8 LIGHT eMTBs TESTED - Santa Cruz, Specialized, Cannondale, Ari, Transition, Trek, Giant, Karbon

Welcome to Vital's 2024 SL e-bike Test Sessions! This year, we gathered up a pile of SL e-bikes, three testers, and spent a week zipping around the hills of Northern California to figure out what makes each bike tick. From motor feel and battery life, to maneuverability and stability at speed; to small intricacies like display and app usability, charging interface or cable routing; we put each bike through the wringer, and here is what we uncovered. Enjoy!

Video Contents
0:00 - Intro, What and How We Tested
6:11 - Cannondale Moterra SL Overview
9:27 - Cannonale Discussion
33:43 - Giant Trance X E+ Elite Overview
36:50 - Giant Drive System
46:28 - Giant Spec - Odd Choices
51:22 - Giant On-Trail Performance
58:17 - Giant Battery Performance
1:01:45 - Giant Bottom Line
1:05:30 - Transition Relay Overview
1:08:39 - Transition Drive System
1:16:10 - Transition Build and Ride Performance
1:23:11 - Santa Cruz Heckler SL Overview
1:26:30 - Santa Cruz Heckler SL, Drive System, Build
1:36:05 - Santa Cruz Ride Impressions
1:40:18 - Santa Cruz Bottom Line
1:43:20 - Karbon Powerline SL Overview
1:47:01 - Karbon Powerline SL Drive System
1:55:15 - Karbon Powerline SL Frame and Build
1:59:47 - Karbon Powerline SL Ride
2:05:05 - Trek Fuel EXe Overview
2:08:30 - Trek Fuel EXe Drive System
2:15:58 - Trek Value
2:17:10 - Trek Ride Impressions
2:23:46 - Trek One-Piece BarStem
2:25:11 - Ari Nebo Peak Overview
2:28:10 - Ari Nebo Peak Drive System & Value
2:33:21 - Ari Nebo Peak On-Trail
2:39:32 - Specialized Turbo Levo SL Overview
2:43:31 - Specialized Turbo Levo SL Drive System
2:52:29 - SPecialized Levo Ride Impressions

Thanks to these brands for supporting the test!
Tannus Armour Inserts - https://tannusamerica.com/products/ta...
Feedback Sports - https://feedbacksports.com
Maxxis Tires - https://www.maxxis.com/us/tires/bicyc...

Read our SL E-MTB Test Sessions article - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/vit...

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