I’m going to buy my first ebike, narrowed it down to a S4 gen 3 Levo. I tend to ride up steep fire roads and drop fast singletracks and “game trails”. My current Amish bike is a 2014 Nomad with Push 11/6 and the Push coil in the fork as well. I do like the feel of coil suspension.
With the...
That doesn’t bode well for the used market here in the US. I was thinking of buying a used bike with a Shimano motor…. Not anymore! I’d hate to have to wait 8+ months for a new motor.
I’ll clarify. I circled the two lower pivot mounts, they are like a short link which is supposed to support the weight of the motor/BB better than current designs. So it is not a single lower pivot, the lower pivot is more like a DW link or VPP that can arc as the suspension compresses…. It...
Looks like a KSL, but the motor size looks full power, not the smaller SL. And there are two pivot points on top of the motor. Good point though, could be the new KSL
Wheel.base on IG posted this patent from specialized and it sure looks like the new Kenevo, or an e-Demo…. I was in a dilemma as to which bike to get, a Gen3 Levo or Kenevo SL… looks like it may be worth the wait for this rig if/when it comes out!
I have been reluctant to get an ebike for a while but it has been growing on me. I bought my wife a Trek Powerfly 5 three years ago so she could keep up with me on rides….actually she’d kick my butt if she wanted to!
As many first timers to emtb, my dilemma is whether to get a SL low power...