It’s hard to talk about ebikes like the Specialized Turbo Levo without talking about the stigma and hate that North American riders have spewed for the last few years. We know that hate because we too held it up until about 16 months ago. We feared trail access, unskilled and uneducated riders crashing into families of hikers, and on top of that, they were heavy turds. Yes, they made climbing easier, but quite frankly they resembled 55-lb Walmart bikes more than the svelte carbon performance machines we’d grown to love. Like their non-powered siblings however, eMTBs are getting lighter, more refined and ride better with every iteration. Slowly the masses are converting, and chances are, the last holdouts are starting to wonder if they’re the only ones not taking craz-E pills. We’re not going to speak for Specialized here, but we’re guessing that the new Turbo Levo SL was designed to bridge the gap between holdouts and guys who, “rode one a couple times” in a parking lot or demo a couple years ago and haven’t enjoyed the leaps made by contemporary eMTBs since.
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From The Loam Wolf
The Loam Wolf has been watching from the woods and mountains above, waiting for the right time to attack the status quo. We have descended, hell-bent and heaven-sent to reignite the stoke in riders around the world. Our pack has been growing and we smell blood. The passion, wildness, and grassroots love for our sport will no longer go without a voice. The Wolf Pack is here, and we will do our best to unite photographers, industry friends, athletes and mountain bikers of all kinds while giving them a voice and place to remember why they fell in love with riding bikes.
