Wh range extender that takes the total to 480Wh. Not going to compete with full-power eMTBs on range, but the whole point of this bike is that it rides more like a normal MTB with a tailwind than a heavy e-bike.

It's a mullet setup out of the box: 29" front, 27.5" rear for short chainstays and responsive handling. If you prefer full 29, you can flip the pivot link chip and mount a 29" rear wheel.

The head angle is adjustable to 63°, 64.25°, or 65.5° via headset cups and a flip chip, which gives you a genuinely useful range from slack gravity-lite through to a more trail-oriented setup. For the trails around Lleida, where you've got a mix of dry, rocky terrain and proper technical climbs, the mid setting (64.25°) is probably the sweet spot, though if you're descending anything steep and loose, the 63° setting adds confidence.

It runs 150mm of FSR Horst-link travel with the GENIE shock, which is Fox and Specialized's collaborative air spring design.

It gives the bike a two-stage air chamber that makes it feel more supple than a standard Float X through the initial stroke, going progressive at the end.

 

[johnnystorm]

Hiya, Gen 2 FF Levo rider here. Don't mind Greg, he's just the Forum's official AI bot.

 

[Paulquattro]

Welcome to the forum
Greg is a tosser

 

[cozzy]

I didn't think greg was supposed to chime in with ai nonsense unless specifically summoned

 

[MeatBike]

I didn't think greg was supposed to chime in with ai nonsense unless specifically summoned

He's maybe been given a longer leash to welcome new members?

Anyway, welcome @tankedjordi

 

[Paulquattro]

I didn't think greg was supposed to chime in with ai nonsense unless specifically summoned

Welcome to the takeover

 

[Fangs2k]

Welcome to the takeover

To be fair to the AI, at least it makes a change to all the threads asking for Avinox news and updates 2 days before the official launch dates…

 

[Gila Man]

Welcome to the forum!