Levo Gen 4 Specialized Gen 4 Levo - Official Thread

Well I liked my test ride so much, and saw that my LBS had the frameset in stock, so I pulled the trigger.

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I'm not sure how common this is these days, but this kit has basically everything, so even an amateur like me can built it out. I had the LBS put on the chainring, but the rest all seems to be bike legos.
 
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The Mavens do take some getting use to. I put 220mm HS2 thick rotors front and rear so they are even more grabby now. After a few rides Im getting use to them. I cant imagine putting smaller rotors on the gen 4. I already use the 220 to their potential. Thanks specialized for keeping the rear to a 200mm minimum.

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Mine engine make a ratling sound on downhill is it normal guys? I have 300km on it and after some rocky downhill engine start to loose power making CLICK sound and it get back to normal but after few meters it repeats till i turn it OFF and ON and works for a wile than. Today it happened again but in the screen shows no batterry check connection and APP... Sended an info to my specialized dealer for help. Any idea?
 
Hi guys

Can someone tell me pro and cons to ride with the lower or high BB height ( rear shock flip chip )

I have tried both and can't decide which one is better for me 🤷‍♂️

I am a racer enduro guy, i ride mostly steep and tight rocky trail en south of France.
I love climbing hard steep trail too

I already put 155mm crank, so pedals strike are not my motivation.

I wonder which setup will help me to corner better TBH
 
tubylas said:
Mine engine make a ratling sound on downhill is it normal guys? I have 300km on it and after some rocky downhill engine start to loose power making CLICK sound and it get back to normal but after few meters it repeats till i turn it OFF and ON and works for a wile than. Today it happened again but in the screen shows no batterry check connection and APP... Sended an info to my specialized dealer for help. Any idea?
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Your battery nest is not housing the battery properly and it can be adjusted with your dealer. There is a new part coming soon that will fix this issue. For now go to the dealer and let them tighten the battery nest to fit better
it better
 
You need to explain what aspect of cornering you think needs improving. Lowering the bb lowers the centre of balance of the bike and that invariably aids grip in a corner.
 
DirkWisely said:
Well I liked my test ride so much, and saw that my LBS had the frameset in stock, so I pulled the trigger.

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I'm not sure how common this is these days, but this kit has basically everything, so even an amateur like me can built it out. I had the LBS put on the chainring, but the rest all seems to be bike legos.
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Love to see the final build. Thinking of going this route and taking my gen3 expert components with 350 Roval carbon HD wheels and building it over.

Making the gen3 a wireless all shimano build
 
Gropec said:
Hi guys

Can someone tell me pro and cons to ride with the lower or high BB height ( rear shock flip chip )

I have tried both and can't decide which one is better for me 🤷‍♂️

I am a racer enduro guy, i ride mostly steep and tight rocky trail en south of France.
I love climbing hard steep trail too

I already put 155mm crank, so pedals strike are not my motivation.

I wonder which setup will help me to corner better TBH
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Better Corning low bb.
Better technical climbing. High bb in my experience. Especially if you in very rocky terrain. But since
You have short cranks then that might no longer be an issue. Then have it low.
 
Hitorogoshi said:
Your battery nest is not housing the battery properly and it can be adjusted with your dealer. There is a new part coming soon that will fix this issue. For now go to the dealer and let them tighten the battery nest to fit better
it better
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I find it incredible that Spesh chose to go with a cutaway downtube battery design. Lots of bikes with design had problems with water and or dust ingress and battery connection issues. The battery is a heavy lump and its connection to the CAN has to withstand huge vertical forces.
 
DuncanDoughnuts said:
Better Corning low bb.
Better technical climbing. High bb in my experience. Especially if you in very rocky terrain. But since
You have short cranks then that might no longer be an issue. Then have it low.
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I think it is also important to recognise that using changing the flip chip has an effect on fore/ aft balance of the bike and slackers the head tube so some readjustment of shock and fork settings may be advisable.
 
The build continues. I decided to paint a bit of a fade to black on the front. I think it looks cool with the black fork. Definitely nowhere near as good the pros, but I at least don't regret doing it. :P

Had to drive to my LBS and buy a star nut bolt from them because the frameset only comes with the swat thing to fasten everything, and I already had a star nut in my fork. The swat tool is also surprisingly heavy, and is just unnecessary since I keep a more capable tool in my pack anyway.


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DirkWisely said:
The build continues. I decided to paint a bit of a fade to black on the front. I think it looks cool with the black fork. Definitely nowhere near as good the pros, but I at least don't regret doing it. :p

Had to drive to my LBS and buy a star nut bolt from them because the frameset only comes with the swat thing to fasten everything, and I already had a star nut in my fork. The swat tool is also surprisingly heavy, and is just unnecessary since I keep a more capable tool in my pack anyway.


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I like that flat black… I’d keep going with it
 
DirkWisely said:
I think it'd look sick everywhere, but I'm too lazy to take everything apart and mask it. I'm really just excited to ride it at this point!
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Better to clamp at the bottom of the dropper or put the saddle on and use a false crossbar now you have the forks on.
 
So I am on a cycling holiday here in Åre, Sweden and have seen a bunch of Levos for the first in the flesh (both carbon and alloy). I have to say it looks much better in the flesh than it does in pictures. It's still not svelte but definitely not as bad as people make out.
 
Hitorogoshi said:
Your battery nest is not housing the battery properly and it can be adjusted with your dealer. There is a new part coming soon that will fix this issue. For now go to the dealer and let them tighten the battery nest to fit better
it better
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I found a sollution for my problem, the ratling sound which comes from around an engine was not engine but ratling battery in the nest and loosing power were the exactly this battery nest. I put some foam around it to make it stiff and it stops.

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tubylas said:
I found a sollution for my problem, the ratling sound which comes from around an engine was not engine but ratling battery in the nest and loosing power were the exactly this battery nest. I put some foam around it to make it stiff and it stops.

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yup that movement is the problem and a new part will be coming soon to fix it. For now the nest (part the the battery connects to) gets adjusted upwards to tighten the fit. Add foam there is a good idea.
 
Hitorogoshi said:
yup that movement is the problem and a new part will be coming soon to fix it. For now the nest (part the the battery connects to) gets adjusted upwards to tighten the fit. Add foam there is a good idea.
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I'm afraid the fix will not be final.

Making a mounting system with a several KG weight battery, where the connector and the battery is not mounted to the same part, and the movement between them is possible because of the side mounting/removable battery can't use zero tolerance fitting, is a very bad idea.

The cheapest solution would be changing the the marketing material, and the user manual, to state the bike is not intended for off road use! :)

I remember the first test i saw, where they were ripping the bike in rough terrain , they mentioned this problem came up pretty soon, so how is it even possible they didn't catch this in the development stage.
 
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Aitrui said:
I'm afraid the fix will not be final.

Making a mounting system with a several KG weight battery, where the connector and the battery is not mounted to the same part, and the movement between them is possible because of the side mounting/removable battery can't use zero tolerance fitting, is a very bad idea.

The cheapest solution would be changing the the marketing material, and the user manual, to state the bike is not intended for off road use! :)

I remember the first test i saw, where they were ripping the bike in rough terrain , they mentioned this problem came up pretty soon, so how is it even possible they didn't catch this in the development stage.
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I agree. Packing the downtube with foam will not stop the battery moving on the connector although it will stop the rattling noise. Eventually the contacts in the connector will get damaged if there is any lateral movement. . I would also think that foam will lead to more battery heat. The only permanent solution would be to bolt the connector (nest) to the battery.
 
I think people are taking this battery next issue and running with it. It seems only to affect certain bikes and appears to have been caused by incorrect assembly at the factory (I saw a dealer mention this on FB). It can be fixed or at least mitigated by adjusting the battery nest which dealers are now being told to do when people bring their Levos into the shop. Replacement battery nests will be provided soon it seems, not sure if these have slightly revised design.

The lack of recall notice makes me think this is not a very widespread issue or else one very easily solved with the adjustment in the bike shop. I think the calls of the bike not being fit for use are a bit dramatic and premature.
 
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