Zwift’s latest update includes a new frame from Liv, Giant’s brand dedicated to female riders. Named the Liv Langma Advanced SL 2025, it’s an update to the game’s existing Liv Langma Advanced SL, which has been renamed to the “Liv Langma Advanced SL 2021”. Here’s what it looks like IRL:
On Zwift, you’ll need to be updated to game version 1.89+ to see the Langma Advanced SL 2025 in the Drop Shop. You’ll also need to be at level 8+ with 1,000,000 Drops to buy it. Here’s how it’s described in the Drop Shop:
“The third-generation Liv Langma is built to optimize every ounce of power, this bike helps you push harder, climb faster, and accelerate with precision. Whether you’re chasing that next QOM or leading a pack sprint, the Langma is engineered for speed and agility, making it perfect for riders who want to push their limits and conquer any virtual course. Climb Higher than the Tibetan summit it’s named after: Mount Everest.“
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It’s rated 3 stars for aero, 3 stars for weight, so we didn’t expect this frame to be a new top contender. Still, since the 4-star system isn’t the most granular of performance measurements, we ran this frame through our precise tests to measure performance at nerd-level detail. Let’s dive in!
Note: test results below are from a 75kg, 183cm rider holding 300W steady using Zwift’s stock 32mm Carbon wheelset on the un-upgraded version of the frame.
Aero (Flat/Rolling) Performance
Liv’s Langma Advanced SL 2025 turns in a strong performance on the flats, trimming 60.1s off our baseline Zwift Carbon frame over an hour of flat riding.
That puts it in the top 15% of all frames on Zwift, and within 2.9 seconds of the game’s fastest frame.
Climb Performance
The Langma Advanced SL 2025 is a strong climber, but not in the same league as the game’s top all-arounders. It shaves 40.9 seconds off of our baseline Zwift Carbon’s time on an hour-long climb, placing it in the 20% of all road frames on Zwift and 15.5 seconds behind the fastest climber (Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8).
Upgrading Your Liv Langma Advanced SL 2025
Like all frames in Zwift, Liv’s Langma Advanced SL 2025 can be upgraded in five stages. As a high-end race bike, each of the five stages results in a performance improvement. The Langma Advanced SL 2025 upgrade stages are as follows:
- Ride 200km, pay 100,000 Drops for an aero upgrade
- Ride 260km, pay 200,000 Drops for a weight reduction
- Ride 320km, pay 350,000 Drops for a drivetrain efficiency improvement
- Ride 380km, pay 500,000 Drops for an aero upgrade
- Ride 440km, pay 750,000 Drops for a weight reduction
You can expect a fully-upgraded Liv Langma Advanced SL 2025 to be approximately 28 seconds faster on a flat hour and 36 seconds faster on an hour-long climb vs the “stock” Liv Langma Advanced SL 2025.
Conclusions
There are currently three top all-arounders on Zwift, and their unlock levels and Drops costs are high:
- Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 (level 40, 1,750,000 Drops)
- Cannondale SuperSix Evo LAB71 (level 40, 1,750,000 Drops)
- Pinarello Dogma F 2024 (level 40, 1,750,000 Drops)
Just below them, with essentially the same aero performance but slightly slower climb performance, you’ll find the Canyon Aeroad 2024 which unlocks at just level 10 and costs 1,100,000 Drops. This frame bucks the trend, offering exceptional performance at a very low level unlock.
The Liv Langma Advanced SL 2025 is comparable to the Canyon Aeroad 2024 in that way: unlocked at level 8+, with a similar price (1 million Drops), the new Langma outperforms all other frames available to level 15 and below Zwifters, apart from the Aeroad 2024.
It’s also the top-performing female-specific frame in Zwift, although it doesn’t have much competition there.
While the new Langma’s performance won’t be compelling enough to cause racers to buy it en masse, some fans of Liv, including existing Langma Advanced SL owners, will surely add it to their garages. They may even buy it to replace the older Langma frame they already own, since the 2025 model performs much better, trimming ~34 seconds off our flat hour test and ~8 seconds off our climbing hour.
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Important note: this post contains speed test results for Zwift frames or wheels. These results may change over time, and a bike's performance relative to others may also change. We don't always revise posts when performance rankings change, but we do keep current, master versions of our speed test results which are always available. See the frame charts, wheel charts, and Tron vs Top Performers for current performance data.
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