My comment was just kidding. Acutally read further into the bike online with E-Mountabike online and find out that original Decoy owners could just get a new rear traingle and guess what, you have a Decoy 29 with a 160mm fork. Reduce the Fork travel, buy a 29 wheel, and you have a new Decoy...
thinking the same thing. A new iphone 12 is coming out and it's sooooo much better than the iphone 11. Here we go, not to mention Specialized is going to blow your mind with the lightweight upcomong Levo Light, so these 50lb plus bikes are going to look funny next to a 35lb demon, right?
2020 Levo Comp motor just went out yesterday. Less than 200 miles. Local ship telling my buddy it's a belt issue and the manufacturer knows about it. So glad I have a Shimano Steps on my YT Decoy, that while not even close to being perfect has proven to be somewhat reliable. Somewhat is...
Why would they not charge something in the tune of $12,000.00? They will kill the sales of the current Levo if they offer it at a near price, and that's not going to happen. You pay for cutting edge tech. ie, the iPhone 10 was $1k when it came out. Prepare to be shocked!
And wait to see the premium price for this bike if it happens. Remember, the current Levo has a strong following, so offering a Superlight Levo in the say 6k USD (4600 Pounds) will only serve to eat away at your cash cow. So my guess is also 9k USD (6900 Pounds) for any new Superlight. So...
It shall be interesting indeed. How light do you think as Levo SL would be. With the Creo coming in at 27lbs, add Fork, Rear Shock, etc, etc. My guess is that they get the bike at 40lbs. and no less. It just won't be worth it. Guesses?
Rusty- Wow, those are epic rides and congrats. I can do some pretty epic rides in the Santa Cruz Mountains and still maintain at least 1 bar. Like most of us, awaiting YT to step it up and let us know what our options are. I suspect it 540wh for the near future.
So we are to guess that the press that covered the release of the Decoy just told each other that the upgrade would be available? Rubbish. I suspect YT may be further away from the release of the 700wh battery than we suspect.
Yeah, the notion that they were going to sell us a "discounted" 700wh battery was definitely a strong selling point. Am a little disappointed that YT has not figured this all out! And I won't be happy if they don't honor a discounted price once they do.
Does anyone guess how much extra weight the 700wh battery would be? I have run out of a charge twice but I was purposely trying to do so as to figure out those darn battery life bars! IMHO the 540 will cover 90% of my SF Bay Area Rides.
I would totally agree about the 11 vs. 12 and heft of the cassette. Wrong shift and you'll hear a huge "chuck" and with all that torque and it's doing some damage! I chose to upgrade my base Decoy to 2020 Xt drive train. I think it comes down the the rider. I chose to go this way knowing I...
That looks simply awesome! You are correct, the color is under a clear coat, so you will need to technically wrap the frame, then product the Yt graphic as described from the manual. A closing final step will be to possibly invisiframe the entire bike to protect the newly chosen color and have...
Here is a bigger question. How does one reproduce the entire sticker set on the Decoy. I have a Lava Red and not 100% sold on it. Wouldn't it be cool if we could change the color or the frame to say a Mint Green, or Gold, heck Whatever you want, but it will require a vinyl cutter. I'm...
Awe, we're in the technology change game, and like the iphone and Apple Watch, it's going to change so quickly, ane this is where manufacturers see the opportunity for sustained growth and market advantage. Simply, it takes lots of $$ to perfect and support this cutting edge technology. The...
We can only tell you that the USA has been very, very terrific. I put a Shimano 12 speed XT drivetrain on my Base Decoy, and I discovered I needed a new hanger. They sent one out without questions. They bent over backwards and believe me, they had it all finalized and shipped within one day...