Levo Gen 4 Specialized Gen 4 Levo - Official Thread

[electricbogaloo]

Aluminum cogs will wear very fast on an ebike. The more you ride them in maxxed out turbo the quicker they will melt away. The chain will then start to jump over the cogs in turbo and it will get worse quickly. Especially if you 'shift' with the motor and ride only one cog like I see many people do. So the rest of the cassette is basically pristine but some smaller cog is toast.

Steel lasts longer but it won't take any abuse either, especially the chain. You have to remember the torque of modern ebike motors is in the region of older small cars. Just compare the gearboxes of the cars with a derailleur bike drivetrain and you'll realize that if you operate it wrong you could tear the thing apart with a dumb shift (especially if it's mechanical and you shift over the cassette with multi shift in turbo on a steep ascent as a heavy rider, it basically can rip off the derailleur and eat it).

 

[Hicksy 92]

Another pic of my ugly and heavy G4 that just happens to ride awesome

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[Hicksy 92]

Another pic of my ugly and heavy G4 that just happens to ride awesome

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Hell of a trail that is , was up there a month ago hope to be back in 2 weeks time

 

[Eduardinior]

Any news of which Will be the news power?when would It arrive?

 

[mustclime]

Soooo, reading through this thread, how many people have had motor failures with the new Levo? My lbs has had some broken chains, a gutted free hub and a couple broken motor covers. So far from what I am seeing in NJ, the new motor seems reliable…… what are you seeing?

 

[Pizzman]

The machining on these Cascade Links is amazing. I’m sooo happy with my Levo.

 

[DuncanDoughnuts]

Any news of which Will be the news power?when would It

Soooo, reading through this thread, how many people have had motor failures with the new Levo? My lbs has had some broken chains, a gutted free hub and a couple broken motor covers. So far from what I am seeing in NJ, the new motor seems reliable…… what are you seeing?

First think I did was replace teh 36T DT Swiss star ratchet with a 24T ebike steel option .... the extra power is sure to chew through the alloy star ring.

 

[Mikerb]

First think I did was replace teh 36T DT Swiss star ratchet with a 24T ebike steel option .... the extra power is sure to chew through the alloy star ring.

Very wise...its what DT Swiss fit to their hybrid 350 hubs.......and therefore what both my Whyte RSXs have...bulletproof.

 

[Polar]

many people have had motor failures

Lots of Levo 4 is sold and ppl post when they get problems. Compared to how many bikes are sold very few got problems.

 

[B-man]

First think I did was replace teh 36T DT Swiss star ratchet with a 24T ebike steel option .... the extra power is sure to chew through the alloy star ring.

I ran the 52t upgrade for 2 summers. No problems. It's got 400k ft vert on it and 3000 miles all on dirt and in the mountains.

 

[emtbeast]

Anyone, any news on the 600Wh pack, looks like it's nowhere to find?

 

[Gropec]

Mine arrive end of novenber here in France

 

[B-man]

Anyone, any news on the 600Wh pack, looks like it's nowhere to find?

I was told end of November by Specialized in the US.

 

[jamesyun]

Anyone, any news on the 600Wh pack, looks like it's nowhere to find?

It was listed on the specialized web store for a short time as out of stock , but has since been removed entirely. Very strange.

 

[Polar]

Mine arrive end of novenber here in France

Did you also order the mounting bracket?

 

[Gropec]

Did you also order the mounting bracket?

If you are talking about the 90° Aluminum plate where the screw pass through, yes
I already have a spare 840wh and i know that this part is not supply with new battery

 

[M3TL]

Anyone, any news on the 600Wh pack, looks like it's nowhere to find?

Late January - February.

 

[mokhtario]

I would like to thank you guys for your help. I just got my updated battery cradle which fixed the battery issue so far .
Looks like I was the first one in Portugal getting it & the Specialized importer never heard of this problem before.
Specialized should make an official recall IMO which apparently is not the case at least here in Europe.
Feels good to get my bike back

 

[Ride 2d@y]

Please Help. I can no longer pair my G4 to the Specialized App (on my iPhone 13). It was working fine since April 2025. Bike shop cannot fix it, so they started a case with Spesh Mexico. This is how far we get when we do the pairing process.

 

[Power1tobe]

Have you tried uninstalling and re-install of SW?

 

[Ride 2d@y]

Have you tried uninstalling and re-install of SW?

Yes. Also did a reset to factory settings -

 

[43ride]

Yes. Also did a reset to factory settings -

Try removing the battery for an hour or maybe overnight. Then, when you put it back in, try pairing it with your phone again. I had trouble connecting to my bike, and a hard reset helped (I held the power button for 50 seconds, and that helped). Fingers crossed

 

[Pizzman]

Yes. Also did a reset to factory settings -

I’ve seen certain phones have issues connecting to things. Try a newer or at least different phone.
Make sure yours can update to the most recent IoS
Some older phones are no longer supported by Apple updates.
I’m tossing out ideas, not any type of expert.

 

[Power1tobe]

I’ve seen certain phones have issues connecting to things. Try a newer or at least different phone.
Make sure yours can update to the most recent IoS
Some older phones are no longer supported by Apple updates.
I’m tossing out ideas, not any type of expert.

I was going to recommend the exact same thing, "try a different Phone". I recently had a similar iPhone 13 issue and used a different phone and the issue resolved (different SW but same type of issue). Sorry I know not everyone has a second phone. Also, the remove battery part is a good idea, don't believe you need to remove for 24hrs, just pull the battery and hold the "power on" button for 10-20 sec and that should draw out any residuals.

 

[Ride 2d@y]

News on troubleshooting - I paired my Gen 3 on my iPhone 13 - but still not able to do the same with my G4. Dealer says waiting for guidance from Global

 

[Ebikeguy]

Try removing the bike from your bluetooth devices in your phone settings. The Gen4 shows up as the last 4 digits of the serial number not the whole serial number as other Gen Levo’s did. Once you forget the bike from there it should pair again in the app.

This seems to be common when the factory reset on the bike has been done.

 

[Ride 2d@y]

Try removing the bike from your bluetooth devices in your phone settings. The Gen4 shows up as the last 4 digits of the serial number not the whole serial number as other Gen Levo’s did. Once you forget the bike from there it should pair again in the app.

This seems to be common when the factory reset on the bike has been done.

yeah tried that plus all other suggestions - thanks for your help.

 

[Hicksy 92]

Mine did this , the dealer told me to hold the mode switch up and press the power on for 30 seconds, and it came back to life within 15 seconds . Been good since

 

[Ride 2d@y]

Mine did this , the dealer told me to hold the mode switch up and press the power on for 30 seconds, and it came back to life within 15 seconds . Been good since

They did that at shop and I just tried again still not pairing - thanks

 

[Ebikeguy]

yeah tried that plus all other suggestions - thanks for your help.

Ok I have seen that once before. It was resolved with a replacement TCU from Specialized. Hopefully it gets sorted out for you quick!