Pivot Shuttle SL ebike review - Sub 40 lb fast and light electric mountain bike

Pivot Shuttle SL mid-powered electric mountain bike tested and reviewed.

[timwilson]

My wife bought me the X0 transmission SL for my birthday. Its the latest version directly from Pivot in Arizona. 500 miles without missing a beat and loving it.

[peterleibrock]

I appreciate your reviews. I bought my Shuttle SL this year and agree it's a climbing oriented, trail focused bike which suits my riding. I feel overbiked on my 21 Switchblade which does handle the Tahoe chunk better. This bike seems to slot between the Trail 429 and Switchblade, perfect for me. Here's hoping the motor holds up...

[stumpy]

I have an early release X01 Pro model of this bike. Love it, even though I had a torque sensor issue in the motor. It would intermittently add more noise and some drag while climbing. The assist was stronger than the drag, but definitely noticeable. The noisier motor was also obvious when it would happen. Anyway, Fazua support was awesome! They replaced the motor with the latest version. The dealer experienced the same issue with my bike but couldn’t get it to show a problem in Fazua’s software (probably because it was intermittent). But based on the dealer describing the symptoms, Fazua replaced the motor anyway. I suspect it must be a known issue on at least some of the early releases.

[MO-iurc]

Sold my full power Levo Gen 3 and don’t miss that paperweight one bit. Got mine in December and have around 200 miles on it. Best bike for my needs. Any questions let me know.

[PanayiotisPapadopoulos]

I have the same model as in video. I cannot imagine a better ride analogue, bigger motor, smaller motor. It just feels the perfect ride to me.

[billderas]

Hey Francis. Another great review. Considering all the Wh variations in the different sized batteries on the tested bikes, showing only the Percent (%) of Battery Used doesn't yield much information for me. Wouldn't it make more sense to show the Wh Used by multiplying the Battery Capacity by the Percentage Used. We'll just trust you about the 197-202 Watts Average Power range...LOL Regardless, you are still my hero for doing all these reviews and tests.

[drewchang]

I got the black lime in Nov from Mikes while it was on sale. I was surprised it was on sale..so I had to grab it. this bike is great. haven't had a single issue on 300miles. 210mm dropper slammed is great for jumping this bike. 160mm fork slackens it a bit and makes it even better.

[jeanmarc_in_Hudson]

Great review again, as always! Thanks.

[kevk]

Great video. Looking forward to the mid-power shootout! I’ve been stuck trying to decide between Levo SL and Heckler SL…

[dtolios]

The stiff/"supportive" 13x mm rear travel definitely makes this faster than something like the Relay with 160 (29er), but i think the biggest culprit are the tires: one comes with Dissectors and/or Rekons, the other with Magic Mary/Assegais and whatnot...combined? not a chance 😂

Tires are the biggest hold back. Even a hardtail with maxxgrip "anything" front & rear will be less fun and ofc slower uphill vs a FS all mountain bike with light trail tires.

[Shawn-in-da-Canyon]

I’ll stick with my EXe 9.7. I broke 5 ribs riding it on News Years day. But, I’m still sticking by my EXe. I just think it’s an all around better bike.

[charlieharper]

I like your videos. They are very helpful. I live not far from you, San Ramon. The trails in the S. Bay look nice. I'm going to have to get down there some time. Here we have Diablo and various regional parks like Las Trampas, Kilkare Woods, and Rose Peak to the south which is as tall as Diablo.

[amir_mtb]

Francis, great review as always! That chart you have for climb time and % battery is SUPER useful - do you have a link to where you maintain it? It's sometime difficult to remember which video and when in the video I saw it, when I want to refer back to it. Thanks for doing these reviews!

[robzielinski]

your comments are spot on, amazing sl type bike with an insane entry point... how was pivot was ok with this ring controller, i will never know ...maybe if i never owned a levo... i wish the shuttle had bit more travel in the rear for certain features but for most stuff i ride it is great... I'm side eyeing a Giant Trance X Adv E+ ... when is the camparison coming???

Useful video. If you had to choose between Pivot Shuttle SL vs 2024 SC Heckler, and the new SC VALA, which one would you pick? (Preferably with a quieter motor).

[britishbassbikes]

The Orbea isn't a full powered bike. The EP8 is limited to 60 NM on the RIse. Not sure why you stated that, after saying it's limited a few seconds before that. This was in the comparison section on the timed climbs. It smokes the Pivot's 60 NM Fazua.

[russgordon]

Really appreciate your reviews. Met a guy while riding who had this bike a year or so back and sold it due to reliability issues. Wonder if the same guy you mentioned. Which trail is the single track shown in the video? I live in MV and would like to ride there (if I haven't already).

[mikedyreby]

For riding bike parks that require you to pedal up would you go with shuttle sl or heckler sl

[Mockle]

How tall are you buddy? At a guess I’d say you would be similar to me at 5’8, should you not have tried the Small?

Small, Medium, Large labels differ massively between brands - at 5’8, I’d be going small on most Canyon, Pivot or Mondraker bikes for sure (according to their own website suggestions) as the wheelbase, seat tube length and reaches are similar to Large in Spesh, Santa Cruz etc.

[topchoice]

Video is kinda pointless because we all know PIVOT bikes are the best and always perform well