Head to head on the climb | Levo / Levo SL Climbing Test

I take out the Levo and Levo SL and put them head to head on the same climb. Can the SL keep up with the big motor on the technical climbs?
#Specialized #emtb #Levo

[@dewindoethdwl2798]

Common fail in climbing with the Levo is to climb with seat fully up and in turbo. Drop seat by a couple of inches, 1st to 4th gear, trail mode, sit down (mostly), keep cadence up and be patient. Try to avoid fully loaded gear changes, it slams the chain, soften your pedalling when changing up/down. The Levo makes uphill technical fun.

[@msawyer110]

Glad you make videos like this man. I have a 21 Turbo Levo Comp and have always been curious how an SL would hang on climbs. Met a guy out at my local trails last weekend with one. We were cruising together no problem. But I'll bet if we started doing gnarly climbs I would be the victor

[@davidh1314]

WOW!!!! That's quite the intro to your video. Awesome Thanks for the review

[@rickbault1221]

Great video and honest comparison of climbing. Great thing about Specialized is the ability to change the assist. I run my Levo at 70% assist in turbo for loose Az. trails.

[@andrewgreenwood8727]

Really good vid ! I'm just about to get the Turbo Levo gen 3 Carbon Comp ; I'm upgrading the Rythm to Rockshox Zeb select 160mm 29 ' better fork ; specialized shop local to me are giving me some free upgrades ; muck- off Red Anodized valves, Thicker casing rear Butcher tyre for the rear & better casing on the front, also setting wheels up tubeless ! Upgrading stem to Deity copperhead! Hope F20 flat

[@skillet1033]

That bike is amazing 👏

[@rvnmedic2709]

Great comparison. I have a Levo Comp. I'm 185 lbs, 72 y/o. Just got a Levo SL Comp for my wife. She's 120 lbs 66 y/o. It's a perfect match. And she can load the bike herself.

[@Zack-]

Hey marshall, that was a great comparison. I was struggling to find someone showing differences in real world performance, thanks. Others were all flapping gums compared to you.

[@jimji2774]

Great video, riding, and trail. I noticed you went over all the specs in the beginning but failed to list the differences in weight which is the main reason why someone might want the SL. You did mention the superior nimbleness of it toward the end though I would have liked more comments on the weight difference.

[@JWO1965]

My new kenevo SL is in route to the states and I can wait to do a comparison….longer travel VS lighter weight

[@howlieboy]

What about fire road climbing between 8-12% average? How much faster would the same rider get to the top? How much more can I climb/ Downs could I get on in day a three hour time frame?

[@boutiquebikes6331]

Good to see a side by side comparison. Sure, the Levo SL was never going to keep up but it fared really well. Light bike with big torque is where it's at - c'mon Specialized, give the new SL an 85Nm motor!

[@dirtyfreqs5911]

great info Marshall!!! Thank you, one question Ive been asking myself is how long will the battery last in terms of years or cycles.. Ive seen 300 cycles but that seems low? they are a pretty hefty price form what Ive seen

[@richardplastino792]

All the videos comparing the SL to the full power Levo fail to consider the weight of the rider. As you all know, when going up a hill, riding gets much tougher due to - - well gravity. It's pretty clear anyone weighing less than 150 pounds will do fine on either bike. But when you are a heavier person like me at 210 pounds, you just will have more fun on the full power Levo.

[@willng247]

2.3 v 2.6... wonder if it would be any different if both bikes have 2.6 at the back?

[@capepoint2005]

Hi Marshall, good content! Could you please tell me your setting the fore/aft angle, or how you set it the bar for Kenevo sl and levo sl? Thanks!

[@fraserlewis7333]

Do you have any thoughts on going mullet on the levo sl 1st Gen

[@thimomueller]

Looks like that there is not so much difference in the noise of both motors isn’t it?

[@antoncvelbar6297]

do a new video !!!!! with new sl

[@offroadkings379]

This looks like AZ?