2019 Specialized Turbo Levo News & Rumours

[ccrdave]

I forgot they updated the revelation to Pike chassis this year. The Lyrik or 36 is overkill on a trail bike, but the S-Works gas a 36 going off of that spec sheet that was posted

the lyrics are not overkill on a levo a bike that weighs 21kg plus my fat arse at 107kgs, they work fantastic mine are at 160 with a debonair spring and I would not swop them

 

[TorAtle]

Did they actually go to the trouble of designing the new frame to accept both the old and new motor? Or is Comp the old frame with old motor and 500Wh battery?

 

[Al Boneta]

the lyrics are not overkill on a levo a bike that weighs 21kg plus my fat arse at 107kgs, they work fantastic mine are at 160 with a debonair spring and I would not swop them

You have run what works for you and your preference.
I think the goal here with new Expert and S-Works was to get the weight down.
I am 102kg and I run Pikes and Lyriks and for me the Pike is better suited for trail bikes 140-160mm of travel and the Lyrik is 160-180mm Enduro/All Mountain applications.
The only Fox fork I like is the 36 so it gets a pass.
But again the Levo is a trail bike and it was still heavy even after the carbon version came out, so it would seem to me saying all I am allowed to say until the 18th (the 18th ferfucksake!) that the goal here was to make the lightest trail Emtb they could.
I’m just pleased as punch that Öhlins isn’t on this bike either

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

I’m just pleased as punch that Öhlins isn’t on this bike either

Typical, after 8 months of messing around with the Ohlins I finally worked out a setting I really like!

 

[Hightower]

As the owner of 2018 Levo Turbo S-Works let me just say, the S-Works is just not worth it. The Levo Turbo Expert with the carbon hoops and decent components for almost $2500 cheaper is good enough. S-Works is a waste of money.

Obviously, I'm very disappointed with my S-Works. The difference between my beat 2016 Levo Turbo and the 2018 S-Works is negligible. Motor on my new bike is much louder than the old. Suspension is "meh" and the drive train clicks and skips. Not what I would expect for a supposedly top-of-the-line bike.

Hope this helps anyone considering buying a Turbo Levo.

 

[Al Boneta]

Typical, after 8 months of messing around with the Ohlins I finally worked out a setting I really like!

Isn’t that the way it goes? I am going to upgrade mine to Fox Live Valve and XTR Di2

 

[neils]

As the owner of 2018 Levo Turbo S-Works let me just say, the S-Works is just not worth it. The Levo Turbo Expert with the carbon hoops and decent components for almost $2500 cheaper is good enough. S-Works is a waste of money.

Obviously, I'm very disappointed with my S-Works. The difference between my beat 2016 Levo Turbo and the 2018 S-Works is negligible. Motor on my new bike is much louder than the old. Suspension is "meh" and the drive train clicks and skips. Not what I would expect for a supposedly top-of-the-line bike.

Hope this helps anyone considering buying a Turbo Levo.

Agreed the S-Works is over priced and not worth it. Maybe S-Works customers get a free lifetime warranty on all parts!

 

[ccrdave]

You have run what works for you and your preference.
I think the goal here with new Expert and S-Works was to get the weight down.
I am 102kg and I run Pikes and Lyriks and for me the Pike is better suited for trail bikes 140-160mm of travel and the Lyrik is 160-180mm Enduro/All Mountain applications.
The only Fox fork I like is the 36 so it gets a pass.
But again the Levo is a trail bike and it was still heavy even after the carbon version came out, so it would seem to me saying all I am allowed to say until the 18th (the 18th ferfucksake!) that the goal here was to make the lightest trail Emtb they could.
I’m just pleased as punch that Öhlins isn’t on this bike either

Im pretty certain they have got a light emtb but at what cost to the punter. The prices that are being banded about here are not worth it in my opinions, most of us are trail or enduro rider not pro super heros where half a kilo makes a difference between winning and loosing and 10 grand for an ebike is just nuts!

 

[Al Boneta]

As the owner of 2018 Levo Turbo S-Works let me just say, the S-Works is just not worth it. The Levo Turbo Expert with the carbon hoops and decent components for almost $2500 cheaper is good enough. S-Works is a waste of money.

Obviously, I'm very disappointed with my S-Works. The difference between my beat 2016 Levo Turbo and the 2018 S-Works is negligible. Motor on my new bike is much louder than the old. Suspension is "meh" and the drive train clicks and skips. Not what I would expect for a supposedly top-of-the-line bike.

Hope this helps anyone considering buying a Turbo Levo.

I totally agree, I wouldn’t have even bought mine if I didn’t get my employee discount.
I liked my 2017 Expert better than any 2018 Levo
Mine was super quiet, so take it to your dealer. The loud motor should be replaced

 

[MarkH]

You’re right, it should be stock but luckily $60 and 30 minutes of your time and it can become a 160mm travel fork

I've got a 160 shaft on my desk to fit this weekend and will be interested to see what difference it makes.

 

[Al Boneta]

Im pretty certain they have got a light emtb but at what cost to the punter. The prices that are being banded about here are not worth it in my opinions, most of us are trail or enduro rider not pro super heros where half a kilo makes a difference between winning and loosing and 10 grand for an ebike is just nuts!

I agree. It’s the typical IPhone strategy. No one needs a new phone every year for features you’ll forget about after a week.
Eventually features at the top trickle down the line. Specialized isn’t Vitus and they are not trying to be. A Vauxhall will get you where you need to go, but some of us rather do it in a merc
I get $10000 for Sworks road bikes all the time. And those bikes have no motor or suspension at all. I paid less than $10000 for my KTM

 

[Al Boneta]

I've got a 160 shaft on my desk to fit this weekend and will be interested to see what difference it makes.

 

[neils]

Agreed the S-Works is over priced and not worth it. Maybe S-Works customers get a free lifetime warranty on all parts!

I built up my own S-works equivalent Enduro in 2014, on an Expert frame which is FACT 11M, I may be wrong here but as far as I could tell when doing my checks the Enduro Expert frame was the same as the Enduro S-Works frame (both FACT 11M) but with a different paint job. I bought the frame and fork secondhand and all the rest, except the wheels, brand new online from Germany (cheaper back then). The whole build cost me £4k A new S-works at the time was around £7K+ !

My spec:
Enduro Expert frame (L) FACT 11M
Rockshox Pike RCT3 Fork 160mm
Shock: Fox X (kashima)
Wheels/Hubs: Roval Carbon Control SL (hubs roval dt swiss)
SRAM XX1 complete drive train
Renthal Carbon FAT LITE bars
Renthal Stem 50mm
Brakes: XTR 203/180
BB: Chris King PP30
Command Post IR
Pedals: DMR Vaults Mag Superlight

So yes the S-works are definitely overpriced!!

 

[Al Boneta]

I built up my own S-works equivalent Enduro in 2014, on an Expert frame which is FACT 11M, I may be wrong here but as far as I could tell when doing my checks the Enduro Expert frame was the same as the Enduro S-Works frame (both FACT 11M) but with a different paint job. I bought the frame and fork secondhand and all the rest, except the wheels, brand new online from Germany (cheaper back then). The whole build cost me £4k A new S-works at the time was around £7K+ !

My spec:
Enduro Expert frame (L) FACT 11M
Rockshox Pike RCT3 Fork 160mm
Shock: Fox X (kashima)
Wheels/Hubs: Roval Carbon Control SL (hubs roval dt swiss)
SRAM XX1 complete drive train
Renthal Carbon FAT LITE bars
Renthal Stem 50mm
Brakes: XTR 203/180
BB: Chris King PP30
Command Post IR
Pedals: DMR Vaults Mag Superlight

So yes the S-works are definitely overpriced!!

9 out of 10 dentists will choose Sworks

Es worx, as werks

swerx!

 

[BeBop]

Did they actually go to the trouble of designing the new frame to accept both the old and new motor? Or is Comp the old frame with old motor and 500Wh battery?

This is an interesting one.

They released a Carbon Levo for 2018. They would have invested a lot of money in the carbon moulds. It would seem odd to invest such a lot of money for a bike to only run a year.

There is a possibility that they will run both together, the 'Regular' 2019 Levo, the same as the 2018 but updated paint.

Then run the Expert and S-Works 'All New' 2019 with new motor and battery.

 

[Al Boneta]

Better

 

[Doomanic]

On the bright side, these ridiculous prices being bandied about are changing my perception of cheap...

180mm Lyric forks, Fox Float shock, Di2, up to 750Wh battery (Twin 375Wh fitment, one supplied with the bike), under £6K...
https://justebikes.co.uk/product/bulls-e-core-evo-en-di2/
Hmmm...

 

[Al Boneta]

On the bright side, these ridiculous prices being bandied about are changing my perception of cheap...

180mm Lyric forks, Fox Float shock, Di2, up to 750Wh battery (Twin 375Wh fitment, one supplied with the bike), under £6K...
https://justebikes.co.uk/product/bulls-e-core-evo-en-di2/
Hmmm...

I know I really like that one too...

Kenevo for sale! Anybody want a Kenevo? I’ve got one for sale. Kenevo for sale!

 

[Halcon]

So what are the supposed price increases from the 2018 Expert and S-Works to the 2019?
In USD $ if possible. The current models are $7800 and $10,000 respectively.

 

[Al Boneta]

So what are the supposed price increases from the 2018 Expert and S-Works to the 2019?
In USD $ if possible. The current models are $7800 and $10,000 respectively.

It’s going to be more, but you are getting more. So I think, we’ll I already know I just can’t say. Take the UK prices and convert them and maybe subtract 2% and I would say that those would be close, but I won’t say
I need to change from my real name on here

 

[Kiwi in Wales]

If the new Specialized ebikes model prices are going to where we all think they are going.... this is another option

Okay, you can’t get it until next year but for just over £5k this is looking like a no brainer now

Price wise
Motor wise
Spec wise

 

[comtn]

What's up with the hump back frames from Haibike? They seems like nice enough bikes but they're always so ugly that I can't bring myself to consider one.

 

[DaiGaled]

What's up with the hump back frames from Haibike? They seems like nice enough bikes but they're always so ugly that I can't bring myself to consider one.

I thought that initially too. In the ‘flesh’ though they’re actually a good looking bike that photos don’t do justice.

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

The FLYON is a fantastic looking bike in the flesh.

 

[R120]

Personally if i wasn't a Shimano fan boy, and wanted a Brose with a big battery, these Nox's would tickle my fancy. Flip chip for 29 or 27.5 too

NOX Cycles

Wechselakku, 630 Wattstunden: Nox legt E-MTBs neu auf

 

[neils]

What's up with the hump back frames from Haibike? They seems like nice enough bikes but they're always so ugly that I can't bring myself to consider one.

If the new Specialized ebikes model prices are going to where we all think they are going.... this is another option

Okay, you can’t get it until next year but for just over £5k this is looking like a no brainer now

Price wise
Motor wise
Spec wise

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Hopefully they've got rid of that horrid "Kind Shock LEV-DX" external cable routed dropper post they were using by 2019!

 

[rmh1009]

Personally if i wasn't a Shimano fan boy, and wanted a Brose with a big battery, these Nox's would tickle my fancy. Flip chip for 29 or 27.5 too

NOX Cycles

Wechselakku, 630 Wattstunden: Nox legt E-MTBs neu auf


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Just wondering mate if you've tried the Brose as well as the Shimano?

I've only tried a Shimano which felt great and I've got a bike on order with a Shimano motor. Wondering how the 2 compare.

 

[jemen]

Did they actually go to the trouble of designing the new frame to accept both the old and new motor? Or is Comp the old frame with old motor and 500Wh battery?

Yes.

 

[jemen]

This is an interesting one.

They released a Carbon Levo for 2018. They would have invested a lot of money in the carbon moulds. It would seem odd to invest such a lot of money for a bike to only run a year.

There is a possibility that they will run both together, the 'Regular' 2019 Levo, the same as the 2018 but updated paint.

Then run the Expert and S-Works 'All New' 2019 with new motor and battery.

The "old" Comp Carbon will still be available.

 

[paquo]

So what are the supposed price increases from the 2018 Expert and S-Works to the 2019?
In USD $ if possible. The current models are $7800 and $10,000 respectively.

well google says 9500 euros equals $10,983, ouch, nice bike though