Levo Gen 3 Levo Gen 4 2024 Rumours... And assorted random chat ....

[gbcoke]

I think if Shimano want to stay in the game they will have to release a wireless group soon. Or no high end bikes will have Shimano if they all removing the cable routing..... it's like a big F-U to Shimano

XTR coming December,XT a bit later.
Full Wireless ala Sram, also new brakes, same cassettes as today.
Supposed to be real good and priced below Sram.

 

[irie]

XTR coming December,XT a bit later.
Full Wireless ala Sram, also new brakes, same cassettes as today.
Supposed to be real good and priced below Sram.

(IMO) typical Shimano, coming 2nd to market after letting another company do the initial new product marketing.

 

[gbcoke]

(IMO) typical Shimano, coming 2nd to market after letting another company do the initial new product marketing.

5 years is hardly initial It's actually crazy it took them so much time to have a wireless system.

 

[DuncanDoughnuts]

XTR coming December,XT a bit later.
Full Wireless ala Sram, also new brakes, same cassettes as today.
Supposed to be real good and priced below Sram.

Must be what that embargo is on some bikes that come with Shimano....

Perhaps Levo Gen 4 is some new Shimano part.

I like Shimano ....

 

[electricbogaloo]

5 years is hardly initial It's actually crazy it took them so much time to have a wireless system.

Maybe its due to covid etc. The bike industry will feel its effect for years.

 

[rzr]

I heard that Sram had a patent for that? that's the problem with this stupid patent law.
Companies are now patenting every stupid thing (nothing revolutionary), blocking others from doing the same.
Like, let's add that easily available RF/WiFi/BT/radio chip to this device and patent it as a ground-braking invention.

 

[DuncanDoughnuts]

Maybe its due to covid etc. The bike industry will feel its effect for years.

They will also benefit from its effect for years .....

 

[mrhaboobi]

Can’t say a gen 4 levo excites me. Having bought a gen 3 recently and then demoing a pivot shuttle am I’ve realised the levo is heavy, hard to manoeuvre, challenging to keep on track. And sadly just not fun. The pivot ( I’m not a pivot fan boy ) just feels better all round for my style of riding and I’ll likely upgrade to the pivot soon. Plus specialized have been a bit useless when it comes to help trying to tune the bike to get it riding well. Stock and supplies have been poor for a long time. Colour options are so limited ( unless you want black ). They persist in not allowing tcu upgrades for gen 3 owners without the mastermind controller ( and that’s purely a software lockout they could resolve ). I can’t say at this point I’d feel much desire to buy a new specialized bike.

 

[James_MTB]

Can’t say a gen 4 levo excites me. Having bought a gen 3 recently and then demoing a pivot shuttle am I’ve realised the levo is heavy, hard to manoeuvre, challenging to keep on track. And sadly just not fun. The pivot ( I’m not a pivot fan boy ) just feels better all round for my style of riding and I’ll likely upgrade to the pivot soon. Plus specialized have been a bit useless when it comes to help trying to tune the bike to get it riding well. Stock and supplies have been poor for a long time. Colour options are so limited ( unless you want black ). They persist in not allowing tcu upgrades for gen 3 owners without the mastermind controller ( and that’s purely a software lockout they could resolve ). I can’t say at this point I’d feel much desire to buy a new specialized bike.

Which Pivot model did you demo?

 

[mrhaboobi]

Which Pivot model did you demo?

Shuttle am 2024 model. Xo pro ( middle model ). Size medium. My levo is an alloy 500w s4 with upgraded zeb ultimate 160mm , super deluxe ultimate, trp dhr evo brakes etc. carbon vs alloy I know is not a fair comparison but huge difference between the two bike in my subjective rating of “fun”

 

[whitymon]

I do not think this is fair, we all hope the new Levo will be just better and lighter and it is possible.

I am curious about the LT Levo which should replace the Kenevo.

Let’s see also what (if) the new brose will do, not sure this will be great honestly. Belt has its charm, without I guess I would prefer a Bosch gen5.