I have two 17' Levos. It is very common for the rear axle bolt to loosen on these bikes. I got to the point where I have to check the tightness after every ride. On one bike I switched to some carbon rims with DT350 hubs. On that bike the rear axle bolt has never loosened up so it has...
Motor noise is a deal breaker for me. When I pass people I don't want them to figure out that I am on an ebike until I am in front of them. They might not let me pass if they can hear me coming.
Also, I respect the technology advancement but they really got everything right on the first...
Thanks for the replies. So my old Levo batteries are 460Wh/ 12.5Ah. My newer battery is 504Wh/14Ah. The 504Wh says 36 volts on the battery. I am curious why it says 36 volts on the battery but reads 42 volts when turned on? Wouldn't that be the difference between nominal and peak voltage?
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What I am saying is that 87% charge is the maximum that the battery will allow before the charger shuts off. I was just theorizing that maybe it was stopping the charge cycle because some cells were at the upper cut off.
I seem to recall that the plastic cage is glued together with pillars in the middle sections. I think the integrity and rigidity of the set up would be compromised if it had to be broken or cut to get to the batteries. Might not sound like a big deal but just imagine if you were 20 miles from...
Each battery is spot welded in four places on each side and the carrier looks like it would have to be broken in order to get a battery out of there. Doesn't look very serviceable to me.
That chart I posted shows that at 87% charge one of the cells is at 4139 mv. I wonder if those cells are actually overcharging and that is why the charger shuts down. I would have get a print out of a good battery and see what it says. Maybe next time I'm at the LBS I'll try it.
That makes sense but when I look up the part number it says each battery is only capable of 3.7 volts. Maybe I don't know how to read that spec correctly.
Thanks for posting that info. I'll look it over. A while back I cracked open my Spesh battery pack for a 480wh. There are 40 batteries. Each battery is 3.7 volts. From what I can see they put four batteries together as a cell and then there are 10 cells. I was trying to figure out how they...
I've noticed over three years now that when well meaning people post advice about charging Li-ion batteries that they always say don't charge to 100% and don't run until they are dead. Did it ever occur to anyone that maybe Specialized made these battery packs dummy proof? In other words...
The biggest problem people have with the chain wax is that they don't let it dry overnight. They spray and hit the trail which results in a black chain. The videos about chain lube testing don't do the wax correctly either. They spray and then test immediately. The liquid flies off and then...
So I have two 17' Levos with 1 X 11 set up. A stock 32 Praxis up front and stock SRAM GX XG-1150 rear cassette. The first thing that I can say is if you ride an ebike then throw your chain wear gauge away. It is useless. Back in the day before the 1X systems the threat of chain suck was...
It's normal. It's the chain on the front chain ring. It will go away as the chain stretches. I wouldn't worry about it. I have two Levos over 3 yrs old. They all do it.
I have two 17's that are over three years old. One has 4400 miles. The motor went out at 3200 miles and it was out of the warranty time period. Specialized sent a new motor free of charge. Great company! The seat posts are still working great. The shifting cables and derailleurs are...