I’ll concede that the accuracy of these prices could well be about £200 out either way – and I didn’t manage to find the bottle cage fitted to the S-Works bike online so haven’t included it in my totals. Usually, you’d expect the RRP of a bike to be quite a bit lower than the sum of its individual parts. Interestingly, the sum of all the components, if bought separately at RRP, is £27 over the £13k asking price. Specialized Bridge hollow Ti-rails saddle Specialized Eliminator GRID TRAIL T9 27.5x2.6in rear tyre Specialized Butcher GRID TRAIL T9 29x2.6in front tyre Roval Traverse SL Wheels (29in front, 27.5in rear) Magura MT7 brakes (price for a set with discs) The brand-new Mastermind Turbo Control Unit (TCU) – which dishes out instructions to the motor on how much power to give and when – features a top-tube mounted full-colour LCD display with fully-customisable data fields, programmed using the Mission Control smartphone app. The latest 2.2 iteration of the Turbo Full Power System motor is no exception and boasts figures of 90Nm peak torque, 565W peak power with a 700Wh battery.įurther changes over the previous 2.1 motor include a brand-new drive belt and much improved and redesigned waterproofing, which Specialized hopes addresses the previous system’s tainted reliability. This success is thanks to the Brose motor’s quiet operation, impressive peak torque and power figures, and its frugal appetite for battery power, along with natural-feeling assistance. Specialized’s partnership with German company Brose – although previously plagued with well-documented issues such as drive belt reliability and unwanted water ingress – is still a story of success. Ian Linton / Immediate MediaĪt the heart of any electric mountain bike are the motor and battery. The battery to motor connector and charging port are double sealed for good weatherproofing. The motor and battery get generous underside protection, too. Internally routed cables, ribbed chainstay and seatstay chain slap protection, bottle cage mounts, and a built-in mudguard for the main pivot along with rock-strike protection on the chainstay linkage bridge. The frame has all the features you’d expect from a bike of this price. This gives it an appearance similar to a downhill missile rather than a run-of-the-mill trail bike. Not only is its tubing impressively slim considering the firepower it brandishes, the frame’s outline and geometry make it look closer to the latest Stumpjumper Evo than the trail-focused Turbo Levo of old. Although not quite the range-topping 12M construction seen on the lightest S-Works bikes, there’s no denying the 2022 Turbo Levo’s tubes and make-up exude quality.Īlthough still chunky-looking compared to a normal bike, the Turbo Levo is considerably slimmer than Santa Cruz’s similarly priced Bullit CC despite concealing its high-capacity battery in the down tube. The frame’s front and rear triangles are built from Specialized’s FACT 11M carbon fibre. The Specialized S-Works Turbo Levo electric mountain bike has a slim look, despite the battery being located in the down tube. 2022 Specialized S-Works Turbo Levo frame and suspension details Its drool-worthy spec (you’d hope so at £13k!) is a bold push forwards for a trail bike, featuring the burly Fox 38 fork and Float X2 rear shock on the top two models, instead of smaller-stanchioned forks and lighter shocks. The frame is made from Spesh’s FACT 11M carbon fibre and sports the brand’s sidearm design – a strut that bridges the void between the top tube and seat tube shock mounts that Specialized says contributes to the frame’s rigidity. It is available in six reach-focused sizes for people between 4ft 11in and 6ft 8in tall. The bike is built around a mullet wheel setup, where the front wheel is 29in and the rear 27.5in. The alterations are made using an adjustable headset and chainstay pivot flip chips. Ian Linton / Immediate MediaĮlsewhere, the frame has six potential geometry settings, each tuning the chassis to different riding styles and terrain types. Confidence-inspiring geometry meant the Turbo Levo could be ridden hard.
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