Recent content by Tetley

I'm getting extremely pi$$ed off with the way a lot of companies are locking up their products, particularly the likes of Apple, Sonos, and all the pedelecs. They sell you the hardware, which you own, but the software is under licence, which you don't own. So effectively, you don't own the...

I'm not sure how 'race mode' could only be switched on for competitions? If it could somehow be switched on, what's stopping someone leaving it on and riding public trails and roads?

We are talking about power due to the seemingly completely unregulated loophole of peak power. Most places are well regulated re maximum assisted speed, pedal assist only - no self powered or throttle, and 250W nominal power. But this has left wide open the possibility of insane peak power, as...

In the UK, the law is very clear, it's the media, social media and the police that muddy the waters by calling everything that's electric, 'e-bikes'. I have recently noticed the police have just about started to correctly label some of the illegal bikes they stop and seize. One thing I can't...

The brake pads issue was 4 years ago, keep up! Er, 'impersonating an AI' do tell me more......

Is Greg actually a BOT, or just a massive windup by someone with way too much time on their hands?

When my gen 2 Levo had a new motor, the ODO reset to zero. So it's accurate for the motor, but no the bike or battery. A lot of the earlier Levos and Kenevos had multiple motor replacements, 4 or 5 not uncommon. So the bike may have done 15,000 miles but be showing 1,000 on the ODO. AFAIK, the...

I had exactly this scenario with my Levo a few years ago - New pads worked well, but after a couple of rides the lever went back to the bars. I tried the traditional bleeding method of pumping loads of fluid through, but it didn't work. Only when I bought a proper reverse bleed kit, it was...

How, what with, and what to did you connect the battery to, to access and modify the firmware? I thought all Specialized software was encrypted to stop anyone other than the authorised dealers accessing it?

I bought my Levo July 2020, in June 2024 the motor finally completely failed after 2 years of increasing symptoms. So it was replaced under warranty, with the latest firmware update. I can categorically say it had the same power as before - I have a very steep hill climb locally, and I only ever...

My gen2 went mad last winter, after a lot of testing, it turned out to be water in the TCU to motor cable, which had variable high resistance short circuits. New cable and all good!

As far as I'm concerned, things that aren't connected to the internet, that are working perfectly don't need updating. Updates tend to have a habit of creating problems that weren't there before, and you don't need security patches for bikes!

I try to ride on gravel and sticks to make a noise as I approach and slow down to walking pace. If they still haven't heard me, I say, not shout 'coming through' mostly this gets their attention, and we work out how we are going to pass. Headphone wearers really pi$$ me off, as they are totally...

Yes, common fault! Always the first place to look when things don't work properly.

I've just repaired a problem with my 2020 gen 2. After not riding for month, I connected the battery cable, and the TCU powered up on its own. It then powered down after a few seconds, and wouldn't switch on from the button, but did on re-plugging in the battery. Lots of erratic behaviour later...