Levo SL Gen 1 Levo SL - SWAT box conversion (crazy idea or crazy good idea?)

[Waldolo]

I removed the downtube battery because I was finding that after most of my local laps, I'll still have +80% left over. I'm the kinda guy who gets annoyed when I pack 3 tshirts for a trip and only wear 2 (ie. I overpacked). I find it wasteful to carry that extra weight only to use a bit of it. So anyway, took it out, bought a range extender and never looked back. However, now I have all this room in the downtube and looking at my buddy's Enduro, I'm thinking "Why not suggest to Specialized that one day, they make a SWAT storage conversion kit for Levo SLs?" They make the carbon frame with the SWAT hole under the removeable bottle cage. With the battery in, if you open the SWAT hole, you just see the battery (maybe they put in a seal so water doesn't get onto the integrated battery). But if you are an owner who removes the downtube battery, you would buy a conversion kit where you basically push an insert up into the downtube which creates the SWAT cavity. After the conversion, if you open the SWAT hole under the bottle cage, voila...you have SWAT storage like your Enduro buddy. What do you guys think?!?!

 

[DreamensioN]

Did.....did you just give away a million dollar idea?

Step 1. Patent the idea
Step 2. ????
Step 3. $$$$PROFIT$$$$

 

[McInner1]

The patent costs will not pay off!
Who buys an SL, removes the battery and drives only with an extender? There are certainly only a fistful.

 

[KeithR]

Did.....did you just give away a million dollar idea?

No.

 

[Waldolo]

The patent costs will not pay off!
Who buys an SL, removes the battery and drives only with an extender? There are certainly only a fistful.

I know a guy =). It was one of the first questions I asked the LBS before buying this bike..."can it be ridden without the downtube battery?". I'm in pretty decent shape and was seriously considering picking up a 2019 Stumpy (had 2015 Comp Evo Stumpy prior to this). When I saw the SL which is pretty much a 38lb Stumpy with a motor, it checked all the boxes knowing full well that there'd probably come the day when I'd take the battery out. After about 3 months of riding it and coming back home with 70% battery on average, it was confirmed. I don't mind climbs and none of my buddies ride an e-bike of any sort so to climb with the group, chit chat, etc, I left the motor off most of the time. Now that I've taken it out, I have an instantly convertible e-bike that i can ride like a regular bike (with a water bottle in the cage) or put in the extender if I fee sluggish that day, don't have enough time, or want to go for a rip with my kid on the MacRide seat.