New Levo...I now ride like I did 20 years ago!

[rockcypher]

Thank you specialized. Last year I bought a 2019 Stumpjumper expert carbon and I love it, I was really enjoying it....but, I kept seeing Levo’s out on my local trails and decided to go over to the dark side as my riding buddies call it. Picked up a 2019 expert in storm gray. I’ve gotten 2 rides in so far and am cleaning things easily that would really have taken it out of me on the stumpy. I can’t wait for summer to get out on high altitude trails in CO. Best part, since both bikes are storm gray, the wifey hasn’t caught on yet ?. As I said, it’s like the clock has been turned back, the mind is still willing, but now the body can follow on epic adventures without totally draining me. This is what ebikes are all about in my opinion, I’m not in my 30’s any longer, but will now be able to enjoy the trails I know and love. Really pleased with bike and that I’m still tired after a ride and know I’ve ridden farther and harder than I would have otherwise. Cheers.

 

[atcspaul]

Same here. I sold my stumpjumper and purchased a 2019 Levo. It is the fountain of youth. I put over 2,500 km on it last year. I am in my 60's and can ride with anyone I like and they do not have to wait for me

 

[kombos]

Can't agree more.

My MTB rides used to be:
Ride, Climb, Rest, Ride, Climb, Rest, Ride, Climb, Rest, Ride, Climb, Rest

Now EMTB ride is:
Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Rest
Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Keep on grinning

Funny too, I now chuckle when I pass spots I used to commonly stop at and take a rest, but now I just pedal on past.......

 

[Sharkbyte]

I am right there with you! It is a game changer for me as well. I am 57 years old and feel like I can now ride like I use to. In fact I more or less stopped riding for a while because the climbing was taking way too much out of me. I know there are plenty of guys like me that are still doing it. I just don’t have the time to devote to getting back into that kind of shape. I am hoping that my new Levo will get me there in time ...

 

[JimBo]

May the eForce be with you on the Dark Side!

5 years in on eMTBs, I now ride 10x more and 5x better than I did 20 or even 30 years ago!

Does that math equate? Does it add, divide, or multiply the PHUN?

 

[Weds]

I am right there with you! It is a game changer for me as well. I am 57 years old and feel like I can now ride like I use to. In fact I more or less stopped riding for a while because the climbing was taking way too much out of me. I know there are plenty of guys like me that are still doing it. I just don’t have the time to devote to getting back into that kind of shape. I am hoping that my new Levo will get me there in time ...

I'm in the same boat.. In my mid 60's and more or less given up riding with my MTB club, a friend lent me his Ebike for a ride and I was hooked. Bought a Levo the following week, it knocked 20 years off me. No billy no mates at the back of the climbs I'm with all them youngsters at the front now...

 

[Murch]

This is why I finally bought mine, while I could still make the climbs and for the most part, keep up with people half my size it was taking so much out of me that I wasn't really enjoying it and the rest of my day was shot as I tried to recover. 10 years ago it didn't take a toll on me keeping up with the same people at my same size but these past two years I really noticed the change in how my body handled it.

Now that I have my Levo I am back to enjoying the rides and the best part enjoying the rest of my day and not feeling like I got the crap knocked out of me.

 

[Dfriz]

Same Here Best Thing EVER!!!!!!!

 

[Supratad]

Can't agree more.

My MTB rides used to be:
Ride, Climb, Rest, Ride, Climb, Rest, Ride, Climb, Rest, Ride, Climb, Rest

Now EMTB ride is:
Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Rest
Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb, Keep on grinning

Funny too, I now chuckle when I pass spots I used to commonly stop at and take a rest, but now I just pedal on past.......

Last summer, when I'd finished building my San Andreas I took it for a ride round the block. 3.7 miles of mainly backstreets with a 1/2 mile bit of farm track. Maybe no more than 20 metres of climbing. 3 stops for breath / break. Just under an hour.
Admittedly, the San An is set up as a 2000's DH bike so awful to ride "XC" but still.

November 2019 and I got my Levo, an hour's full XC at Sutton Bank with one stop and a feeling I was able to ride again. I'm aware its helping me of course, and that if I push it too far I will be left in trouble with little way out as very nearly happened at Sutton Bank, but at least I have the maturity now to not put myself at risk too much.

 

[KennyB]

Weacombe Combe in the Quantocks. Whyte 905 hardtail, 3.5 min descent, 26.5 min climb and exhausted.
Levo, 3 min descent, 13.5 min climb and up for another one.

 

[Jutal]

November 2019 bought mine, now no longer cry inside when faced with a steep hill. Didn't think I would still be riding well at my age, now I'm back to thinking about diet,training, and where to ride next, thank goodness for EBikes.

 

[jxj]

Welcome to the team. I'm in my 60s and had the same experience with my 2018 TL CC. On Eco it takes 10 years off you, on Trail, it takes off 20, on Turbo it takes off 30. It's a time machine.

 

[McInner1]

I am in my 60's and can ride with anyone I like and they do not have to wait for me

I am in my 70's and can ride with anyone I like and they do not have to wait for me
Love my Levo!