New to emtb 2025

[aelumley]

I'm in NH and bought a Specialized Levo Comp Carbon Turbo in November, absolutely love it and have put over 700 miles since April 1st of mostly single track but also plenty of gravel roads to get to them.

Can't say enough about this bike, I'm constantly blown away with how well it functions, will be bummed when it gets too cold to ride. Expensive but I think it was worth it as I'm riding almost every day or every other day.

A.L.

 

[JGcycle]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Welcome to the Forum!

 

[thomasfrank]

How has the battery performance and overall reliability been after 700 miles of mostly single-track riding, especially with frequent near-daily use?

Retro Bowl​

 

[aelumley]

The battery and the bike are working great, zero issues. For most of my 2025 riding I was typically using about 18 - 20% of battery and usually charging in back up to 100% which the dealer said was A.O.K. but after reading up on Lithium battery technology the recommendation was to charge to 80% unless you were going to need more (which I don't) so I did that for the last month or so before it snowed. Also best to store it at 80 or less. Still can't say enough about the bike, the power management is amazing, pedal harder and it gives you a little more power.

A possible weak point would be where the battery connects to the bike. So far so good but I won't be surprised when it gives me some trouble, you really need to push the plug in hard or it might not connect, that's happened once or twice.