Rented a SL Comp with Range Extender to ride the SDW in the UK. 160km and 3750m of climbing over 3 days. One of the hardest rides I have completed. The battery management of the bike was outstanding and had 50% battery left after each day.

After 3 years of riding this bike, I am enjoying it more and more. It's just right for a little assist on climbs, can go for a 15 mile or so ride with just enough battery, and it's nearly as fun on the downhill as an analog bike. No issues with it so far. The only small complaint would be that the connection to the extra battery in the bottle holder is not great, but they may have improved that without my knowing.

I am lifelong rider who has done bike racing and mountain biking. Got this for my 75 birthday and love it! I can put it on my existing bike rack by myself and go to my favorite northern Michigan trails. It works on smooth pavement and the extensive snowmobile trail system we have here with hills and side trails. Yesterday I went with a friend and we rode 35 miles with eco assist on much of the time and at the end my battery was still at 60 percent…you may not need the extra battery. I like the feel of doing most of the work myself and when you want help it is there. On our ride yesterday we were passed by a group of young men on road bikes. My competitive nature came out and I put it in full assist. With that assist level I was able to hang with these guys, knobby tires and all, our sustained speed was 23 mph for about two miles. This was on a rails to trails paved bike path. If you can afford it this is a great choice

I've had this for about 3 weeks of nearly daily rides. Overall I'm very happy with it. Going through rock gardens on this at speed is a joy and is really a solid, stable ride. Love the light weight as well! I also think the 35nm assist is perfect for a great workout. You won't get up steeps without effort, which is just what i wanted. Riding a friend's e-mtb will full-on assist is interesting, but ultimately I'm not working very hard at it and I eventually feel guilty with my friends on their acoustic rides. I'm out of breath on a steep ascent with this. Only caveat I'll toss in is i don't like the noise level of the motor. It's a whiny little sucker when under full load. My cannondale is 100% quite when engaged, almost spooky in it's performance. This one, you'll know you're using it. My hope is noisy motors quickly become an early e-mtb feature and we get quieter performance in new generations as it's part of the joy in the woods.

Just picked it up. Super lightweight and nimble.

This is a truly fabulous bike! Great handling and looks gorgeous too. It's a compliment-magnet 😊 If you're sitting on the fence, just buy it. You won't regret it. Looking forward to getting out on mine more regularly over coming months. 5 Stars all the way. Well done Specialized!

The best thing that ever happened to my MTB hobby. I just turned 60, those tough climbs were getting dicey. I've put more miles on this bike in a month than I had on my older non-assist bike in a year. Great work Specialized - still feels like a regular bike, and is totally rideable without assist.

Getting close to retirement and needing the exercise I decided to start biking more and hit the wall due to my physical limitations. This bike demolished the wall and turns my clock back 40 years. Its a technological marvel and does everything I ask of it.

All that was advertised. Love it 😍

Very light and capable EMTB, fun to ride flowy trails, some jumps and techy. Only complaint is that the dropper post does not work well. It'll go up smoothly but will not come down smoothly. 2 other riders I know with the same bike have the same issue.