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get down via 10 different routes. I walked away more exhausted than on my non-pedal assist bike, and rightly so - I had been to the top 10 times.
When you point the Levo Comp Alloy down the trail, it's clearly similar to the Stumpjumper in the way it rides and wants to be pushed. Despite its hefty feel at times, this bike does an outstanding job on the steep stuff, using its weight to its advantage in loose rocky corners and thus giving it a confident and planted feel. It doesn’t have the playfulness of a Stumpjumer but it does have that same limitless feel in its travel and confidence inspiring grip. The Levo Comp Alloy also won’t kick you off your line like a lighter bike can when the going gets rough and steep.
When descending fast (and you will be), you start to outrun the motor and there is a marginal drag. It is ever so slight and something
that will take a while to get used to. It’s surprising how well the bike handles and due to the very clean head unit system and display, you tend to forget this is an eMTB. In fact, with a little bit of pace behind you the Levo Comp Alloy doesn’t feel too dissimilar in the air to some other trail and enduro bikes.
The real place where you notice the weight of this bike is steep technical descents. Slowing the bike down and making last second line changes is more of an effort than on a regular bike without the weight of a battery and motor. You will noticeably be more physically drained by the bottom of a trail like this than on other bikes, or other very light e-bikes.
Climbing is a different matter. Once you work out how you want the Mission Control app to deliver the power to you (all at once is not always the key) you can use this ‘4x you’ power to your advantage. Slowly spin your way up
technical climbs and use quick little injections of power to help pop the front wheel over rocks and up around tight corners. With so much of the bike’s weight coming in the form of the battery (it takes up the entire down tube), learning how to use the power to pick the bike up is something that will increase your climbing ability and overall ease getting around the trails.
Something I only briefly touched on and is often overlooked, is Mission Control's ability to adjust how quickly and how much power is delivered in any given mode. On open, flowing trails with big sweeping up-hill turns, 100% power delivery will be a blast and is a unique way of riding. But use this setting in tight rocky climbs and you may find it too much, too fast, and hindering the climbing experience. Another nifty thing you can do is map out the range of your ride using the Smart Control mode. For example, you know the loop you are doing is
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