Official Specialized Gen1 Turbo Levo thread

kcarbon

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Helpful hint that everyone may not know about....for those of us in dry dusty riding conditions and knowing water hoses not the best thing for e-bikes/mtb bikes.... View attachment 788 View attachment 789
I use the California mini duster after ride while bike on rack...ten minutes

Then if interested in adding a little shine/light coating...use the Kozak...5 minutes.

Avoid your discs with both.

Lazy man’s cleaning protocol.

For those of you in the mud....probably not an option.


Thank's for the tip Simi, I use micro fibre cloth, with 4 cap full of TurtleWax rinceless wash, in 1/4 of a bucket of water. but raining here right now.
 

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I found a retailer technical guide on the Turbo Levo. I have it in pdf. Found some of the trouble shooting stuff useful. Don’t think I can upload PDFs. Any thoughts on how to share?
 

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I found a retailer technical guide on the Turbo Levo. I have it in pdf. Found some of the trouble shooting stuff useful. Don’t think I can upload PDFs. Any thoughts on how to share?
You should be able to Attach the PDF here ?
 

kcarbon

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I found a retailer technical guide on the Turbo Levo. I have it in pdf. Found some of the trouble shooting stuff useful. Don’t think I can upload PDFs. Any thoughts on how to share?

Thank's Simi , for sharing . I look forward to the link!!
 

kcarbon

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I had my bike serviced last week, & just put my faith in the tech who serviced it. ( breaking the golden rule to always double check )
I ride this bike reasonable fast, and doing my daily 20km ride late in afternoon, on way home I got caught in a storm ( started raining hard ) I was going as hard as I could & 500M from home, the rear wheel locked up, bike went sideways but I controlled it. I get off to give a quick check. rear Axl had come loose, wheel had moved & locked up against chain & rear of bike. I had to get out of rain , so straightened and pushed bike home.
I'll just take it back to the shop.
 

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Let’s see if this works. Had trouble finding them on my phone at first..
Ok looks like it worked. Should be good for anyone with 2016/2017. The one just tilted “pdf” is really useful for anyone wanting/needing to change their own motor covers. With the correct tools, removing the crank arms and spider is easy.
 

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What size Levo is everyone riding and how tall are you? I’m normally riding size large but the Levo I demoed was a medium. It actually felt really good! Wondering if that’s why the bike actually felt playful being a little shorter wheelbase and a tad lighter. Oh by the way I’m 5’11”
 

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Im 5.11 and i ride a large, my wife rides a medium shes 5.5
 

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What size Levo is everyone riding and how tall are you? I’m normally riding size large but the Levo I demoed was a medium. It actually felt really good! Wondering if that’s why the bike actually felt playful being a little shorter wheelbase and a tad lighter. Oh by the way I’m 5’11”
I'm about 5'11" and ride a large frame. I have a dropper post which means the saddle is naturally quite high, but it is ok for me - just.
 

Bimba

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I’m 5’10” and ride a medium, like to be able to throw the bike around on decents, always had medium stumpjumpers too.
 

Trailjunkie

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I’m 5’10” and ride a medium, like to be able to throw the bike around on decents, always had medium stumpjumpers too.

This is exactly what I experienced on my demo. I felt like I could throw the bike around on the downhill also never felt like I was cramped or uncomfortable. Just wonder if it would have been a different experience on a large in terms of playfulness. Thanks for all the input from everyone!
 

kcarbon

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I have a medium too, fits me, I found on past MTB's a tight fit worked for me better than a large fit.
but I have friends that need very long bikes. but everyone different so what you feel good on.
 

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I have a medium too, fits me, I found on past MTB's a tight fit worked for me better than a large fit.
but I have friends that need very long bikes. but everyone different so what you feel good on.
Thanks, how tall are you?
 

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Just got my 2018 turbo levo I thought the dropper post was included I guess not any idea on the pricing for one

Thanks
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kcarbon

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Hello , Hackdss. very nice!!
I like the colour.
my 2018 comp has the dropper seat, it's just a cable spring type, but works fine. not sure of price but easy to fit. enjoy!
 
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Amazing! Fantastic pics too.
Thanks Rob. It was really fun. I have heaps of footage from the ride, and I'll make up a 'First Ride' video in the next day or so. Here's a little bit of it :

(Notice that bloody rattle though? I couldn't figure out what was causing it, I think possibly internal cables banging about in downtube?)
 

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