Specialized needs to rework their SL battery as such. Their current battery is just OK for Creo and too small for doing epics on the Levo SL,. Range extenders suck with their extra weight and use of the water bottle space. At least Orbea recognized this shortcoming on the Rise that now fits a...
@Rob Rides EMTB , I'm not sure if you are willing to share, but your photographic techniques are the best on the web. None of the DIY drone videos in other places come any where near your skill level. One day, if you get time for it and are willing to share, it would be fantastic to see how...
I thought the going rate for an upgraded rebuild in UK was about 1/2 of that in USD. I am sure it is justified, but wow! I love my spesh bikes but they do seem to require more rebuilds than their Bosch counterparts. So unfortunate that they will not sell the parts for the motors, especially...
Interesting decision by Yamaha to save weight on the motors by reducing bearing sizes after PWX1. Too bad you were not across the table from the desk clerks while they suggested that change.
Great job sorting it out for Giant. It’s still hard to believe that Giant took the Yamaha motor that’s is on just about every bike ridden in Japan for the past 15 years and screwed it up. If you ever look at the CANBUS traffic on this bike you’ll see firmware development at its worst. If I...
Thanks. I’m 6’5 and 225 lbs. I did many 5k Ft and 50-60 miles rides on my ‘21 alloy. I seem to be down to 45 on my ‘22. Maybe I’ll swap batteries and see if anything changes.
Has anyone noticed less range on newer levos than gen 2? On my 21 I could pull 60 miles and 4,500 of climb. I seem to only hit about 45 miles on the new ‘22 one. Perhaps it’s the power curve but I ride mostly in eco st 20%. Both are 700wh alloy
Giant has had water issues and spesh has had motor failures. Both seem to be mostly sorted. I’ve put a few thousand miles on 21 and 22 levos with no issues. I like the smooth and quiet if the spesh motor over my 21 Trance E+. I think that the spesh comp models are better equipped. Spesh is...
I’ve put Magic shine lights on my trance and on my levo. The 1000 model works really well. Battery drain is insignificant. The only thing that I don’t like is the fact that the daytime running lights are not full brightness. I stick black tape over the light sensor (button) so that I can use...
I just bought a Levo comp at the discount, and a Creo a few months back at a similar discount. With regard to used prices this is a short term sale so it should not impact them too much. They will be back to normal prices till next oct probably.
Well, I’ve looked at the CANBUS traffic on these GIANT bikes. They have 21 message types compared to specialized having 12 or so during normal use I imagine the firmware is a big mess. Properly distilling and consolidating messages at their origin makes the whole bike control layer and app...
I bought a Turbo Creo SL. Allows me to do 70-80 mile exploration rides through lots of hills. I have done this on an analog bike, but was always physically and mentally shot for days after doing so. Mentally shot because I'd have that OH F feeling when I hit the 20th climb of the day.
That zero cadence feature is great for starting in rough, uphill, areas. It’s not like the bike will put itself through a wall, like a misprogrammed Bafang motor. Dumbing it down for users who don’t learn how to use their equipment would be a mistake.
Great that your LBS took care of you. However, I’m not convinced that Giant gives the shop proper troubleshooting tools. I worked in the electronics industry for a number of years and swapping stuff out till it works was considered caveman technique. Well designed firmware would help pinpoint...
Poor software/firmware prevents this. Need to get an eMTB passionate team involved in writing the code, not the apparently office bound team that’s doing it now. All they need to do is steal the way that Specialized manages 2nd battery on SL bikes.