2021 Specialized

S-Works Turbo Levo SL

A 29″ carbon frame full suspension enduro e-bike with ultra high-end components.
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MSRP$14,500
FrameCarbon
SuspensionFull, 150 / 150mm
ForkFox Factory Float 36
ShockFox Float DPX2 Factory
Wheels29″ Carbon
Drivetrain1 × 12 Electronic
GroupsetXX1 Eagle AXS, X01 Eagle AXS
MotorSpecialized 240W 35Nm mid-drive
BatterySpecialized 320Wh
BrakesHydraulic Disc
SeatpostDropper
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Gearing

A bike with lower gearing will be easier to ride up steep hills, while a higher top end means it will pedal faster down hills.

Lowest gear

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26 mph

S-Works Turbo Levo SL

26 mph

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Sizing
SM

5'2" – 5'8"

MD

5'6" – 5'11"

LG

5'10" – 6'3"

XL

6'1" – 6'7"

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Rider Fit Notes
  • 5'10", size LG, Just right
Reviews
Outdoor Gear Lab
Specialized Turbo Levo SL Comp

Mar 2022 · Jeremy Benson

Specialized really broke the e-MTB mold when they created the new Turbo Levo SL. It has the same geometry and looks quite similar to their regular...

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Enduro Mountainbike Magazine
Specialized S-Works Turbo Levo SL in review - Doping for your legs, just for your legs!

Jun 2021 · Peter Walker

ENDURO reviewing yet another eMTB?! There's actually a very good reason: the sub 17 kg Specialized S-Works Turbo Levo SL offers a very natural ride and top handling. Moreover, it allows you to enjoy long rides without getting exhausted! Fancy a shuttle session without taking the car?

Highs
  • Intuitive handling

  • Motor delivers a very natural ride feel

  • Successful integration of the motor-battery system

  • Modular battery concept with range extender

Lows
  • Lack of smoothness at high speed and little support from the suspension

  • Puncture-prone rear tire

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MBR
Specialized Turbo Levo SL Expert C electric mountain bike review - MBR

May 2021 · Alan Muldoon

The Specialized Turbo Levo SL Expert C gets its own Fact m11 carbon frame that builds into an impressive 18.57kg (40.94lb) complete bike.

Highs
  • Superb suspension and impressive range.

Lows
  • All sizes could be longer.

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E-Mountainbike Magazine
Specialized S-Works Turbo Levo SL in review – Are Light eMTBs the better all-rounders?

Apr 2021 · Felix Stix

Tourers and trail riders prick up your ears! While the Specialized S-Works Turbo Levo SL may only have a weak motor and small battery, that might be the most exciting thing about it! How so? And can the Levo SL keep up with a bunch of classic all-rounders? Find out all the answers in our big group test in which we compare 25 of the hottest and most exciting eMTBs of 2021.

Highs
  • Excellent implementation of the drive concept

  • Modular battery concept

  • Very agile and playful

  • The concept bridges analogue and electric MTBs

Lows
  • Technical climbs

  • Cockpit ergonomics

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Electric Bike Review
Specialized Turbo Levo SL Expert Carbon Review

Jan 2021

Price: $9025.00 | Model Year: 2020 | One of the most satisfying lightweight full suspension electric mountain bikes available... just 38.8lbs total! Uses a proprietary mid-drive motor and downtube-integrated battery pack that weigh under 8.3lbs combined. Optional range extender bottle-shaped batteries weigh 2.3lbs, are easy to use, and the control system allows for simultaneous or independent drawdown. You can even remove the downtube battery and rely solely on the range extender packs, which may be eligible for commercial air travel

Observations
  • One of the most satisfying lightweight full suspension electric mountain bikes available... just 38.8lbs total! Uses a proprietary mid-drive motor and downtube-integrated battery pack that weigh under 8.3lbs combined. Optional range extender bottle-shaped batteries weigh 2.3lbs, are easy to use, and the control system allows for simultaneous or independent drawdown. You can even remove the downtube battery and rely solely on the range extender packs, which may be eligible for commercial air travel

  • Boost hub spacing for strength, varied front and rear tire for improved handling and traction, impressive SRAM G2 RSC hydraulic disc brakes with quad piston calipers and 200/180mm rotors, tool-free adjustable brake levers with reach and contact point, four frame sizes and two color options, stock 29er wheel size with flip chip to enable 27.5 650b, infinitely adjustable dropper seat post

  • Premium Fox air suspension front and rear with 150mm travel for cross country and all mountain riding (designed around the Stumpjumper with slacker head tube angle and longer wheelbase), Intuitive and durable button pad and main control unit with LED lights that can be turned off, optional Mission Control smartphone app offers power setting adjustments, optional TCU LCD display and Ant+ wireless is great for fitness training (watts, cadence, rpm, bpm)

  • Limited motor torque at 35nm vs. 90nm on the Brose motor system (used on non-SL Levo and Kenevo), high pitched whine produced by motor when pedaling at high RPM (comparable to Bosch CX), charging ports on non-driveside of bike can be difficult to reach when laid down, the bikes are expensive and Specialized charges extra for the power cable to connect the optional Range Extender battery... as well as a dual-charging splitter cable

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Revolution Mountain Bike Magazine
[R]eviewed // Specialized Turbo Levo SL (Expert carbon)

Dec 2020 · Scotty Prendergast

It is true, with all the wiz and fanfare around electric mountain bikes these days occasionally we still hear a little pessimism from the odd naysayer out there… Sure, there will always be your traditional let us say ‘naturally aspirated’ MTB riders out there who at times may have a different opinion on the modern age of e-Bikes with claims akin to; “They don’t handle that well,” or “They are too heavy.” And to be fair those statements have at […]

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VeloNews
Specialized Turbo Levo SL Comp Carbon review

Oct 2020 · Berne Broudy

An e-MTB with an 80-mile range that gives you twice your power — at nearly the same weight — as a traditional trail bike.

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Mountain Bike Action
Mountain Bike Action Bike Test: Specialized Turbo Levo SL Trail Bike

Sep 2020 · McCoy

There is no doubt that Specialized, with their top-of-the-range S-Works model, has set a standard that is absolute when it comes to e-MTBs

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Specs
Build
Frame

FACT 11m full carbon, 29 Trail Geometry, Integrated down tube battery, enclosed internal cable, Command Post routing, 148mm spacing, fully sealed cartridge bearings, 150mm of travel

ColorCarbon / Bronze Foil / Gloss Carbon

Fork

Fox Float 36 Factory, Grip2 damper, 150mm, 51mm rake, HSC, LSC, HSR, LSR, Kabolt axle

Travel150mm

Spring TypeAir

Shock

Fox Float DPX2 Factory, 3- position adjustment, 52.5x210mm, Rx Trail Tune

Travel150mm

Spring TypeAir

Stem

Deity, 35.0mm

Handlebar

Roval Traverse SL Carbon, riser bar, 6-degree upsweep, 8-degree backsweep, 30mm rise, 780mm, 35.0mm

Saddle

Bridge, 155/143mm, Hollow Ti-rails

Seatpost

RockShox Reverb AXS, 30.9mm, S: 125, M:150, L/XL: 170mm

TypeDropper

Grips

Deity Knucklebuster

Groupset
Rear Derailleur

SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS

Crank

Praxis Carbon/M30 Spindle Interface, SRAM X-Sync Eagle, 94 BCD, 30T

Shifters

SRAM AXS Eagle Controller

Cassette

SRAM XG-1299, 12-Speed, 10-52t

Chain

SRAM XX1 Eagle

Brakes

Front: Magura MT7 with custom Loic lever blade, 203mm rotor, Rear: Magura MT7 with custom Loic lever blade, 203mm rotor

TypeHydraulic Disc

Wheels
Rims

Roval Traverse SL 29, hookless carbon, 30mm inner width, 2Bliss Ready, hand-built, 28h

Spokes

DT Competition Race

Front Hub

Roval Traverse SL, sealed cartridge bearings, 15mm thru-axle, 110mm spacing

Rear Hub

Roval Traverse SL, DT Swiss Star Ratchet, 54t engagement, SRAM XD driver body, 12mm thru-axle, 148mm spacing

Tires

Front: Butcher, GRID TRAIL casing, GRIPTON® compound, 29x2.3", Rear: Eliminator, GRID TRAIL casing, GRIPTON® compound, 2Bliss Ready, 29x2.3"

Electric Components
Motor

Specialized SL 1.1, custom lightweight motor

Battery

Specialized SL1-320, fully integrated, 320Wh

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Charger

Custom charger, 48V System w/ SL system charger plug

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