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My next ebike will definitely have the Bosch gen 5 system

I love my Pinion. 😊 Just gave it a ride in snow and frozen solid surfaces today. Always found grips in the snow and had a lot of fun. No worries of my belt rusting after use. What I don't understand is how Pinion did not pull away from the bosch, as in lab tests on VeloMotion the bosch CX is clearly the weakest of allmost all bike motors.

kenevo is just ugly 🤷🏻‍♂️

Any chance that you have ever outperformed the dog?

Will never buy one,for one reason,they only do mullets! I want a full 29 er! Not a stupid mullet!

Pinion seems like a not finished product…

Feel like the speed test is more cadence top speed limiter, feel like the pinion might be set to low. The cadence on both at 25 it’s way to high for me

After much contemplation, anxiety (lol) and potential fire sale on selling my Levo for the Amflow I concluded something really important on my bike quiver. I have a Levo and Orbea Rise first generation. Upon thinking, sell both, then buy one Amflow... I really thought it out. A ride on the Rise yesterday really made me appreciate it so much more. The local loop I have here in California is a launch from my doorstep, and the choice of a 18 mile loop with 3900 ft of climbing or 8 mile loop with 2k climbing that I can loop the top section twice. More fire road and straight forward cross country riding. There will be no advantage with a MORE power bike like the Amflow nor full fat of the Levo. With the length of the loops locally I find a simple pleasure in putting some work into the Rise, and find with some slight modifications such as the Cascade link, that it's the perfect bike #1. It requires a bit more work but that the exact point. I was all smiles and what's the point of selling it used for some crappy resale. Note to self. Thank God I did not sell it, and actually appreciate it much more! Now Levo point. With a Cascade link, and now a Grip X 38, and TRP brakes, I'm ready to reintroduce myself to the Levo. It's a different bike, and ready for brawling in the Demo Forest of Santa Cruz. The same trails you all rode during the introduction of the Grip X Fork. It looked really great. My point with the Levo is that I don't have to worry about the Brose motor cause my local shop in Scotts Valley has been stellar in warranty of these motors, and it's also not a deal breaker if you need to replace the belt say past warranty. I'm guessing it's the price of ownership. Just ride the darn thing and HARD! One can get 3 laps at Demo Forest., say 25 miles, 4k climbing, and 3 plus hours of pure joy. The Levo needs a different set of riding skills past the Rise, and that's ok with me and I feel it's a more like riding my snowboard. There are powder days, and groomer days. Two type of riding, and love that it never gets boring. I'm more focused on the bike set up, suspension set up, cockpit, and yes, actually becoming a better rider, Oh tires too, So, the LEVO is just fine with me. And I need to be thankful I can afford both, but should also challenge myself to become a better rider. Yes, someday I will replace both the Rise and the Levo, but not til I become a better rider, and a more educated rider who can appreciate just how much goes into these bikes today. Finally, I hope the Bike Studio keeps up the excellent work!

I 100% agree with you in regards to only getting the lighter one ie pro version instead of the full "heavy" emtb version if you are on the lighter weight side. also I only ride a SL Ebike so another thing to consider. its simple if you ride a full emtb and weight more then average then go the big burly heavy casing but if you lighter then average or ride an SL go with the pro version or similar.

I love my Levo Comp Carbon. Will keep using it for the long 5+ hour rides. Amazing. However, I can see me buying a 2nd ebike down the road. Lighter and more nimble - and have more of the feel of my Trek Top Fuel analogue. The Comp Carbon is super heavy. But don’t get me wrong, it has been an amazing experience! It’s a keeper. Will just need another one down the road. 😝 I wonder if these e-bikes will ever get closer to 16 kilos?

Just bought the Peaty's kit and frame wrap for my son. Thanks so much 😃

This feels like looking at the first gen Sony A7 and now 10 years later every camera is mirrorless.

Brose is most unreliable motor. Specialized fanclub switching over to Bosch ebikes.

Can't give u a super thanks (option to give one isn't there), but if I cud I wud. Great video

I'm an Ebike rider and I could have done the line that Brendan did and with more style too.

I returned my turbo levo for a Orbea Wild Mteam and havent looked back. The Wild is crazy!

Nice review, thanks for sharing. Could you tell whether the wheel set upgrade is stll mullet or full 29”

Any chance of a Dji motor?

No offence whatsoever but you sound like a pompous, weak little man who has no business riding bigger jumps and drops like this. Please get another hobby and stop cluttering the RUclips mountain bike algorithm with your rubbish content.

With specialized you have spend big bank to get a decently specked bike.

That battery cover is rubbish……looks like it was designed for a milk carton….similar quality too….other than that no complaints

Its weird that fox won't warranty their coils on the Levo, but Rock Shox are happy their coils are good.

I've owned the Gen 2 and gen 3 turbo levo and I ride in the wet and muddy south wales valleys.

I have two bikes a lightweight Focus jam2 drifter carbo which I bought in the Covid days 2021 and in all, honestly I did not realise what it was, the focus is is the daily runner. I bought a my Levo comp alloy last November it’s taken some time to get it set up. At £3700 it was a total bargain and omg I absolutely love it.

Brendogs fans are really ruining the sport, trash talking other riders over a judge opinion and being honest his run wasnt even a top 5 he does the same run since 2019

Had a Levo for a year now, coming from the Kenevo SL. As soon as I got it I bought the long link from Cascade. Don’t really need th extra travel, but the progression on jumps is really sweet! The bike ride really well and whilst there are bikes out there that do certain things better the Levo is the perfect package of a bit of everything in my opinion.

Had my Levo sl 18 months 1k miles so pleased I chose Specialized. !!

If I were specialized I’d keep the Levo as a trail bike. But steepen the seat tube, lengthen the rear center and full 29. I would also recommend shorter cranks or a higher BB. Now the kenevo should get a more substantial upgrade: steepen seat tube. Mullet with option for 29. 180/190 travel. Adjustable HT. Longer rear center. Shorter cranks. Longer seatposts for both. DH casing tires out the box for both bikes please. Bottle mount range extenders for both bikes (or larger batteries/or both). Let’s face it these bikes are best when run in turbo full time. I had a Gen 1 turbo Levo st that got stolen a year ago. I wish I still had it as I liked it much more than the Gen 3. It was 120/140 and ride much better than the Gen 3. And it had better geometry for trail so you could carve flat corners.

Owned one for 3 years now, agree with almost everything you said. Run mine at 170/160mm for most of that time the sloppy rear end is really annoying even at 160/150. If I bought again I would have avoided this style of clevis linkage all together and gone with something like the Santacruz Vala, or the Transition options with simple linkages as these provide a solid rear, would be my choice or maybe a kenevo sl so long as the power and more importantly battery is suitable. Geometry is fine it just isn't really an enduro bike, feels more at home on berms than it does taking big hits.

I have the 2022 Levo pro. I stuffed a 29 wheel in the rear (long cs position). Most beneficial was the cascade components link. (Shorter travel one) This brought the travel to 160. I’m considering a 170 air spring and a gripx or grip x2 drop in damper.But I’m concerned that a fork upgrade will make the shock feel worse (I don’t really like it). But I’m in skiing mode now so I’m leaning towards replacing my system carving sl ski.

Rah Rah pinion MGU! until you try the Valeo Cyclee, then you find clean shifting and 130Nm of power. it's better than the pinion but is nosier than the pinion at the moment.

Aging relic?

Carbon bar? no thanks.

The Problem with E Bikes Once Bought is the Value is Gone after a few years,The manufacturers Should Offer P/X To Get them back in to Recycle the Whole Bike and You Get a New One at a Good Discount,Its What happens With Cars,If a E Bike has No Value After 5 Years of Use People will Stop Paying The High Price and Sales Will Go Down

When is the new Levo coming out?

Power delivery and range is still above the new Amflow.

Great review 👍🏼had my S Works for two and a half years now, absolutely love it, I upgraded the fork to 170mm and was running a Push ElevenSix coil but bottom out was an issue flat landings etc, a few months ago I fitted the cascade LT link with a Vivid air shock and it’s completely transformed it, so plush with a bottomless feeling. A lot of friends have ridden the Levo and all comment on how well it handles compared to theirs. Still a bike that holds up against anything else👌🏼

I'm 12 months into my Levo ownership (first ebike). I can honestly say its been a great experience (3km), but better than the bike has been the after safe service of my local Specialized store, one battery problem and it was a same day replacement no questioms asked.

The Revive is trash - never heard this before.... I think it is worth to mention that the Brose motor will be noisy after a few month of riding.

Easily the most unreliable bike my friends have ever had. Constantly having tcu issues and charge port issues, the levos are in the shop every week. You obviously got lucky with yours.

The Levo is still a benchmark and future classic. I have mine almost 3 years and have put >4k miles on it (one motor replaced). It can do almost anything out the box, but it becomes truly special when you fit it with a cascade link and a long travel shock, which puts the rear travel at 165mm and progression >30%. Fit that with a 180mm fork up front and it becomes magical! A DH bike with a smooth powerful motor, and stable yet very playful, corner ripping monster. The brose motor imho is still the motor to beat in terms of torque, smoothness of power delivery and how quiet it is. I have a brand new Cannondale Moterra SL as my other bike and even though the Tlevo is 3 years old it's still miles better than the brand new top of the line Cannondale. Spec knocked it out the park with the Gen 3 levo!

Levo owner so you could call me biased but I don’t think you could say the geometry is out date like you said at the beginning. In stock high 442 chainstays and 64.5 head angle is still fairly modern day. Switch to low the chain stays are 447 with 64 angle. Then you have the ability to adjust the headset even further to 63 with the adjustable headset cup. The S-Sizing is still relevant, at a 6.1 went for an S5 and it’s beautiful but I do like a longer bike. Starting to sound like a specialized marketing manager now but it is this ability to customise the bike which has kept the Levo relevant since its realise in 2021

World cups will die when Hardline expands the series

Why monster energy riders competing in redbull rampage?

Once you get older and your eyes start getting worse you will want a mouse sized display. Thats around 45 to 50 years old. Probably the target market actually.

Damn bro literally got folded like 3 times but still recovered 👏

Redbull have THE best recovery camps on earth.

what a fucking legend

I think that the Rampage has taken a turn for the worse for a couple of years now. However, this year was just a rock bottom. I won't watch the event unless there is a change. There are already plenty of Slopestyle events to watch

You had me at Rob Warner