I've a 2020 Levo, that had the summer of 2020 firmware, which was never updated until recently when I had a new motor and the latest firmware update.
I can categorically say it is not less powerful. I have some very steep hill climbs near me, which take the bike to the limits and beyond, and it...
If Your Vado is experiencing drag then-
a. The motor is faulty , and the sprag bearing is not disengaging properly.
b. There is something else in the drivetrain or brakes that's dragging.
c. You are imagining it due to coming off assistance really does fee like riding in treacle to start with...
And what's this 'advanced diagnostics' feature all about? It seems to generate a secret file of data you cannot see, sends it to Specialized, who presumably then say there is an unspecified problem, and to take it into a dealer to be fixed? I assume this is how it works, has anyone used it yet?
I tested my new motor yesterday, and particularly on some very steep hill climbs, where I know exactly how my old motor performed. The climbs are on the very limit of motor power, traction, and wheelieing. If my motor was 20% down like some report, I'd have to add 120 Watts to the pedalling...
On a Levo, 'off' on the TCU is completely off, ie motor not turning. Even if the motor was slightly turning, it would make no difference to drag because of the sprag bearing.
The motor is completely disconnected from the drive until it's spinning fast enough to catch up with the sprag bearing...
Either the crank bearings are seized, or the motor sprag bearing has seized and isn't disengaging the belt, gears and motor.
If you turn the chain wheel backwards (with the chain off and battery disconnected) you will find out what the drag of the belt, gears and motor feels like, which is...
Further to above advice, take the chain off the front ring, balance the bike against a wall, sit on it and pedal. There might be a very tiny bit of resistance compared to a standard clockwork bike, but nothing that saps any effort. All you are turning is the 2 crank bearings, and slipping the...
As the new spec app is rubbish from the point of all the bike technical data is now missing, will Blevo show all of this now I have just had a new motor fitted to my 2020 Gen 2 Levo with the latest firmware update?
I.e., can Blevo still interrogate the motor and battery as it used to, or is the...
I've a 2020 Levo Turbo, it's now on 4,500 miles and nearly out of motor warranty. The original battery cable was replaced as it failed just after I washed it for the second time, but the new design is still fine. Occasionally the bike has cut out after long descents due to brake pad filings...
So, Mission Control is dead, and the new app offers 'Everything and More'
Except there is a huge amount of data missing- Battery voltage, battery health, motor current, motor temperature, motor hours, software versions firmware versions, serial numbers etc etc etc....
Does this mean all this is...
https://sur-ron.co.uk/light-bee-x/
Whilst the Light Bee L1E bike is sold as road legal, it just says it complies to European stands, but says nothing about what type of licence you need to ride it, and how to tax, MOT and insure it. All the other bikes are sold without a hint that using them in...
In the UK, it's completely out of control. Before covid, the use of illegal e-scooters and electric motorcycles could have been nipped in the bud, but during covid, millions of them were sold and used, so it's become totally un policeable. Various police forces keep saying they will have a...
So if the nominal output is raised to 500W, what would the peak output be raised to? There already seems to be a big disparity between nominal and peak outputs, and no one seems to know how they are measured anyway? 500W at 15.5 mph will only show itself on very steep hills, my 250W Levo will...
It's dead easy to install a CD / DVD drive in your PC, if you haven't already got one.
Vinyl died off decades ago, and it's now back big time, and there are billions, if not trillions of CD's and DVD's lurking out there, sooner or later, people will want to play them again. The format will be...
The word E-bike should not be used, as it wraps up all electric small transport in one mis-understood word.
Pedelecs, ie electric mountain and road bikes, are absolutely not the electric motorcycles that are causing all the problems and deaths, but we are all being blamed for deaths caused by...
It's really weird - derailleur gear systems are a brilliant, yet appalling design. On paper, they are a messy idea that breaks all engineering principles, and are doomed to failure. Somehow the reality is they are generally quite reliable. But the main reason for continued use after 100 years...
My Levo is 3 1/2 years old on the original motor and original firmware from summer 2020. The motor seems like it will last a while longer, so probably pass its warranty period, but if it did fail before then, I think I'd pay to have it rebuilt so as to keep the firmware that works fine with the...
My Levo Turbo is derestricted, and find I ride at around 20mph, maybe 22mph, but I find the cadence too high on standard gearing going any faster. If my bike was restricted to 20mph, and knowing what I know now, I doubt I'd bothered derestricting it. 4.5mph extra doesn't sound much on paper, but...