SPECIALIZED LEVO SL RANGE TEST - How Far Can You Ride EMTB On One Battery ?

[@dewindoethdwl2798]

Love my SL and range is limited more by my fitness than the battery. It’s been a brilliant bike that has allowed me to regain my fitness (in late 50s). Nowadays I can ride as far as my friends on their full-fat e-bikes, though not as quickly uphill as the SL lacks the same punch. The backup battery is amazing for range extension.

[@SamsBikes]

Yep the Levo SL is a fantastic ebike

[@BH-cy9tb]

That was pretty impressive, you did great. Glad you channel is picking up steam.👍

[@SamsBikes]

Thanks mate... it was a sweet ride and yes finally my channel is getting there

[@andrewryan1287]

I totally agree with you on tyres I have Maxxis Minion DHF front and back slightly less range but total confidence on my Levo SL, keep the videos coming love the channel.

[@SamsBikes]

Right on Andrew I used to rider 2.5 DHF front and back all the time

[@mudmuncher90]

Epic video Sam had my second long ride on my sl expert today the range is amazing mate

[@SamsBikes]

Hey Chris glad your happy mate.. I love the SL and the Range is crazy

[@SenderoSeeker]

Really enjoyed this video Sam. So hard to do a real world battery test and this was probably one of the most realistic. I'm impressed with the range. Now they just need to release one that normal folks can buy :)

[@SamsBikes]

Glad you liked it mate.. let me know when you want to try the SL you will love it

[@SenderoSeeker]

@@SamsBikes for sure!

[@Black_Country_Boys_Reloaded]

Wicked video m8 ive watched one similar where he rode only in eco and managed 57.7km which is really impressive for such a small battery.. I would 100% like to see a mullet set up review... Keep up the hardwork mate

[@SamsBikes]

Thanks for the info and glad you liked it.

[@Jcool721]

Awesome range indeed! And you can still ride if the battery dies, it's not the end of the world :-)

[@linework11]

Love all your stuff Sam but i;m not sure what you weigh but i'm 215 lbs and I tested an sl for a week in Moab Utah in the USA and only got 13 miles with 3150 ft in elevation. and needed to do the rest of the ride with no battery. But by my home in Phoenix Az my local trails it did much better. 30 miles and 1900 ft of gain. I'm just sharing like you said so much makes a difference with these bikes.Cheers

[@SamsBikes]

Hey bro I’m 81kg on a good day and totally so many variables I was just tying to give the “ average ride “ if there is such a thing

[@mannLaowai]

hahaha riding in El pardo, my favorite place from home also. thanks for the video is just the trails I need to know I can do with a bike like this

[@SamsBikes]

Thanks mate

[@jimmyl.bakerjr.7026]

A real world Orbea Rise test would be awesome. That's the ebike, I think I'm going to purchase.

[@d4nnyc1983]

Love the videos Sam, keep them coming, great work. A trek rail needs testing 👍👌 Thanks

[@SamsBikes]

Thanks 👍 Yes I need to test the Trek Rail!

[@leeteemtb9587]

Sam WT family, you did say in your diet "NO COFFEE & NO BEER" 😳 That's my diet which consists of coffee and beer only 😆 ride on brother

[@SamsBikes]

Hahahaha me too! Shit oh well I’ve been doing they for 20 years time for a change and see how it all works

[@leeteemtb9587]

Love the SL but love the ezesty too, can't decide which to have next, just selling my orbea fs wild to fund the new ebike semi skimmed instead of full fat, great SL test range though buddy, keep up the great entertainment

[@SamsBikes]

Thanks mate defo test a ezesty I have heard the range is rubbish but never tested it!

[@leebridgwater]

Great review, loving the enthusiasm

[@SamsBikes]

Thanks a ton!

[@alasdairhill5166]

Well done Sam really interesting range test

[@SamsBikes]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Extremegaz25]

Sam I can say I rode one of these and I did like it and it's ok to ride with no battery, it's that lite.

[@SamsBikes]

yea it really is an amazing Feet of engineering

[@danielhelm9682]

Definitely be interested in a mullet test especially on technical steep trails , be good to know the head angle to 🤔

[@SamsBikes]

I'm on it Daniel

[@martyscott7784]

Cant wait for the mallet setup!

[@SamsBikes]

thanks bro it should be fun!

[@Filzkiiz]

YesSiRr!! Great test Mate!! Dat was some good ryding!very impressive!! Good luck oN de Diet fiNg?! LoL!! Good oN"yah Mate, Thankz for sharing!!

[@SamsBikes]

Thanks mate glad you liked it.. and for the diet well thats not fun!

[@edsinofsky]

great video. Motor starts losing power at 20% and as you found out goes to 0. These motors and batteries seem really good.

[@eric3969]

I get similar range. I'm 76kg and use the 35/100 for my trail setting. The power drop off is noticeable less than 20% battery and is way less at 10% and less battery.

[@SamsBikes]

Great to know.. I'm 82kg. 35/80 was a great setting I'll defo use that more in the future

[@dazbbgful]

Great video Sam. Regarding heart rate,emphasis shouldn't be on how high it goes but how quickly it recovers. Also if you are not using a wrist based hrt monitor I'd invest in a chest strap version, much more accurate. I'm in my fifties and found using live hrt on garmin head unit helps massively with recovery. I was always pushing to hard ,now I back off using hrt zones determined by my max not the preset 220 minus age.

[@borjastick]

Just ordered the SL Comp in lovely blue. Should get it mid next week.

[@appealinbanana]

Sam dude. Pretty much 3hr 45min in the saddle is tough. And this is off road. My last ride was 2hr 45min and I was shot. I got a full phat eBike (EP8 with 630kw) and I’m thinking “should have gone SL” but having so much more fun riding now. Can’t see me going back to analogue - not if I have a choice 🥴

[@SamsBikes]

yep it was a bloody long day... YES ebikes rock

[@jeffwennihan3834]

Great video. Tons of helpful info.

[@SamsBikes]

Glad it was helpful hit me up for any questions ! Sam

[@jeremyporter1991]

Great video, Sam👍 Please post your diet when you get a chance. I’m a rider that needs to eat healthier and get in better shape. Starts with fuelling the body first in my opinion. Cheers!

[@SamsBikes]

Jeremy my 4 month update video will be all about the diet and training.

[@jeremyporter1991]

Thanks, Sam. Looking forward to it. Great channel by the way👍

[@willrogers8454]

So I have the same bike and I’m a little puzzled as to why you set your trail mode less than your eco mode? My settings are usually 30/60/90 and set the max equally. We did a ride this weekend in an unfamiliar area so I threw on the extender. We did 30mi/ 4400 ft of elevation/ over 3 1/2 hrs and ended with 45% of main battery after draining the extender. With those settings I was in trail 90% of the time. I only used boost a few times and at the end (last couple miles) because I was pretty wiped out. I’m very much about range and everything you have said so far about this bike (previously as well) has been spot on! Playing with the settings has been the biggest challenge.

[@SamsBikes]

Your 💯 right, factory setting on the SL are 30 on eco and I thought eco would of killed me so I set it to a low trail setting. And I didn’t want people to say that’s not eco it’s 35%. Your right but can’t keep everyone happy

[@willrogers8454]

@@SamsBikes ok I will play with that. I usually use eco and have recently started using trail. Finishing most of my 15-20mi/ 2000ft elev. rides with 70% on eco didn’t make any sense. Keep up the great work! See what you can do to get Kelly’s to start marketing in the US. You can be quite persuasive. 😉Thx Sam!!

[@outbackwack368]

Excellent! I wonder how the Orbea Rise would compare? Thanks and good luck with your training!

[@SamsBikes]

I'm going to do a test this week on the Meta and tune is like the Rise so we should see more or less.

[@rickmeister2]

Nice review Sam, is this test all on the fitted battery without the extender?

[@SamsBikes]

Yes this was without the extender

[@TwowheeledadventureVT]

Yesss... I'm getting one of these and was looking for this video. This was in trail mode correct?

[@SamsBikes]

Yea mate it was 100% all in Trail, 35 support and 80% peak power

[@amirnajjar169]

Great informative video, as all your other videos. Helped me a lot taking the decision and buying a comp carbon SL for myself. Any recommendation for the app modes settings? I’m 1.81m, 90kg, average fit, beginner I may call it

[@SamsBikes]

Hey mate maybe check out my Mission Control video in go deep into set up and my recommendation.

[@ThornleyStudios]

Great video - in my real world SL tests I've got between 55 and 60km. What do you think the best Mission Control settings are? I've got 25/35; 50/60; 80/100

[@SamsBikes]

Thanks mate... I would go 25/50 40/80 and 100/100

[@garnerjm1]

Temperature and gloop on trails Sam will also make a difference, shorter battery life atm in Cold UK.

[@SamsBikes]

thats 100% true!

[@CarlosAntunesMTB]

Hey Sam, please do a test of your SL against the Orbea Rise

[@SamsBikes]

Carlos I wish I could but Orbea are really hard to get a test bikes from

[@CarlosAntunesMTB]

@@SamsBikes That's a shame, Orbea is really struggling to deliver any this point I'm trying to find a bike to try in Portugal and it's being impossible. Anyways keep on doing the excellent job you do, really love your videos. As for the comparison I'guessing this is most likely one of the most wanted and controversial tests/ comparisons in the wold.

[@ErLo202]

Yeah, thats the ultimate test everybody is waiting for. I’m also courious to decide which one is the best for me. Great video Sam. I’m also waiting to test the Rise.

[@anok4u296]

class vid Sam, seriously thinking of one of these for my first electric bike, borrowed a full fat turbo levo a few months ago and left it in eco, loved it.....one question as you’ve ridden both bikes, what would you say was the closest mode on the sl to the “eco” mode on the full fat levo? cheers

[@SamsBikes]

Very good question I would say the average setting on trail on the SL is similar to the eco setting but 100% go test one ☝️ you will know after one ride but bring your checkbook haha

[@anok4u296]

thats exactly what i wanted to hear, it looks like the cheque books coming out.... keep up the good work mate and good luck with the racing 👍

[@lenbata]

Nice looking bike Sam

[@SamsBikes]

thanks mate... I'm a lucky guy

[@jessieaguilar795]

Keep em rolling....

[@SamsBikes]

Will do!

[@Drcheeser79]

Great video!! Thanks for the info

[@SamsBikes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@237311]

Helpful video. Hey, do you know what is the biggest size of tire it can be fit in the levo sl?

[@SamsBikes]

thanks mate I would say a 2.5, I had a 2.6 and it rubbed went back to a 2.4 but a 2.5 s should fit

[@237311]

@@SamsBikes I like the look of Orbea Rise, and I like the Levo SL as well. Fire road and Single track trails here. Levo SL or Rise?

[@chrisroberts3927]

I'd like to follow/try your diet plan Sam, would be good to see a monthly weight/fitness update

[@SamsBikes]

Hey Chris defo on the next update ill go deep on the Diet and training.

[@mauritiuswierer960]

Great video!!!!

[@SamsBikes]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@thomassobelman8350]

Hey Sam! Have you had the opportunity to test the Orbea Rise and compare it to the SL?

[@stevenomo6662]

Have you ever tested the Intense Tazer E bike. If so, what video?

[@SamsBikes]

Sorry mate never... I would love to but hard to find in Spain !

[@SuperCaryG]

Did you record the ride on the Mission Control app? I would be interested to see the average assist you got.

[@SamsBikes]

I didn’t sorry but next time I will

[@mikevandersande197]

Great video mate ! Tnx

[@SamsBikes]

No problem 👍 glad you liked it

[@Mockle07]

No carbs?! I’m very interested to see this food plan, given that most endurance athletes of any description rely heavily on carbs for energy. That’s not a dick comment btw, I’m genuinely interested; I used to go the low carb route when I had to make weight for MMA, but ended up going back to carb heavy and still made weight no problem.

[@SamsBikes]

Hey champ I’ll explain the diet in a few weeks and how it’s going it’s not exactly no carbs but just not good carbs haha 😂

[@Mockle07]

@@SamsBikes Haha oooh you mean no Pizza, Mac & cheese, cake, chips etc? Mmmm hope that hasn’t made you hungry! 😜 Looking forward to it dude, love the channel - I’m planning on taking the e bike plunge this year in addition to my ‘normal’ bikes and your info has been really useful. 👌🏻

[@SamsBikes]

Haha you got it! Defo get an ebike they rock

[@davidcitron2278]

so are these numbers including the extender...sorry for the stupid question

[@SamsBikes]

The whole test was only with the 320 internal battery so with the range extender it would of been like 75km

[@davidcitron2278]

@@SamsBikes weighing 230lbs still makes me think the turbo levo is better than the SL for me, but the range is impressive

[@brute8ss]

My brother rode 47km and 561 elev with 70% battery on a 180mm travel rear and front on triple clamp forks.i couldn't keep up with him on the downhill section with my kenevo.

[@SamsBikes]

glad your brother isn't racing the EWS sounds like a beast haha

[@brute8ss]

The climbs would be too tuff for the SL in the EWS

[@adamthorius2910]

Hi sam is it worth getting battery range extender for the the Levo SL .

[@micaelpereira953]

Know do exactly the same with the Commencal, please! Just to compare...

[@chickenclips]

No point

[@SamsBikes]

I'm actually going to do it this week and tune is like the Orea Rise to give us more or less the idea of how far we can go...

[@johnwarner129]

Riderrrrrrs

[@SamsBikes]

hahahaha

[@emtbtrailrider539]

Good vibes dude, u r being truthful and that is what counts, but I hope u r not going to ride that eMTB on the EWS-E, u might want something more stronger esp on the power stages.

[@SamsBikes]

Mate thanks for the kind word, definitely going to be on a brose or a bosch building the race bike soon!

[@gavinsullivan9015]

How much do you weigh if I may ask?

[@martyscott7784]

Front fork question: what fork do you have on your Levo sl? Think Fox 36 160mm? 51 or 44 off set? Do you know the new head tube angle 📐?

[@SamsBikes]

Let me check, they are the stock ones that come on the bike so not 100% sure...

[@martyscott7784]

Super fast reply. G’day from Australia 🇦🇺 too mate.

[@talkmauro]

Fox 34 150mm, 66 degrees, 51 offset

[@AlexT.A.]

Gooood video🤙

[@mattx4253]

Why would you limit it to 80% power on a range test. This will have a serious impact on the range. You should have gone 100 because that's full power if you want it

[@SamsBikes]

I didn't feel I needed it.

[@mattx4253]

@@SamsBikes its not a range test then is it lol.

[@meho1010]

Why no coffee? Just an abomination.

[@SamsBikes]

Alex I have a bad stomach Stomach so we are trying to get that sorted as well

[@bandolerox137]

Horrible....i will never pay a € to this brand!!!