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[Black Ghost]

Hello,
Has no EMTB yet. Is here to learn and see. Get tips on what to think about before my wife and I make a purchase.

However, I have cycled MTB for several years with my family. We are a family that likes to ride MTB and happily together. Something we have done for several years. I myself am a little over 50 years old. Still love to hop on the bike and take a ride in nature. Has seen my two children grow up and now rides away from me and my wife. Which in itself is natural.

It is my son who has come up with the proposal that my wife and I should get EMTB to be able to enjoy our pleasant family moments in nature.

 

[CodyDog]

Hello. Lots of EMTB out there to choose from!

 

[Black Ghost]

Hello. Lots of EMTB out there to choose from!

Yes, you're absolutely right. That's why I'm here. To gain more knowledge before I do my or maybe should say our my wife and my purchase of new bikes. It is, after all, a rather large investment.

I have tried Specialized TURBO LEVO and Specialized TURBO LEVO SL. To say the least, I was impressed by these bikes. We both became very eager to buy a bike each.

Although it will be at the earliest for next season. So we also like to ski during the winter season.

 

[CodyDog]

Last week I test rode both the Levo Comp and Levo SL. I liked both but preferred the power and battery capacity of the Levo Comp over the SL.

After riding few times, I have no issue with the extra weight on downhills and outride my friend who rides the lighter Levo SL. The extra weight on uphills is no issue due to the extra power of the 2.1 motor.

The extra battery capacity of the Levo Comp (over twice as much) over the SL is most important to me due to 20-30 miles plus rides with long steep uphill sections.

You can go wrong with the Specialized products. My wife has a Specialized Como and has been extremely reliable since we purchased 2 years ago.

 

[Black Ghost]

Last week I test rode both the Levo Comp and Levo SL. I liked both but preferred the power and battery capacity of the Levo Comp over the SL.

After riding few times, I have no issue with the extra weight on downhills and outride my friend who rides the lighter Levo SL. The extra weight on uphills is no issue due to the extra power of the 2.1 motor.

The extra battery capacity of the Levo Comp (over twice as much) over the SL is most important to me due to 20-30 miles plus rides with long steep uphill sections.

You can go wrong with the Specialized products. My wife has a Specialized Como and has been extremely reliable since we purchased 2 years ago.

Thank you very much for your information. Both my wife and I each have a Specialized Camber Expert. We are very happy with these bikes. So that's why we've been looking at Specialized LEVO.

 

[steve_sordy]

I know it's hard these days to find bikes to test, but do yourself a big favour and ride as many different emtbs as you can find. Not only are the geometries different, but the motors, batteries, power modes, software etc are all different. These combine to give completely different ride experience. I tried eight different bikes; some I liked, some I disliked, but there was one that I loved! It was the first one where I just rode the bike and enjoyed without having to think about the fact that it was an emtb. The Levo was one of the ones I liked, but not as much as the one I bought. I had a hard time getting my head around just how expensive the Levos were compared to other bikes.

Final advice: Buy from a local dealer who can maintain the bike for you and deal with warranty claims. There is a lot of new stuff to go wrong and the last thing you want to be doing is posting the bike off to another country for warranty work. Your local guy may just say "Oh we know what that is, all you have to do is this....!"

 

[Black Ghost]

I know it's hard these days to find bikes to test, but do yourself a big favour and ride as many different emtbs as you can find. Not only are the geometries different, but the motors, batteries, power modes, software etc are all different. These combine to give completely different ride experience. I tried eight different bikes; some I liked, some I disliked, but there was one that I loved! It was the first one where I just rode the bike and enjoyed without having to think about the fact that it was an emtb. The Levo was one of the ones I liked, but not as much as the one I bought. I had a hard time getting my head around just how expensive the Levos were compared to other bikes.

Final advice: Buy from a local dealer who can maintain the bike for you and deal with warranty claims. There is a lot of new stuff to go wrong and the last thing you want to be doing is posting the bike off to another country for warranty work. Your local guy may just say "Oh we know what that is, all you have to do is this....!"

Thank you so much for your advice. I really appreciate it.

Yes, it is a large investment or cost for two EMTBs. I'm lucky to have pretty good contact with a concept store (Specialized Concept store) where I live. Have bought x number of bikes there over the years. So I hope to make a good deal with them if now we decide on one of these EMTB.

But the idea is that we should try more EMTB before we decide.