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Great link. They say the startup current exceeds the 24 watts. Startup current is always part of the deal. So that light is just too much. It sometimes works though, so it must be right at the threshold.

Specialized saying it is 24 watts doesn’t mean you can draw 24 watts. I have tested a lot of 6 amp power supplies and you can‘t draw 6 amps from any of them. You usually use 60-80 percent of the claimed rating.

Ordered four different LED heads and will try combinations of them. Something will work decently.

I connected the Lupine wire to a 12v USB adaptor, and then used a USB headlamp that claimed to be 1200 lumens (which is probably not true). I measured the power consumption at 5.89 watts. So I have verified that the 2020 Turbo Levo can support at least 6 watts.

He said he was meeting German Brose engineers tomorrow to figure it out. I told him to find out the watts of each of his lights in advance of the meeting, but he didn’t seem to agree that was relevant. But if the old light was 16 watts and the new one was 24 watts, that would perfectly explain...

24 watts sounds like a lot, but I have no idea what my Gemini Duo draws.

I think one needs to order the old one and wait for it to arrive. It seems to be within what the bike can support.

I called George at Lumpine North America. He said that they never intended to sell their cables for people to use light heads other than their own, so he didn't know how to help me. He also said that for their own light heats, the "older" one worked well, and the newer more powerful one was...

A 20 watt light will run for 35 hours on a 700 Wh battery.

Confirmed that it is counter-clockwise on both sides, and not like pedals which are different on each side. On a 2019 or 2020, you remove the top LCD bike power button and run a snake into the frame and come out where the rear shock is. Once you get the wire there, you snake it again into the...

I ordered this from Amazon ($7.55): "6 Pack Mini MP1584EN DC-DC Buck Converter Adjustable Power Step Down Module 24V to 12V 9V 5V 3V (6 Pack) " You can put this inside the top tube where the main bike power button (on the 2019 or 2020) is, or leave it outside on the handlebars.

Not sure but 2 amps at 12 volts is 24 watts. That is a lot of watts for an LED light. So I doubt it uses that many. My lights normally run on 7.2 volts. Bike outputs 12 volts. Do I need a voltage converter ($6) or can these lights run on 12 volts also?

The wire has power when the bike is on. The bike works. When I plug in my Gemini light, the light’s power button illuminates green. When I actually turn on the light, it comes on for a few seconds. Then it turns off. Then the bike display blinks red. I assume this means my light was drawing too...

I took it off, and all you need is an 8mm socket. Anyway, I got this all done with internal routing.

I got the Lupine cable today. It is $20, not $12 once you include the mandatory shipping. Now I need to get my crank off. The video in this thread does not explain how to do that and skips that step. The only video I can find only shows how to remove the drive side crank. For the non-drive...

You could get a bleed kit and do it yourself, and maybe put in metallic pads. There is no reason for them to get spongy again unless they are defective. But, the Levels have other issues, like no adjustability. At least with the Guide or Code they have the reach adjustment knob and my...

I rode in the Brussels National Park area.

Yes, eMTB is happening - but the state laws need to change for it to happen faster. The Trump admin federal thing was a huge first step.

The random people don't even own MTBs - I had to lend them the eMTB to ride with me when I was on a manual bike. That is only fun for me once. Yes I would like to cultivate a circle of eMTB riders, and have friended everyone on Strava who has one, and started the Facebook group for my area but...