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Specialized Turbo Tero X 5.0 Review

When the Specialized Turbo Tero X 5.0 showed up at the office for review, we found ourselves asking: how are we going to handle this bike?

At first glance, it’s an obvious electric commuter. It has fenders, lights, a bell, pannier racks, and if nothing else gives it away: a kickstand.

However, when we took a look at the bike’s components our attitude started to change: SRAM CODE brakes, Rockshock suspension (130mm/120mm), trail ready tires, a 200mm dropper seat post, a mullet design (29” wheels in front, 27.5” in rear), and a full-powered motor (the Specialized 2.0 with 70 Nm of torque). In other words, this also looked like a truly capable eMTB that can take on your local single track...

All The Details On Specialized's Turbo Levo SL Kids E-MTB

It’s a problem as old as kids’s bikes: How can a child hope to keep up with mom or dad on a bike ride? The deck, as we say, is stacked against even the most athletic aspiring ripper: Kids aren’t as strong as adults. Their lungs are smaller. Their bikes are heavier in proportion to their bodies. The wheels are smaller, which makes them slower. And that’s really just grazing the surface.

Specialized has introduced their solution: The Levo SL Kids. This eMTB is what happens when you turn a ray gun set to “shrink” on the Turbo Levo SL, Specialized’s lightweight eMTB which features their SL 1.2 motor, which produces 250W (nominal) and 45Nm of torque. It’s powered by a 320Wh battery, and features high-end componentry, including an 11-speed drivetrain and hydraulic disc brakes, air-spring shock and dropper post...

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