I test rode a '19 here in Colorado at a dealer and it was much much louder than my '18. Not terrible but would rather not have the added noise. The 18 is near silent unless really pushed hard up a hill.
2019 Turbo Levo Owners Thread
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I test rode a '19 here in Colorado at a dealer and it was much much louder than my '18. Not terrible but would rather not have the added noise. The 18 is near silent unless really pushed hard up a hill.
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Unlisted YouTube vid for noise comparison.
That’s in Turbo 100% / 100%.
Levo Lution
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Nice, the only thing I could hear was your enthusiasm
sirshan
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Also depends how much effort ur putting. Doesnt bug me. If someone blind was hiking a trail, then the sound will have done its job. Like my electric car...has a noise
Please post a picture of your bike, after such an erudite discourse on the aesthetic essentials of bicycle photography i (and i am sure many other members) would love to see how it is done properly.Nooooo no no no no... I have that fricken tilty seatpost, and whilst it's gash in many ways, that is not the problem. Bikes look better with the seat down, and should only ever be photographed with it down! if you think otherwise, you have no style and probably go out wearing a utility belt and sandals with socks...
You're embarrassing your bike, it's like abuse, because it has no choice, millions of bikes all over the world screaming out in silent terror "No please not again! Please don't take pics of me with my saddle up! Please no! PLEASE!!" Snap! "Oh for fucks sake"...
Zero style!! All you saddle up freaks!
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I have no doubt that it would be of such spectacular quality that Rob would no doubt be left with but no option as to give it a shout out in the live show
mymodel6
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I've got nothing to prove to you XC lycra weirdos with seats higher than your bloody handlebars.
What's wrong with you people? It's like a Ferrari with frickin snow chains on the tyres, you aint having no fun with the seat all the way up there, you're a cross country, Trailforks using, 50 year old with a pony tail lycra bulge!
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hmm.
sirshan
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Seatpost up..Seatpost down...just ride. Thats what droppers are for. I got lost for bit on the last few posts.
Got the Jersey today Rob! Yeah man, nice stuff...that thing is couture.
Got the Jersey today Rob! Yeah man, nice stuff...that thing is couture.
GunnyAmp
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I like those fenders. Ordered me a set. Here is the link MTB-Mountain-Bike-Front-Fender-Mudguard-Marsh-Guard | eBay
OK, so was there a QC issue with the first motor? That new video you've posted is impressive, nice and quiet. Is it a lottery, as to whether you get a loud as f%&k motor or not? What did Specialized say about the swap? Are they doing a recall?
Haha...Nooooo no no no no... I have that fricken tilty seatpost, and whilst it's gash in many ways, that is not the problem. Bikes look better with the seat down, and should only ever be photographed with it down! if you think otherwise, you have no style and probably go out wearing a utility belt and sandals with socks...
You're embarrassing your bike, it's like abuse, because it has no choice, millions of bikes all over the world screaming out in silent terror "No please not again! Please don't take pics of me with my saddle up! Please no! PLEASE!!" Snap! "Oh for fucks sake"...
Zero style!! All you saddle up freaks!
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Just for you
250mm dropper FTW
Apologies to the rest of you for turning up and derailling your thread, but he is kinda right!
Saddle up compliments the fast XC race look, slammed does the same for fun/radness.
The thing is XC is actually fun and rad if you're fit and highly skilled enough, even with the saddle up. in a similar way to how stylish a super smooth BMX racer can look
Basically Nino above is doing a lookback or as much of a lookback as you're ever likely to see anyone pull clipped in on an XC mtb with his saddle at full height. One of the most difficult moves to make look stylish at all on any mtb and he's pulling it off. While leading a WC XC race. if this isn't rad to you. something is dead inside you.
I'd like to see @mymodel6's best lookback attempt in his FERRARI... er.. .on his Ebike I mean.
Genuinely. I love old skool BMX tricks like turndowns, tables, euro tables and lookbacks.
The only issue I have with bike saddle aesthetics is seeing any top end bike with a big fat saddle attached or any bike with it's saddle angled nose down. I just find either of those things totally ugly. Not whether the saddle is at pedalling height or not. I actually wish Spesh had got it right with their tilting dropper. Because the spesh post was so bad most folk don't even get the piont of it. Before droppers all my mtb saddles were fitted nose up DJ/DH style with a QR seat collar and they all spent more time slammed than up. Back then I thought nothing of doing entire (2hr plus) XC rides stood up the entire ride. Droppers actually made me a weaker and lazier rider. unfortunately (as can be seen in my top pic) most droppers don't even have the adjustment to run your saddle as nose up as I would like...
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mymodel6
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Bro, do you even uphill
Wow, I knew you were tall Rob, but … !
Saddle up...
Saddle down...
Btw, after a few rides, I think the Rockshox Revelation fork probably isn't cutting it as I initially thought..any recommendations?..or any adjustments I should be making. I had my LBS set the sag (as I am clueless on how to set it) based on my weight and height. But I feel like I'm bottoming out after jumps or drops. That red rubber band on the fork are pushed all the way up after my rides. Thanks.
Saddle down...
Btw, after a few rides, I think the Rockshox Revelation fork probably isn't cutting it as I initially thought..any recommendations?..or any adjustments I should be making. I had my LBS set the sag (as I am clueless on how to set it) based on my weight and height. But I feel like I'm bottoming out after jumps or drops. That red rubber band on the fork are pushed all the way up after my rides. Thanks.
mymodel6
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Levo Lution
New Member
Nice, the only thing I could here was your enthusiasm
What size is the bike?
mymodel6
New Member
How much better does your bike look with the saddle down!!!
Seriously though, your forks have marks on the stanchion in % of sag.
You set your air pressure so that when you are standing on the bike in a balanced riding position, those legends line up with the lip of the dust wiper (you need a friend/partner/servant to help with this). If you do mostly DH, you want it set somewhere between 30-35%, for a more trail riding setup, go for around 25-28%, it says it clearly on the fork leg, you can't go wrong, that's the first step.
Now if your using too much travel, which is easy to do with the Debonair spring due to the positive/negative air chamber size ratio, add volume spacers.
You should have three volume spacers that came with your fork/bike, i'm positive you'll sort it with just that, but if it's still not supporting you enough with all three spacers installed, increase compression damping a bit at a time, that's all there is to it.
It's all about experimentation, and don't be afraid to have a go because the only mechanical thing you need to do is let the air out, remove the spring side top cap, put a spacer or spacers in, replace the top cap and pump it up again, which if you have the right tool and a shock pump, is literally a two minute job.
You definitely do not need to change your fork, unless you need more/less travel, stiffness, looks or any other attribute a different fork can provide, the spring and damper tech in the Revelations is as good as you'll get on anything else.
Stick with it and have a play, if you get stuck we're all here to help
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sirshan
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Try adding Tokens. If not, Rockshox Lyrik is certainly a beast. I run it about 15psi above recommended for my preference.
Swissrob
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Now that is a penis extension!
mymodel6
New Member
More like an anal intrusion...
Before going crazy adding tokens.
He clearly doesn't have enough pressure in the fork in the first place.
tokens simply alter the spring curve making the fork spring more progressive.
He clearly doesn't have enough pressure in the fork in the first place.
tokens simply alter the spring curve making the fork spring more progressive.
Swissrob
Well-known member
There is a thread here with a couple of good videos on fork set up. I thought the same until I really started adjusting, the thing is that until you (or me! ) can set up a suspension we are not really qualified to say it's not fit for purpose. Buy a shock pump and digital pressure gauge and just mess around with it recording settings as you go, maybe it will feel like shit but you won't do any longer term damage.
mymodel6
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Yes i do believe i did suggest he set the sag correctly in the first instance, then continue to a give a fairly concise step by step guide as to what to try next, all of it correct, and fail to see how you managed to convince yourself that what you just typed was worth reading?..
GunnyAmp
Member
My LBS gave me the bad news that my Base Model bike was pushed back on delivery due to the motor issue. Now showing January but said they would know more next week. Ordered a Comp Carbon instead which was ready to ship.
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