It’s been 10 years since Liv first launched the EnviLiv aero race bike. It was something of a trailblazer at the time, being the first, and only, women-specific aerodynamic bike.
Fast forward a decade and we’re still debating what it means to be female and ride a bike, with some brands questioning whether women-specific geometry is even necessary.
Clearly Liv firmly believes that women’s bikes still have just as much relevance now as then, and as if to prove its point, has created an all-new Liv EnviLiv.
Construction
The new SL frameset has been totally reworked, and leaves little of the previous iteration behind, with the AeroSystem Shaping Technology promising to enhance aerodynamic performance at every angle of yaw.
This means all-new geometry which almost mirrors that of the all-rounder Liv Langma Advanced millimetre by millimetre, and a new layup structure, specifically an Advance SL Grade composite.
In effect it’s lifted the front end up and rounded and slimmed down a lot of the tube profiles, especially at the rear end. The tube shapes reflect what we’ve already seen on the latest Giant Propel, unsurprising given the manufacturers are one and the same. It’s also created weight savings of 205g compared to the 2019 frameset.
Without a stripped down frameset I can’t verify this weight claim, but I can tell you that the overall Liv EnviLiv Advanced Pro AXS on test came in at around 8kg for a size medium, which is also the largest size they make.
The build
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