Levo Gen 4 Specialized Gen 4 Levo - Official Thread

⚡ EMTB Pro Go Pro — exclusive discounts & ad-free Peaty's 25% off & more · Ad-free browsing · Pro badge See the deals →
2 days and already 13 pages 🙃.... and can someone please explain to me why do I have that advertisement under the Levo yt review? 😅
Screenshot_20250410_193700_YouTube.jpg
 
Uhhh what are going to plug that thumb switch into?
Does the gen4 have a harness, my guess is no.
But I could be wrong.
 
I think I'm still suffering from PTSD (Pretty Thorough Specialized Disappointment).

It's been so long coming and having access to all the early specs, it looked like they were going to do something pretty special.

OK, it's a great all round bike with great riding characteristics and it's nice it provides constant power all through the battery charge state. But, it's not really pushing any boundaries like you'd expect Spesh to.

It's a bit like Spesh turned upto the motor show and proudly rolled out their new VW Golf - perfectly capable, but larger and heavier than the last one - it's got a glovebox though.

Meanwhile UNNO have come along with their Carmen Sagrera and Forbidden roll in with a HTT Pléthore.
 
How about a gen3/4 noise comparison? Metal gears (coated or not) will have a higher whining noise than plastic gears (used in primary planetary gear reduction from previous Brose motor). For me personally, the sound/feel(power delivery) of Brose motor was the best of all and because it wasn't popular among bike manufacturers, Specialized was the only option. And it had plenty of power/torque. The weak point was the reliability...they could have improved on that design instead of going the same way as others. Anyway, until I have a chance to properly test one, I will refrain from further assumptions.

Back in 2016, difference in power modulation/cadence support/noise between bosch cx gen2 and Levo first gen Brose motor was night and day.
 
the sound difference with bosch is ridiculous, can it be faulty motor once again?
We've seen it before with 2.2 brose motors that some of them were dead quiet and some were noisy as hell without any obvious reason
 
Nice bike but in all seriousness, besides dentists, who is willing to pay 15000 euros to get this bike ? Still scratching to find the game changer part...

I got a Bosch gen 5 bike with removable 800wh battery replaced all suspension with RS Ultimate, top carbon wheels and bars, for less that half of that amount. With the upcoming update on the motor it will be quite near the Brose motor so really wondering why someone would pay double for the big S ?
Can't say that it wows me? the Avinox bikes look even more tempting now, I really don't like the look of the Gen 4 with it's chunky downtube and high price. I was expecting something more like the SL with the compact new motor so a bit disappointed if Im honest. The fanboys will still love them whatever, so that's fortunate for the Brand
 
Can't say that it wows me? the Avinox bikes look even more tempting now, I really don't like the look of the Gen 4 with it's chunky downtube and high price. I was expecting something more like the SL with the compact new motor so a bit disappointed if Im honest. The fanboys will still love them whatever, so that's fortunate for the Brand
Let's face it, it's a dud.
 
Question about shuttle class 3 mode. I read it is limited to 250W, is that the motor only, and on top of that I would add my own power? And what is the assistance level, 400% in that mode? If I input 150W, I would get 150W + 250W, so 400W total?
 
Question about shuttle class 3 mode. I read it is limited to 250W, is that the motor only, and on top of that I would add my own power? And what is the assistance level, 400% in that mode? If I input 150W, I would get 150W + 250W, so 400W total?
It's the motor only, it would be impossible to ride anywhere near 28mph on the flat with 250w in total. On a road bike the ballpark is 400w to hold 28mph
 
It's the motor only, it would be impossible to ride anywhere near 28mph on the flat with 250w in total. On a road bike the ballpark is 400w to hold 28mph
I tried class 3 mode on mine yesterday and it was okay on the flat but I did have to pedal fairly hard to get up over 20mph. Once I hit any sort of incline it slowed down to under 20mph and I had to really pedal pretty hard. This was on dirt for a 3 mile stretch when I came back the same route I just left it in Auto and did not even use the 28mph feature as I was able to go up hills faster with more assistance and I just had to pedal a bit harder to get over 20mph.

I would only use this feature in the future if I knew my ride was going to be pretty flat for a long distance.

My take: I would almost say that the 28mph mode power is enough to over come wind resistance on the flat but you still need to put in some work.
 
How about a gen3/4 noise comparison? Metal gears (coated or not) will have a higher whining noise than plastic gears (used in primary planetary gear reduction from previous Brose motor). For me personally, the sound/feel(power delivery) of Brose motor was the best of all and because it wasn't popular among bike manufacturers, Specialized was the only option. And it had plenty of power/torque. The weak point was the reliability...they could have improved on that design instead of going the same way as others. Anyway, until I have a chance to properly test one, I will refrain from further assumptions.

Back in 2016, difference in power modulation/cadence support/noise between bosch cx gen2 and Levo first gen Brose motor was night and day.
True. Amazingly the gen 1 levo is still the queitest full power motor imo.
 
so…….he doesn’t want to dwell on it but the Levo is already unreliable? Wow. 😮

Some cool bikes have been launched this week…..it’ll be really fun to see how it all works out.
As they say this is the first comparison there will be many more 😂
 
so…….he doesn’t want to dwell on it but the Levo is already unreliable? Wow. 😮

Some cool bikes have been launched this week…..it’ll be really fun to see how it all works out.
I think labeling it unreliable is a stretch because of a minor problem less than one week out. in the owners manual there is an adjustment for the battery connection and obviously this just needed a bit of adustment and all was well. They did bring up the point that the amflow is probably being sold at a loss to gain market share and that makes perfect sense.

The levo look is growing on me. Looks like a chubby SL and much cleaner than gen 3. the side load is not pretty but makes sense.
 
I think labeling it unreliable is a stretch because of a minor problem less than one week out. in the owners manual there is an adjustment for the battery connection and obviously this just needed a bit of adustment and all was well. They did bring up the point that the amflow is probably being sold at a loss to gain market share and that makes perfect sense.

The levo look is growing on me. Looks like a chubby SL and much cleaner than gen 3. the side load is not pretty but makes sense.
I don’t have the same issue with the side load as others do.
I also appreciated that the reviewers said that the comparable model (comp?) made a case for it actually being a better spec for only a few hundred £’s more.
 
I think some early reports put the Drive 3 at 3.4kg, so they've done some work getting the weight down.

Early release numbers had the motor at 2.9 - which was either a lie or a mistake carried over from the Mag S. Everything after said 3.18kg.

It's heavy, BUT imagine if it's bullet proof ! 10 years on, you, or whomever you've passed Levobese onto, are still riding the same motor and it works faultlessly ! We'd probably forgive the extra weight for an easy and simple life !
The Brose Drive 3 will be below 3 Kilo‘s in weight.
 
How about a gen3/4 noise comparison? Metal gears (coated or not) will have a higher whining noise than plastic gears (used in primary planetary gear reduction from previous Brose motor). For me personally, the sound/feel(power delivery) of Brose motor was the best of all and because it wasn't popular among bike manufacturers, Specialized was the only option. And it had plenty of power/torque. The weak point was the reliability...they could have improved on that design instead of going the same way as others. Anyway, until I have a chance to properly test one, I will refrain from further assumptions.

Back in 2016, difference in power modulation/cadence support/noise between bosch cx gen2 and Levo first gen Brose motor was night and day.
Just sold my Kenevo 22 a few month ago now Having the gen 4 Levo Sworks. it is quieter especially under load.
 
Last edited:
I think labeling it unreliable is a stretch because of a minor problem less than one week out. in the owners manual there is an adjustment for the battery connection and obviously this just needed a bit of adustment and all was well. They did bring up the point that the amflow is probably being sold at a loss to gain market share and that makes perfect sense.

The levo look is growing on me. Looks like a chubby SL and much cleaner than gen 3. the side load is not pretty but makes sense.
How does the side load makes sense? The Rail+ comes out faster and its on the bottom of the down tube....
 
Keep reading
    Browse all

    Similar Threads

    Community Stats

    Since 2018
    668K
    Messages
    40,730
    Members
    Join 30,000+ Riders, it's free!
    Back
    Top