Levo 2019/2020 owners that have swapped Stem / Bars - What's your new specs?

[YrianX]

Hi all.

Very interested to hear what brand, length & rise stems and bars people have gone for when swapping on the 2019 / 2020 Levos? How many and what size of spacers did you end up using?

And what's your height and frame size...

 

[Mcharza]

I don't know, if Levo use the same stem as SJ Evo. I switched to Renthal 40 mm stem.
Weight savings from 124 g to 119 g

Bar was different story,
Specialized original alu 800 mm 380 g and Renthal carbon 800 mm 162 g

 

[YrianX]

I don't know, if Levo use the same stem as SJ Evo. I switched to Renthal 40 mm stem.
Weight savings from 124 g to 119 g

Bar was different story,
Specialized original alu 800 mm 380 g and Renthal carbon 800 mm 162 g

Cool, what rise did you go for on the Renthal bar?

 

[Mcharza]

30 mm

 

[Funkeydunk]

I moved to a Renthal fatbar with 35mm rise, I’ll soon be getting the associated stem, just cos. I’m on a levo medium, and I’m 5’ 8” in my heals. I also binned off the original grips and went for some ergon.

 

[YrianX]

I moved to a Renthal fatbar with 35mm rise, I’ll soon be getting the associated stem, just cos. I’m on a levo medium, and I’m 5’ 8” in my heals. I also binned off the original grips and went for some ergon.

Love the Ergon grips and seats The original on 2019's were something I definitely did not get along with.

 

[muzzman1]

On my 2019 Levo Comp, I replaced my AL bars with this for vibration dampening (cut to 780). This coupled with CF Roval wheels by arm pump is pretty much gone :
Renthal Fatbar Carbon 30mm rise

I have the E specific FOX 36, 160mm 51mm, forks and I have all the spacers above the stock stem. I tried to maintain the original bar height with the new fork.
Also have the 52.5mm DPX2. I did a pretty good job at keeping the original bike geometry (I think)

 

[YrianX]

Seems 30mm rise bars are the hot item for most on these Original is 27mm if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Dfriz]

I use 50mm bars!!!!!!!!!

 

[apac]

I use 50mm bars!!!!!!!!!

Haah, me too! Spank Spike vibrocore 50mm.

 

[YrianX]

wow, 50mm is a lot... Are you guys pretty tall?

 

[davarello]

On my XL Levo I changed to a 50mm Deity Copperhead stem and 800x38 Deity Blacklabel bar with ODI Rogue grips, sitting on 30mm of spacers. I'm 6'5/196cm.

 

[apac]

wow, 50mm is a lot... Are you guys pretty tall?

No, just pretty old, lol!

 

[gaba]

I swapped for a shorter 35mm Deity stem, Renthal 40mm rise Fatbar, and used 2x20mm spacer. I swapped the fork to a 160mm travel for more travel and so I could have more room for spacers. I’m 6’4” on an XL frame. Of note I used a small piece of threaded rod to extend the SWAT headset tool which threads through the head tube. It wouldn’t extend much more than the spacer setup that came on my bike without it. I still don’t understand why they cut my steer tube so short on an XL frame. They basically removed the ability to fit your bars how you want them.

 

[YrianX]

Sweet looking setup there. Yeah strange how short they cut steerers on most xl bikes. Same on my Scott spark. Would have loved to have that a couple of cm's longer to play with setup.

Nice little hack with the SWAT there... really wouldn't quite be a specialized without it, now would it?

 

[Fridge]

Hi all.

Very interested to hear what brand, length & rise stems and bars people have gone for when swapping on the 2019 / 2020 Levos? How many and what size of spacers did you end up using?

And what's your height and frame size...

I think mine must be over 50 mm rise as the bars are 38 and the stem is a good 1/2 " higher than the ome, I am 6 2" and ride xl the stem is a short 35mm.

mine is the nice blue post 98

Let’s See Your Levo - EMTB Forums

 

[Mattwilko92]

Swapped my bars to the Hope Carbon bars 780mm

 

[Deadeye]

How much higher can stock bars and riser go simply by adding spacers? Any at all?

 

[gaba]

How much higher can stock bars and riser go simply by adding spacers? Any at all?

Almost none at all. I think there is one small spacer on the top that can be moved below and that’s it. They’ve already cut the steer tube.

 

[Galion]

S-Works 780mm Carbon bar 3.8 rise, Deity Copper Head stem 50mm -0- degree rise, 15mm spacer above and 20mm spacer below steerer tube.
6'1", XL frame Comp Carbon

 

[Galion]

I swapped for a shorter 35mm Deity stem, Renthal 40mm rise Fatbar, and used 2x20mm spacer. I swapped the fork to a 160mm travel for more travel and so I could have more room for spacers. I’m 6’4” on an XL frame. Of note I used a small piece of threaded rod to extend the SWAT headset tool which threads through the head tube. It wouldn’t extend much more than the spacer setup that came on my bike without it. I still don’t understand why they cut my steer tube so short on an XL frame. They basically removed the ability to fit your bars how you want them.

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My OCD senses are tingling, your stem is upside down ?

 

[gaba]

My OCD senses are tingling, your stem is upside down ?

I know. It was fixed right after I posted that. ?

 

[gaba]

Feel better??

 

[Al Boneta]

Switched from Renthal to ProTaper. I really hate Renthal stems and switched after bending my 3rd set of bars.
Running ProTaper 35mm Carbon bars with 25.4 rise and 810mm width and a ProTaper 30mm stem

 

[escrs]

Raceface Sixc carbon 35mm diameter bars, 30mm rise, 8° rearward, 5° upward , 800mm wide

Raceface Atlas 35mm diameter stem, 35mm reach

Large Levo Expert with 10mm of spacers below the stem

Im 5ft 10in tall

Have run this set up on my last 3 bikes so very happy with it

 

[Blebo19]

Spank has the best alu handlebars ever

 

[jazzhands01]

No, just pretty old, lol!

haha - i just ordered the 50 mil vibracore - how do you like them over stock?

 

[Blebo19]

Nukeproof steem.

 

[55plusmxinsanity]

Plus five millimeters on the stem height, Fox 36e. Dpx2 rear, chip in high position.
Renthal Carbon Fatbar, Aaron Gwinn bend, 800mm wide. Acerbis Handguards.

 

[maynard]

These ones . They feel good and look even better .