At least for me I know all the major shop owners in my smallish town. So I usually buy one of the big 3 Giant / Specialized / Trek. I think one sells Santa Cruz, Salsa, some other bikes and as far as I know no one is currently selling the Amflow so wasn't a consideration but would have...
She rode that standard levo 4 for about 8 hrs last year so was just going to get that. They didn't have her size in build she wanted. Only had low end aluminum in S2. Figured we would wait till this year in case they updated colors etc. He was able to send some older bikes with certain colors...
Absolutely mad lad here. Well I was 100 percent set on getting her the levo 4 but he said this bike would be more appropriate for her. He knows our trails and she is 125 lbs at most so the lighter weight and lighter battery should work well.
Shop owner I work with said the bike I ordered for my fiance the new levo 4R or whatever official name is being built today and I can pick it up tomorrow when the embargo or whatever it's called ends. He said he can't send me pictures until tomorrow.
The Mavens have some serious stopping power. Obviously depends on what you are riding but I almost went over the bars on first ride not realizing how powerful they were. I assume most people buying R version aren't looking for serious downhill but just a fun trail bike so should be adequate for...
U.S. I think the dealers get to put in big orders before release so they have enough stock when they are officially released. Again...I know nothing about the actual specs, not even the cost but he knew I was going to buy one for her and he sent a few "older specialized bikes" for approximate...
I ordered a new R version for my partner. My dealer wasn't able to tell me many details but was putting an order in and knew I wanted one for her. He said about 8 ish lbs lighter with smaller battery and less "burly" spec so assuming maybe lighter tires, maybe lighter suspension? I'm sure we...