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My gen2 Arma arrived ready to bolt in. I'm pretty sure the gen 2 and gen 3 shock mounts are the same.

Nice to find someone with a spare! My decades of building (and occasionally racing) absurdly powerful cars led me to value having spares on hand. It has carried over to my bike.

This won't be the answer you're looking for. I suggest getting the bolt kit unless that would mean having to not eat for a few days. AFAIK, all of the parts in the kit are Specialized proprietary, meaning that you won't find them at a bolt and washer store. Having the kit means that losing a...

Another edit to say the bearing set I've bought twice is S180600003.

I've replaced the rear suspension bearings twice on my 5 year old gen2 Levo. The pivot bolts and spacers looked fine each time, so I cleaned them and put fresh locktite 242 on the threads. Spesh has a bolt+spacer kit for gen2s that I bought in case I messed up or lost something, part number...

I went back into the garage this morning with a calmer head, and realized that the spacer (part #5), fits inside the ridge that is built in to the seat stay. I don't understand why the spacer is needed given that the ridge keeps the bearings separated, but I don't think it is hurting anything...

The Specialized schematic shows a spacer washer (part 5) between the horst link bearing pairs. But the diagram appears to be showing the carbon part, because my alloy part has a built-in ridge separating the bearing pair. (Which makes pulling the first bearing a ton of fun!) - Does that mean...

FWIW, I was a long distance "fun runner" from ages 30 to 65. Not competitive, but because I really enjoyed running and its benefits. (Oh, those endorphins!) I averaged 6-ish miles during the lunch hour 3 or 4 times per week. Towards the end of this period, I ramped up for and ran a marathon...

Being the hyper-literal engineer that I am, I've always wondered about max heart rate. Mine is at least 180, because that is the highest I've seen since I started wearing a chest strap monitor on every ride. At the 180 bpm point in my climb yesterday I was working pretty hard, but nothing felt...

It was very hot today, up to 106F (41C) according to my Garmin. It was educational to see that my heart rate was a solid 20 beats/min higher today than back when it was in the low 70s (21-22C). The first 10 miles of the charts below are the exact same route. I needed trail mode (middle of 3...

I think I have experienced heat exhaustion, or maybe even heat stroke (much barfing after I got home). My Garmin reported 106F (41C) during my 18 mile ride this morning. BUT!!!! The clickity clackity noise is GONE!! Hard believe that a chainring showing no obvious signs of wear could cause...

The new Praxis chainring is on, and it's supposed to be 107F (42C) tomorrow, so great timing for the test ride! Comparing the old and new sprockets, I don't spot any noticeable wear on the old one. The chain is thoroughly cleaned with my Park Tool cleaner and oiled exactly as I've done it for...

Thanks for jumping in! Here is another (pretty poor!) video I recorded on pavement. All of the clickity clackity noise is coming from the bike. The new chainring is supposed to get here Monday. If that doesn't shut the bike up, I'll be pinging you guys for next steps.

My motor was rebuilt by your USA affiliate (eBike Motor Repair in Tennessee) last fall. The work included all the Brose upgrades you developed. If the new chainring doesn't make the noise go away, I guess I'll have to remove the motor and send it back to them.

Yeah, that's the Matterhorn. I used to work for Roche, and they sent me to Switzerland twice. Both times I added a week of personal fun time to the week of work. I spent some time in Zermatt, which is where these pics were taken. The hang gliding ride was awesome, at least until I got...

No fair posting from Switzerland! (Swiss Alps is my favorite place on the planet). Sooooo envious! :)

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll reset the headset - can't hurt. It makes the noise over most of the cassette. I haven't checked the smallest sprockets because I usually don't use much power in 10th or 11th. They are just there to give my legs something to do on paved downhills. The noise...

TL/DR: I'm pretty sure it was the chainring. A new one made the sound go away. My '19 Turbo Levo started making a new noise recently. - Only when pedaling. - Silent when coasting. - Louder at higher loads. - Derailleur adjustments are correct, shifting is good. - Wheel and freehub bearings...

My regular ride in NorCal is loose over hard pack with some off camber tight corners thrown in. Oh yeah, and some of those have bone breaking steep dropoffs if you skid off the trail. I decided a few years back that a full fat Turbo Levo means I don't have to care about rolling resistance, so...

I'm old enough to remember when "no updates for xx months/years" was a good thing. It meant the product was stable and working properly. I also remember when product design teams wouldn't release their product until they thought it was complete. Now that products are controlled by software...