Levo Gen 3 Levo Gen 4 2023/4/5/6 Rumours...

[Greeno]

The 252w boost battery that I use barely fits into the bottle cage area, anything longer in this profile won’t fit.
Battery tech is allready using 21700 cells which are the most efficient, think Tesla, there are other battery types being developed but are not currently availible for these applications.
A separate cage mount came with the battery as you have to mount it from the side/top because of the resevoir pot on my Fox Float X shock. Never had any issue coming loose on a ride and fits securel.
The battery has to be used in parallel as the Levo’s display and software need to see voltage from the main battery from what I was told.
Parallel battery connections don’t have any bearing on max power being used that only increases your range.
The max amperage draw is controlled by the controller settings.
Another thing to consider is supposedly the new Levo is going to a 48v system instead of the current 36v. Kinda like the current SL bikes.
So for an example a 700w 36v battery uses (40) 21700 cells.
Now the same size battery of 700w at 48v would use (52) cells. Which would of course add to the overall weight.

 

[Redlemon]

There was a few “spy” pics up on another site, they got taken down quickly though. One of them was an all Fox build with the new X2, updated Fox 38 and wireless transfer and the other was an all SRAM build with a Vivid/Zeb and the new AXS dropper. Apparently the guy on the SRAM bike is sponsored by SRAM so not sure if that’s a build that will be offered. My local shop only mentioned Fox builds when he told me they were getting them in next month.

Are you sure that was the new Levo ? I thought they were just riding the new SJ15 and I remember seeing a 36.

Is Fox also updating the 38 like the 36 ?

2026 Fox 36 for reference :

 

[westcoastmtbr]

One thing that is worthy of consideration is what will become of the Levo SL?? While we all feel the new Gen 4 Levo will blur the lines with lower weight, more power, better battery integration and extender, etc, etc,- then what will become of the Levo SL? Is this not a really special bike if you could just get that little motor to push out some say 80nm of power? Does this not become the go to Trial Bike for the future? Adjustable Geo, Battery Extender, new touchscreen, and lighter? I think a nicely revised SL is possible with more like the Amflow could be the ultimate trail weapon, while the Levo can be the Enduro king. Don't be surprised if the Amflow has caused a Stir within Specialized and the industry. Oh, let's not forget, TQ?? Might that motor come into its own with more power? The arms race of the cold war has begun, lol.

 

[Hitorogoshi]

One thing that is worthy of consideration is what will become of the Levo SL?? While we all feel the new Gen 4 Levo will blur the lines with lower weight, more power, better battery integration and extender, etc, etc,- then what will become of the Levo SL? Is this not a really special bike if you could just get that little motor to push out some say 80nm of power? Does this not become the go to Trial Bike for the future? Adjustable Geo, Battery Extender, new touchscreen, and lighter? I think a nicely revised SL is possible with more like the Amflow could be the ultimate trail weapon, while the Levo can be the Enduro king. Don't be surprised if the Amflow has caused a Stir within Specialized and the industry. Oh, let's not forget, TQ?? Might that motor come into its own with more power? The arms race of the cold war has begun, lol.

lol you make assumptions... Spez isn't pushing any boundries with this new levo trust me.

 

[westcoastmtbr]

lol you make assumptions... Spez isn't pushing any boundries with this new levo trust me.

You might be correct!

 

[cañonaco]

One thing that is worthy of consideration is what will become of the Levo SL?? While we all feel the new Gen 4 Levo will blur the lines with lower weight, more power, better battery integration and extender, etc, etc,- then what will become of the Levo SL? Is this not a really special bike if you could just get that little motor to push out some say 80nm of power? Does this not become the go to Trial Bike for the future? Adjustable Geo, Battery Extender, new touchscreen, and lighter? I think a nicely revised SL is possible with more like the Amflow could be the ultimate trail weapon, while the Levo can be the Enduro king. Don't be surprised if the Amflow has caused a Stir within Specialized and the industry. Oh, let's not forget, TQ?? Might that motor come into its own with more power? The arms race of the cold war has begun, lol.

+1
A new SL with a 70 Nm motor and a 500 W battery + 250 W extender, while remaining very close to the current weight, with a 1 kg margin, could become the ideal choice for cyclists who pedal harder. Those of us who reject 100/120 Nm and weights over 20 kg.

 

[Ou812]

Are you sure that was the new Levo ? I thought they were just riding the new SJ15 and I remember seeing a 36.

Is Fox also updating the 38 like the 36 ?

2026 Fox 36 for reference :

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They were definitely the new Levos, the pics were up about 5 mins before the post was deleted. The 38 is getting the same update along with the new X2 that resembles the genie shock.

 

[Biano44]

So its quite possible that it's not Specialized we are waiting for as much as the parts suppliers embargo's?

 

[ah1]

One thing that is worthy of consideration is what will become of the Levo SL?? While we all feel the new Gen 4 Levo will blur the lines with lower weight, more power, better battery integration and extender, etc, etc,- then what will become of the Levo SL? Is this not a really special bike if you could just get that little motor to push out some say 80nm of power? Does this not become the go to Trial Bike for the future? Adjustable Geo, Battery Extender, new touchscreen, and lighter? I think a nicely revised SL is possible with more like the Amflow could be the ultimate trail weapon, while the Levo can be the Enduro king. Don't be surprised if the Amflow has caused a Stir within Specialized and the industry. Oh, let's not forget, TQ?? Might that motor come into its own with more power? The arms race of the cold war has begun, lol.

It's nice wishful thinking from the users' perspective. I own (and love) the gen2 SL, put a Cascade link + coil shock on it and it's enduro enough for me to hit anything with it. But the battery is the only issue for me (I don't need more than 50Nm) - if I want good 4 hr rides I need the extender and a lot of eco+trail pedaling. If the internal battery was 500Wh+ that would remove the need for the range extender for most of my rides - so the weight penalty wouldn't even be a penalty. Sure a more powerful motor for those punchy climbs or when joining full powered bikes would be great but for me the battery is the main limiting factor.
Other than that, the bike weight/geo/handling/spec is perfect.

 

[Redlemon]

So its quite possible that it's not Specialized we are waiting for as much as the parts suppliers embargo's?

It is already keeping an embargo on a few unreleased models or builds of models already released.

• 2026 Shimano drivetrains & brakes (including new wireless Di2)
• 2026 SRAM mechanical T-Type drivetrains & some brakes
• 2026 Fox suspensions

They were definitely the new Levos, the pics were up about 5 mins before the post was deleted. The 38 is getting the same update along with the new X2 that resembles the genie shock.

That thread is not was it was anymore, spy pics on ''important'' stuff are now getting deleted pretty quickly.

 

[Ou812]

It is already keeping an embargo on a few unreleased models or builds of models already released.

• 2026 Shimano drivetrains & brakes (including new wireless Di2)
• 2026 SRAM mechanical T-Type drivetrains & some brakes
• 2026 Fox suspensions

That thread is not was it was anymore, spy pics on ''important'' stuff are now getting deleted pretty quickly.

There’s some stuff that gets through the cracks though. There’s still a pic of the Levo with the vivid/Zeb up, it’s a pic of one of the Spesh mechanics working on a DH bike and the Levo is on a rack in the background. I can’t remember what page it was on, I think around 750 or so but there’s a ton of pages to go through.

I’d love to be able to go to Sea Otter this year, it should be a really good show with all the new stuff that’s getting released there.

 

[Doomanic]

So for an example a 700w 36v battery uses (40) 21700 cells.
Now the same size battery of 700w at 48v would use (52) cells. Which would of course add to the overall weight.

Except the 48v battery would actually be well over 900Wh if using the same cells...

Or you could get the similar capacity using 39 cells (13S3P) so a thinner downtube is possible.