Let’s See Your Levo

Drburns

New Member
Nov 22, 2018
35
41
USA
Swapped out the Command post for a Fox Transfer and went back to clipless pedals with my old xtr 970’s. The flats were ripping up my legs!

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jonpress

Member
Oct 23, 2018
98
66
Iver
The fact that i have owned the bike since October and only just got round to taking a photo just goes to show how much fun they are to ride, less so to come off though. Changes to standard spec below. Now if I can just get the all clear from the doc I can go ride again.

700wh Battery
Mavic E-XA30 Elite Wheelset
Fox DPX2 Shock
DTSwiss F535one 150mm fork
Spank Spike Vibrocore bars
Hope 34 tooth chainring (fitted on purchase)
Hope f20 pedals (fitted on purchase)
Ergon SM-E Mountain saddle
Schwalbe Eddy Current 29x2.6 front and rear tyres
Ergon GD1 grips

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SimonLsie

Active member
Nov 21, 2018
39
51
Cannock chase
Few cheeky changes, I kept the charger, frame & motor ? 700w battery in there too

700W BATT
X01 Gearset
ENVE M6 BARS/STEM
WTB Ci31 Carbon rims
Chris King Hubs
KMC Ebike Chain
Magura MT7 Brakes
Hope Rotors (shit)
Fox DHX2 shock with Rockshox coil
Rockshox Ultimate 2020 160mm fork
Sram AXS Dropper (fitting 14th June)
Praxis Carbon crank arms
Ergon st core seat
EDDY Current tyres 29er 2.6

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cheater

Member
Patreon
May 26, 2019
15
17
Reno, NV
The fact that i have owned the bike since October and only just got round to taking a photo just goes to show how much fun they are to ride, less so to come off though. Changes to standard spec below. Now if I can just get the all clear from the doc I can go ride again.

700wh Battery
Mavic E-XA30 Elite Wheelset
Fox DPX2 Shock
DTSwiss F535one 150mm fork
Spank Spike Vibrocore bars
Hope 34 tooth chainring (fitted on purchase)
Hope f20 pedals (fitted on purchase)
Ergon SM-E Mountain saddle
Schwalbe Eddy Current 29x2.6 front and rear tyres
Ergon GD1 grips

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Nice looking bike!

How's the clearance for the rear wheel with that sicomtb fender?
 

Davey S

Member
Apr 9, 2019
73
49
Scotland
Nice looking bike!

How's the clearance for the rear wheel with that sicomtb fender?
I have just recently fitted one there are 2 problems I have encountered so far.

1. you need to trim the plastic to stop the chain rubbing against it no big deal.

2. This is a more serious issue on really muddy days gloop builds up between the wheel and mudguard and actually causes a lot of friction especially when on the uphills. It got so bad that walk mode couldn’t turn the wheel. (Motor got very warm) I had to take off the wheel and clean it all up. A bit of a pain when you have spent £50 on a mudguard. To add further insult the Motor housing gap was still full of mud. Clearance is definitely too tight.

On more normal rides where it is just a bit wet there have been no massive issues.
 

SimonLsie

Active member
Nov 21, 2018
39
51
Cannock chase
I have just recently fitted one there are 2 problems I have encountered so far.

1. you need to trim the plastic to stop the chain rubbing against it no big deal.

2. This is a more serious issue on really muddy days gloop builds up between the wheel and mudguard and actually causes a lot of friction especially when on the uphills. It got so bad that walk mode couldn’t turn the wheel. (Motor got very warm) I had to take off the wheel and clean it all up. A bit of a pain when you have spent £50 on a mudguard. To add further insult the Motor housing gap was still full of mud. Clearance is definitely too tight.

On more normal rides where it is just a bit wet there have been no massive issues.
£50 is a total rip off & the clearance issue is not good!!
 

mark1a

Active member
Mar 11, 2019
98
124
Dorset, UK
2018 comp carbon. Bought it in October 2017 and still love it.
Upgrades:
Hope tech v4 brakes
Hope tech rotors
Hope tech jockey wheels
Shorty mudhugger
Kmc gold chain
800mm renthal bars
Renthal apex stem
Dmr death grips
Sram ex1 crank arms
Brendog pedals
Rock shox stealth 1x dropper seat post

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Nice Caddy! Sportline rims? (Nice bike also of course).
 

Ropers101

New Member
Jun 18, 2019
8
2
Jersey
Base Turbo Levo. Added my old Rock Shocks dropper while waiting for my new Oneup dropper.
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I'm interested in getting a base Levo,I've read in a few places that people are unimpressed with the spec of the bike for the 4k you pay for it, what do you think?
 

HGmtb

Active member
Patreon
Jan 16, 2019
142
115
Sydney
I'm interested in getting a base Levo,I've read in a few places that people are unimpressed with the spec of the bike for the 4k you pay for it, what do you think?

I have the base spec 2019 Levo, and I agree the spec is not as good as some of the competition, but I've tested most of the other motors out there and the Specialized Brose motor is far and away the best of the lot - it is the most powerful, the quietest and has the smoothest power delivery. In fact I feel a bit sorry for all those high end bike brands that aren't able to specify it, and so have to use the Shimano motor.

After all, the motor is really the reason you are buying an EMTB . . . .
 

Kave

Well-known member
Dec 9, 2018
242
151
Sweden
I'm interested in getting a base Levo,I've read in a few places that people are unimpressed with the spec of the bike for the 4k you pay for it, what do you think?
I have tried other bikes in the same price range, Canyon, Treks and Cannondale.
To me Specialized offers a number of things no one else does:
150mm suspension with 29” wheels.
Nice integration with mobile, ie Blevo app,.
The best engine of them all.
Possible to fit the largest battery there is, 700wh.

What I am not so pleased with but didnt come as a surpise:
No dropper
Bad fork
Cheap wheels

For 800€ I can get the best fork there is.
For 180€ I get the best dropper.
Only the two most expensive models in the range have better wheels.
So for the same price as a Comp I get a better bike imho.
 

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