I don't have AXS on my Levo, but I do have AXS on my gravel bike. I'm not impressed. Twice the derailleur battery died despite that AXS app saying there was plenty of charge remaining. So now I have a spare battery that I have to carry (when I can remember it). Plus AXS costs a boatload more...
In reply to the Janson delay. Can't say anything about the Orbea bikes, but will relate that there was a helmet I wanted for month that they had listed for delivery on X date. Which changed to X later date, to X even later day, and so on. Quit looking after about 6 months. The current state of...
Bought my 2020 Levo Comp Alloy Sept 2020 for $6300 US, which I was annoyed that I had just been stuck for a $300 price increase. About 3 weeks after I bought my bike, they raised the price $1200 to $7500 US. Seems from this thread they are likely to raise the price in the next few days to...
Glad I got mine last year. Fortunate to get in just under the big price hike. Beyond that, I HATE SRAM brakes. IMHO, they simply do no work well enough on such a heavy bike, with a 200+ pound/90+ kilo rider. Also Shimano drive train is supposed to handle those time you have to shift under load...
FWIW, I'm 5'-10" with the same struggle of which size. I went medium because I could feel a difference in cornering, and I wanted to be more maneuverable. I went back and forth on both sizes for a good 45 minutes trying to decide. So much so that the owner of the shop left me outside with two...
I'm in Northwest Arkansas, and by state law, ebikes are legal anywhere it's legal to ride a bike. Law was pushed through the state government by the benefactor of so many of our numerous trails, before there could be significant opposition. I have had a couple comments from other riders (which I...
I read somewhere that they are in fact that strong, but that they didn't get the rating due the wholes being large (meaning ventilated). Was claimed that a slightly larger rock could MAYBE get through one of the wholes. Just what I read somewhere, and have no link. May email them and ask.
I've ended with multiple helmets, elbow, and knee pads from them. For me they have been the most comfortable helmets I've had, including many other big name brands. They are all about safety. If you are inclined, and have some time, listen to the podcast interview linked below for an interview...
Don't know if available where ever you live, but mine is below. Breaths extremely well, fits great, and has notches in the pad inside for my glasses to go through. All the other full face IU bought or tried did not have the allowance for the glasses, and none were as easy to breath in by a long...
F##K OFF!
FWIW, being passed by some 20 something college students on ebikes while climbing a hill I was suffering on, is one of the things that pushed me over the edge into a emtb. Still ride my Roubaix for road biking.
You have to look at the specs and not the name. Forks Fox 36 vs Fox 34 etc. Which here in the us the base SL is $6500 and the Comp similar configured Levo is $6300. That is if I remember the numbers correctly.
And you ignore that the center of gravity will be lower on the Levo with a rider than the Sl, due to the fact that more weight is down in the frame of the bike. In m y case, as I said, no noticeable difference on the downhill/rock gardens, and much OBVIOUS improvement on the switchbacks. Don't...
Do you KNOW the Mahle motor cost more? Of do you just want to think that? Just go look at standard electric motors and see for yourself. Less powerful equals cheaper. If you think that the Mahle motor is some super new basic research high tech, then you are sadly mistaken. It is no doubt a...
FWIW, I don't feel the weight of my Levo Comp FF while riding. I sold a 2019 Santa Cruz Bronson the weight about 32lbs./15.5kg and went to the Levo FF in a couple of weeks. So not a long delay in riding time, and I'm quit sure that I'm riding better on the Levo. The Levo is a medium while the...
Another thing to consider that I have not seen mentioned here is removal of the battery as it pertains to storage of your bike, and storage of your bike in your climate, namely temperature extremes. I live in the middle southern U.S.A (Arkansas to be exact), and the climate is highly variable...
I just reported my experience, did not tell anyone what to do, unlike you. It is a negative experience, never tried to generalize beyond that, however you are. Everyone can take it however they like. I only provided an experience, and have no ideal of prevalence, and made no statement about...
I rode a NEW bike that was broken, A NEW bike should not be broken PERIOD. That is a serious strike against Trek, PERIOD. As for the Levo motor, they have been updated to address said issues. Will those be adequate, that is unknown at this point. But I test rode several Levo's, Levo SL and...
It was a brand new bike. I'm quite sure it wasn't the freehub. Definitely coming from the motor. What I left out was that I repeated the same spot and same conditions at the same time, but varied the assist level. It was only in the max turbo that the problem occurred. I repeated it multiple...