Levo Gen 4 Levo Gen 4 - Discussion Thread for 8th April launch

[Citylad77]

That happened to me last spring. Was keen on getting the new Orbea Rise. Bought it after a few days of soul searching

Take it it sees lot of nighttime rides? Lol

 

[Madden126]

Said this before its Champagne and not Pink.. learn colors..

Damn @SPECIALIZED you misspelled Champagne on the documentation.

 

[Zimmerframe]

Agreed with this, they should have given this to the Market pre the AMflow being launched, missed an opportunity imo. It looks nice in the right colour but that’s about it it’s 2nd division frame, battery, motor wise. Agree the only reason to own this over the AMflow is the back up and support, which is actually a very good reason with an EMTB..

Like a lot of others have said visually the new bike is not for me. With the way the market has caught up too, there is many other choices at lower prices with similar support.

The bikes been a long time in development due to the motor change from the original Mahle to the Brose. As you say, in that time, things have moved on a lot.

Downtubes have got larger on average over time with the desire for larger batteries. Motors have generally slowly shrunk.

The Amflow jumped along to what we'd sort of expect with development, even smaller motor area with similar (or more) power and slimmer downtubes.

OK, these certainly won't be the only reason's why person X buys bike Y, but from an aesthetics point of view, the gen4 (whilst moving away from the pregnant snake motor area look) just seems very vanilla to 99% of everything else out there at the moment.

 

[DylanJM]

Are they really only offering two colours for the comp build? Surely they would include a plain black/dark colour at that price level? The comp is gonna be your biggest volume seller so you want want it to appeal to as many people as possible. A plain black/dark grey version is surely the best way to do that.

 

[timo_]

So the gen4 is specced with the "old" butcher tires?

Yes

 

[Madden126]

Are they really only offering two colours for the comp build? Surely they would include a plain black/dark colour at that price level? The comp is gonna be your biggest volume seller so you want want it to appeal to as many people as possible. A plain black/dark grey version is surely the best way to do that.

Whatever these colors mean

Comp Alloy ->

1. Gloss Deep Lake Metalic / Dune White
2. Satin Dusky Pink / Cypress Metalic
3. Satin Gunmetal / Obsidian
   

Comp ->

1. GLOSS ORANGE TINT OVER SILVER DUST / DARK NAVY
2. SATIN CHAMPAGNE / METALLIC OBSIDIAN

 

[salko]

Whatever these colors mean

Comp Alloy ->

1. Gloss Deep Lake Metalic / Dune White
2. Satin Dusky Pink / Cypress Metalic
3. Satin Gunmetal / Obsidian

Comp ->

1. GLOSS ORANGE TINT OVER SILVER DUST / DARK NAVY
2. SATIN CHAMPAGNE / METALLIC OBSIDIAN

So they will even offer multiple pink colors??
What a time to be alive ...

 

[Zimmerframe]

Whatever these colors mean

Comp Alloy ->

1. Gloss Deep Lake Metalic / Dune White
2. Satin Dusky Pink / Cypress Metalic
3. Satin Gunmetal / Obsidian

Comp ->

1. GLOSS ORANGE TINT OVER SILVER DUST / DARK NAVY
2. SATIN CHAMPAGNE / METALLIC OBSIDIAN

Using my colour translation app :

Whatever these colors mean

Comp Alloy ->

1. Gloss Deep Lake Metalic / Dune White >> White Pink.
2. Satin Dusky Pink / Cypress Metalic >> Pitaya Pink
3. Satin Gunmetal / Obsidian >> Grey Pink

Comp ->

1. GLOSS ORANGE TINT OVER SILVER DUST / DARK NAVY >> Guava Pink
2. SATIN CHAMPAGNE / METALLIC OBSIDIAN >> Black Pink

 

[DylanJM]

Whatever these colors mean

Comp Alloy ->

1. Satin Gunmetal / Obsidian

This sounds nice. Any pics of the alloy versions floating around?

 

[Madden126]

White Pink.
Pitaya Pink
Grey Pink
Guava Pink
Black Pink

Women are very good with colors, I need to ask for help. For me Pink is pink, no matter the tone of it.

 

[Binhill1]

Gen 4s Eve , only one sleep to go Mom

 

[Citylad77]

The bikes been a long time in development due to the motor change from the original Mahle to the Brose. As you say, in that time, things have moved on a lot.

Downtubes have got larger on average over time with the desire for larger batteries. Motors have generally slowly shrunk.

The Amflow jumped along to what we'd sort of expect with development, even smaller motor area with similar (or more) power and slimmer downtubes.

OK, these certainly won't be the only reason's why person X buys bike Y, but from an aesthetics point of view, the gen4 (whilst moving away from the pregnant snake motor area look) just seems very vanilla to 99% of everything else out there at the moment.

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Good point..

The narrow down-tube is a good point. For me from a visual point its what sets the Amflow apart from the rest as in its the only full power EMTB that does not look like one. Spz should have done more work in this area.

 

[Doomanic]

I'll take a Carbon Comp in Tangerine Tornado please.

 

[Tooks]

I swear some of you guys don’t actually ride?!

All this talk about the colours, the remote, the down tube, the side loading battery and hatch, the colours, the pricing, the on paper power figures, the weight, the colours, the battery sizes, ‘last years’ tyres, oh, and did I mention the colours?!

Nobody asking how it rides, it’s like the EMTB forum has crashed into the Shein one or something!

 

[Georgedukesa]

I swear some of you guys don’t actually ride?!

All this talk about the colours, the remote, the down tube, the side loading battery and hatch, the colours, the pricing, the on paper power figures, the weight, the colours, the battery sizes, ‘last years’ tyres, oh, and did I mention the colours?!

Nobody asking how it rides, it’s like the EMTB forum has crashed into the Shein one or something!

Mentioned in a earlier thread the Mechi at Specialized JHB rode one at their training conference , he does NOT LIKE E-BIKES and he said it was the best MTB he’s every riden , Center of gravity response from the motor usability as far as all the components together are second to none and he rides all the completion bikes to understand how they ride and the advantage of buying a SPesh over a Santa Cruz etc etc

 

[Biano44]

Mentioned in a earlier thread the Mechi at Specialized JHB rode one at their training conference , he does NOT LIKE E-BIKES and he said it was the best MTB he’s every riden , Center of gravity response from the motor usability as far as all the components together are second to none and he rides all the completion bikes to understand how they ride and the advantage of buying a SPesh over a Santa Cruz etc etc

American based, right?

So a 95% chance he hasn't ridden the Chinese wonder kid?

 

[Zimmerframe]

I swear some of you guys don’t actually ride?!

All this talk about the colours, the remote, the down tube, the side loading battery and hatch, the colours, the pricing, the on paper power figures, the weight, the colours, the battery sizes, ‘last years’ tyres, oh, and did I mention the colours?!

Nobody asking how it rides, it’s like the EMTB forum has crashed into the Shein one or something!

Everything you said is 100% .. if it was a haibike ..

It's a levo, we expect it to ride great !

 

[Doomanic]

American based, right?

So a 95% chance he hasn't ridden the Chinese wonder kid?

Saffer, but the percentage remains the same...

 

[Binhill1]

I swear some of you guys don’t actually ride?!

All this talk about the colours, the remote, the down tube, the side loading battery and hatch, the colours, the pricing, the on paper power figures, the weight, the colours, the battery sizes, ‘last years’ tyres, oh, and did I mention the colours?!

Nobody asking how it rides, it’s like the EMTB forum has crashed into the Shein one or something!

My friend Drummond has had a trek rail for 2 years. I just noticed last week it's got a side loading battery . It's a lovely shade of red though it really is

 

[Binhill1]

Mentioned in a earlier thread the Mechi at Specialized JHB rode one at their training conference , he does NOT LIKE E-BIKES and he said it was the best MTB he’s every riden , Center of gravity response from the motor usability as far as all the components together are second to none and he rides all the completion bikes to understand how they ride and the advantage of buying a SPesh over a Santa Cruz etc etc

Probably get sacked if he said it was cack.

 

[Hitorogoshi]

So they will even offer multiple pink colors??
What a time to be alive ...

Perhaps Disney has purchased shares in Spez without us knowing

 

[Hitorogoshi]

I swear some of you guys don’t actually ride?!

All this talk about the colours, the remote, the down tube, the side loading battery and hatch, the colours, the pricing, the on paper power figures, the weight, the colours, the battery sizes, ‘last years’ tyres, oh, and did I mention the colours?!

Nobody asking how it rides, it’s like the EMTB forum has crashed into the Shein one or something!

it rides exactly like the current model does....

 

[Zimmerframe]

it rides exactly like the current model does....

Dynamically, it's pretty similar. Presumably the COG must work out to be in virtual the same place with the motor canted flat but the battery beginning slightly higher up.

 

[Ribinrobin]

Spesh like “right no more big motor, big down tube instead” though there has been trouble with battery’s. I still love my canyon spectrals design of slim side profile wide front profile.

 

[Tooks]

it rides exactly like the current model does....

I thought all S-Works models ended up wall mounted in dentists waiting rooms?

You mean they get ridden?!

 

[Zimmerframe]

I thought all S-Works models ended up wall mounted in dentists waiting rooms?

You mean they get ridden?!

If a Dentist rides an S-Works through a forest and no ones around to actually see it ... does it really happen ?

 

[AussieRuss]

So the gen4 is specced with the "old" butcher tires?

Why do you say that?
The Spec sheet shows it comes with the new Butcher TLR tyres.

Does a pic somewhere show the old Butchers?

 

[DylanJM]

Why do you say that?
The Spec sheet shows it comes with the new Butcher TLR tyres.

Does a pic somewhere show the old Butchers?

Perhaps they are assuming because spec sheet says 2.3 width. New Butchers are 2.4 (also 2.6). Old ones were 2.35.

FWIW I would imagine it to come with latest model.

 

[gio_se]

I don't know if it has already been posted, but a user on facebook just shared a first quick review:

Specialized Turbo Levo & Kenevo | # **Gen 4 Turbo Levo Ride Review — AKA: The Day I Fell in Love With a Robot With Wheels** | Facebook

# **Gen 4 Turbo Levo Ride Review — AKA: The Day I Fell in Love With a Robot With Wheels** Let me start by saying this: I'm not a tech-head. I'm not the guy obsessing over rebound curves or counting...

www.facebook.com

 

[Chrysaor]

Why do you say that?
The Spec sheet shows it comes with the new Butcher TLR tyres.

Does a pic somewhere show the old Butchers?

All the pics in the previous pages show the old Butcher indeed