Levo SL Gen 1 Downtube Fork Protector - Levo SL

[eMarc]

I am not a fan of the plastic lugs that are bolted onto the down tube of my small SL, I believe the medium has them as well:

A friend runs an Acros block lock headset which came with his YT decoy, has anybody run this on the SL and if so can you still use the swat tool?

Has anybody figured out a different solution that allows you to get rid of the dorky plastic lugs whilst preventing the forks from hitting the frame in an accident?

 

[crazymelki]

I have a medium size SL, but without the possibility to install a Downtube Fork Protector.

 

[eMarc]

The Acros Block lock arrived yesterday but when I went to install it I could not see a headset cup to remove:

The top headset bearing seems to sit on a carbon sill which appears to be non removable, anybody else tried changing the top or bottom bearings along with the cup?

With the Acros headset you need the cup in place as it has the lock pin which prevents fork frame strikes.

Has anybody else figured out an alternative solution to either allow the forks to clear the frame or stop them before they meet?

It is times like these that I wish I was taller and on a large frame....

 

[onabike]

I also have a size M Turbo Levo. The stock fork (Pike) didn't clear the downtube with the protector removed. I replaced the stock fork (Pike) with a Fox 36 and it did clear by a little. Had one massive impact crash where most of the hit was on the fork and the bars rotated and it still all cleared. I've since put a DVO Diamond fork on and the knobs are too tall to clear, so the protector is back on. The point of this story is that some forks might clear and others won't. I sure hate the look of that rubber protector, but it is what it is. I look forward to seeing if others have any solutions that work.

 

[ImSundee]

The Bearing cups on the SL are intergrated, you can't remove them. It just takes drop in bearings.

 

[eMarc]

I also have a size M Turbo Levo. The stock fork (Pike) didn't clear the downtube with the protector removed. I replaced the stock fork (Pike) with a Fox 36 and it did clear by a little. Had one massive impact crash where most of the hit was on the fork and the bars rotated and it still all cleared. I've since put a DVO Diamond fork on and the knobs are too tall to clear, so the protector is back on. The point of this story is that some forks might clear and others won't. I sure hate the look of that rubber protector, but it is what it is. I look forward to seeing if others have any solutions that work.

Thanks for sharing your experiences with the different forks, any reason you did not stick with the fox 36 and was that the factory set?

I may have to live with them as you say unless I can find a good performing fork that also clears the down tube.

 

[eMarc]

The Bearing cups on the SL are intergrated, you can't remove them. It just takes drop in bearings.

Thanks for confirming and that is what I suspected, at the time I was tempted to see if they were removable with a little bit of persuasion, I am glad I did not!