Yeah, just the result of my living in a world where companies like Tesla are crafting amazing software for their products and hoping one of the e-bike oems might take the hint.
Whoever is making this user experience the best and most useful will be the winners. The UI and the dependable...
Oh, good!
So Garmin now has the ability to read the Levo's wheel sensor, and allow tuning of the Motor, and access to Diagnostics, Ride stats history showing everything the Mission Control app shares, and it will alert me about updates of Specialized firmware, errors in the motor or battery...
Since day 1 of using the app it has been a toss up whether or not any given ride will be recorded.
I've tried a variety of techniques with Auto Start on and off (manual Ride start), turn on app before bike and vice versa, and on the Android device have tried different methods of keeping the MC...
Ha ha, yeah, my reply hit heavily on all the vague descriptors they used. Their response is likely BS, or, they have the worst coders writing their software. Either way it doesn't bode well for Specialized emtb reliability and/or customer service.
Too many logical holes to fill, and they didn't...
I like the bike lock feature of the Mastermind, and really like not having an expensive piece of gear mounted on the bars.
The Garmin won't allow me to change motor settings on the fly from the pushbuttons on the bars, or any of the Mission Control features that translate to the TCU2.
I can...
I had watched videos of shops taking a TCU2 from a floor model and installing it in a 2021 Turbo Levo and giving it a thumbs up for functionality. Liking the idea of the utility of the TCU2 (Mastermind) features I contacted the LBS and they quoted me a price of $180, and I said order it!
Coming...
While I was riding I looked down to see the "S" on the button that changes from Eco, Trail, Turbo had lit up red. Not the LEDs for the modes, the S on the button. There is no mention of this led in any of the documentation I found, and searches here came up without an answer.
It went away...
Here's my 21 Turbo Levo, in Clay.
To my eyes, this color changes from off-white toward having a slightly reddish hue depending upon how the light hits it.
Already broke a tooth off the 22T in the cassette after about 100 miles on the bike. Now investigating one of the Kindernay options (7...
At a glance, their SWAP Wheel Shell locks in using their proprietary 7-bolt disc. Looking at the photos it is unlikely there is any way to use an industry standard 6-bolt pattern.
Having the ability to use the same gear hub on multiple wheelsets offsets concern on my part over being locked into...
Another point of interest would be any change in battery range after installing the K7. Maybe you could ride a route you have done a few times on the bike as is and let us know if you notice any significant difference in power usage by comparison.
Looking forward to you getting it all done!
After losing a tooth on the 22T cassette cog two weeks into a new eMTB I'm considering the Kindernay VII, as opposed to throwing $100+ at new cassettes on a regular basis. (sure wish they sold the individual gears for the cassette)
Please update any details you might have for the total cost of...
Between Houston and Austin. Lots of Houston riders head out this way to get their fix. That photo is from a region called the "Lost Pines" of Texas.
There are several National Forests in East Texas spanning from just North of Houston almost to SE Arkansas.
Speaking of Arkansas, I took the Levo...