I still think the bike and option of the range extender is the best option, certainly for me.
99% of my rides don’t consume the main frame battery, though most of my rides are trail set at 30/80 now. I never run it in Eco but sometimes use a bit of turbo, not every ride though. I work quite...
Will come with a headset.
Invisiframe are probably the best or you can buy some 3m tape and do it yourself. Invisiframe kits are about £100 but will be about £200 if fitted by a LBS.
Congratulations, great frame and always nice to own an S-Works.
I imagine it’s people riding with FF riders. Range extender would solve any other issue and give you a higher battery capacity than any other SL bike.
Saying that, the turnover of newish E-bikes is crazy.
If you ride with FF riders who run the bikes in turbo with low cadence, you’d never keep up.
There are a few variables to think about but in your position I would probably go for it but be a bit undecided like you. Just bear in mind the following.
1. I’ve gone from a 1.1 to 1.2 motor on the Levo SL. New motor is noticeabley more powerful and also a lot quieter. The noise never really...
I’ll get some close ups later. The sticker comes as one but it’s easy to cut them off and apply individually which is what I did.
Masking tape a straight line above and use that as your guide. The stickers are probably 1/2mm big but it looks just fine and I think they add this to your...
Due to the big companies not reading the market very well I think this will be a great few months to get some amazing deals.
Several bike companies have a glut of stock sat in warehouses. New models are rarely groundbreaking, often some nice improvements but not enough to justify the price...
I used Speedy Decals. I like them and they’re holding up well. Most of the manufacturers seem to make them a little bigger so that they fully cover the originals. Here is a picture of mine. Also got fork and shock decals from them.
Loving the bike more and more. Put a load of miles on it now...
Very different experience to me. There does seem to be a variance across all motors though. I’m amazed you can hear his motor 15 feet away whilst riding though with all the trail noise. Bizarre. He needs to get his checked.
The noise difference between the 1.1 and 1.2 is significant. Again, the...
Although I ride the Levo SL the owner of my LBS loves the KSL and that’s what he has as his personal bike. He has a big choice too. He intends to get the 1.2 motor in it soon though!
It’s significantly quieter than the 1.1 and the power is also very noticeable. It’s not as quiet as the Trek TQ though but around the same as the noise as the fazua ride 60. A fiend I ride with has a Pivot Shuttle SL. Interestingly the bikes appear to be the same power so it looks like the 60nm...
Might have a slight issue with the bar controller in the SL Gen 2. Changing power modes is problematic and doesn’t usually work. I’ll ping a message the RiderSupport and see what they say.
Otherwise, bike is fantastic. Tested the power around the battery draw again today. Drew 8.4 watts when I...
Probably right but I’ve got more used to it now. Additionally I’ve spent enough!😂
Switching between the Levo SL and the Epic Evo probably doesn’t help. That thing has such amazing steering and is super light.
It’s a tough choice, both amazing bikes..
I have mine properly dialled now and it really is a fantastic bike. Compared to the Gen 1 it’s much quieter and also noticeably more powerful. The geometry took some getting used to as the steering is slower and can lead to understeer(I actually preferred the steering on the Gen 1).
The...
Have any of those struggling to get the full power out of their 1.2 motors managed to get it resolved?
I do have a friend who works at Specialized UK and can raise it with him if things are yet to resolve for those affected.
I understand that you will be able to retrofit but they won’t sell you a Gen 2 motor separately, they only come with complete bikes/new framesets. If you have a very good relationship with a LBS it may be possible I guess.
I’ve just found this thread after being asked by CJP to see what power I was drawing from my Gen 2 LSL. I’m happy to post hardware and firmware numbers if required to help those not getting the full power to get it resolved.
For the record, my Gen 2 felt noticeably more powerful straight away...
No problem. If you need anything else(firmwares/motor/battery/ serial number etc let me know. I’m sure you’ll get there eventually but that must be pretty frustrating at this point!
Hey CJP
I’ve had Covid this week(not bad just felt a bit ropey) but I did a short steep climb today and did the screen recording. I don’t know what this means but the battery current reading was between 7.6 and 8A when in 100/100 Turbo with me working fairly hard but I’m not feeling my best so...