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I also wonder about the Ardent. I like my DHF/DHR2 combo but the Ardent looks like it might roll slightly better but still deal with the wet.

I’m going to guess around 100g but we will see.

Thanks for doing the review. I’ll be moving at some point and this helps with choosing a property when I might have to compromise on space etc. I wonder if there are alternatives?

Yeah it’s close isn’t it? Useful to know thanks.

I’m about to pick up a T6 soon so it started me down the track of split charge systems with options for a solar panel (and able to cope with regen and smart alternators in EU6 vehicles). Devices like Ctek D250s for example. Looks like you get what you pay for with this stuff, as ever.

Exactly. edit: to allay the scared face I suspect my comment is getting lost in translation! I agree.

Yes, I’ve done a little research. Needless to say, not a route to go down!

There’s a discrepancy between the spec on the Specialized Concept store sit’s and the main Specialized site (UK).The main Specialized site has Performance and Rhythm listed. That’s basically the same as what you found out (Concept store has performance elite and performance for the two models -...

Good point re: inverter. Just looked, 1500w car 12v to 240v inverter is £20 (I’m from the UK).

As an indicator there was a waiting list of around 5 months in many bike shops last year in the UK for the Levo Comp Carbon. I gave up waiting in the end and went for something else.

The SL is shown as completely sold out on the Specialized website for some models. The market is out there for the volume they produce. As mad as that sounds.

I’m a sucker for Hope gear. Anyway, never mind posting pics do they clear? :)

Good idea. Re: removal of battery. Marco Sonderegger from Specialized describes how to quickly drop the front bolts of the motor to pull the internal battery in the interview with him at 8:30 onwards. Specialized Levo SL - Is the motor tough enough? - EMTB Forums

There’s a lot at stake here, ebikes are a very competitive, exponentially growing, multibillion dollar industry and any company of any size that cares about competing will have done, or be doing, these tests. There’s been a few generations of motors now to refine this based on millions of motor...

Ah, the Multipla of the ebike world! ?

What you miss with this simplistic view is that choosing a motor is then followed by integration into the package, battery packaging/management, sensor balance and then last but certainly not least the software control. The last point determines how rideable the final bike will be. Another...

I struggle to believe that’s true. The Performance Elite on the Expert is one of the things that sets it apart from the Comp Carbon with its Performance GRIP fork. In fact, do we know if the forks they’ve used are the 34e (e-bike specific) or the regular 34?

Just because it’s from China doesn’t mean it’s the same quality. I’m not saying it definitely won’t be, but like @Doomanic says it’s a risk. Not just to the battery but also the vehicle you’re charging from if it overheats.

48V one for the Levo SL? ;)

From the Pinkbike article, this won’t please owners then: ”The non-motorized bike gets a sealed bearing in the rearward shock eyelet that the Heckler skips for clearance reasons” First Look: Santa Cruz's First eMTB, the 2020 Heckler - Pinkbike