Levo SL Gen 1 Official Levo SL Thread

[All Mountain Coaching]

Latest round of mods just completed.

16.45kg in XL with pedals and no- compromise components.

 

[p3eps]

Latest round of mods just completed.

16.45kg in XL with pedals and no- compromise components.

Impressive! What have you got on there then?
I’m just over 17kg when I have mine all in one piece... however I have my dropper at Rockshox for warranty repair, my pedals at HT for warranty repair, and my AXS controller at Rockshox for warranty repair too.

Bike is unusable, as despite me fitting a temp non-dropping post, and other pedals... I can’t change gear!

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

I'll create a full spec/build list once I've cleaned it

 

[j1e]

Built up some 36h eMullet wheels using DT Swiss's beefed up e-bike components.

Stiffer wheels and fork (Pike) made a big difference in rough corners and I love how it handles as a mullet.

 

[Shinn]

Built up some 36h eMullet wheels using DT Swiss's beefed up e-bike components.

Stiffer wheels and fork (Pike) made a big difference in rough corners and I love how it handles as a mullet.

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Very nice, is the Pike at 150mm?

Good to see a Michigander - I'm in Decorah, IA near the MN border.

 

[j1e]

Very nice, is the Pike at 150mm?

Good to see a Michigander - I'm in Decorah, IA near the MN border.

Hi!

It's at 160mm (via Push ACS3 kit).

 

[Shinn]

Hi!

It's at 160mm (via Push ACS3 kit).

Thanks, I've been knocking around doing the same, thought at one point I'd just switch to 27.5 on both ends but am kinda diggin the 29's

I'm going to try to barrow a pair a 27.5 from my LBS, as they have a sizeable rental fleet.

 

[KnollyBro]

Built up some 36h eMullet wheels using DT Swiss's beefed up e-bike components.

Stiffer wheels and fork (Pike) made a big difference in rough corners and I love how it handles as a mullet.

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I have setup my SL as a mullet as well but am not able to quantify exactly what that change has done to the bike other than the occasional BB hit. I see that many of the new bikes are coming out in mullet configurations but does that require a shorter chain stay to make a difference? I am also not understanding how a 27.5 front wheel would be of any benefit?

 

[boBE]

I have setup my SL as a mullet as well but am not able to quantify exactly what that change has done to the bike other than the occasional BB hit. I see that many of the new bikes are coming out in mullet configurations but does that require a shorter chain stay to make a difference? I am also not understanding how a 27.5 front wheel would be of any benefit?

Quicker steering, less weight. Also allows tire rotation.

 

[chamaruco]

Guys, pedalling backward initially the chain was carried now after 120km don’t. It is normal?

 

[crazymelki]

In the last few weeks it was still cold in Switzerland and I was looking for a little lockdown EMTB project. So I bought a couple of older Roval Traverse SL 142+ carbon wheels from 2014 to use as XC wheels on my Levo SL Expert. In order for these to meet my requirements, I carried out the following work.

- Roval Boost Upgrade Kit conversion
- New SRAM brake discs front 200mm / rear 180mm
- New Maxxis Shorty tires 29x2.3
- New bearings for the front and rear wheels
- 54t ratchet upgrade
- New aluminum ring nut
- XD Freehub
- SRAM Eagle XX1 10-52 cassette
- New DT Swiss AeroLite knife spokes at the rear and newly centered on Boost.
- New tubeless rim tape front / rear plus tubeless valves
- New CAMO decals (unfortunately the old ones cannot be removed, but you can hardly see them)
- Small items (seals, screws, spacers etc.)

Somehow the bike feels even more nimble and weighs 16.85 KG in the photo.

 

[chamaruco]

you left the sram "abs" brake...do you not have long downhill?

 

[crazymelki]

you left the sram "abs" brake...do you not have long downhill?

what you mean with left the "abs" brake? the brake disks are the same as on the original Roval wheels.

 

[chamaruco]

I was ironic. Sram is so weak that seems unwanted abs effect while I need power and stop

 

[Norcalsl]

I just put over 1000 trouble free miles on my SL Comp Carbon in 7 months. Best bike purchase I've ever made.

 

[Allan]

i have Levo SL. On my way down after a ride the motor stopped working. a fault error showed up in Mission control that said “Ensure that the speed sensor and the speed sensor magnet are clear of obstructions.Restarting the bike will clear the error. “After restarting the motor runs for seven or eight revolutions of the pedals and then the motor shuts off. There was no obvious problem. Bike is at the bike shop but will be there for 10 days because they are so busy. I’m hoping someone has an idea a white may be wrong and if I can fix it I’ll pick it up from the shop. Thanks everyone

 

[jcmonty]

i have Levo SL. On my way down after a ride the motor stopped working. a fault error showed up in Mission control that said “Ensure that the speed sensor and the speed sensor magnet are clear of obstructions.Restarting the bike will clear the error. “After restarting the motor runs for seven or eight revolutions of the pedals and then the motor shuts off. There was no obvious problem. Bike is at the bike shop but will be there for 10 days because they are so busy. I’m hoping someone has an idea a white may be wrong and if I can fix it I’ll pick it up from the shop. Thanks everyone

Hate to be that guy... but did you check the speed sensor and magnet? That sounds like the magnet was mid aligned, missing , or blocked. Or your sensor came undone

 

[onkelshort]

Finally got the X2 running perfectly. Took me long time to adjust characteristic with main issue adjusting volume spacer (3 of possible 4 max).
Have anyone had same issues with volume spacer? I am neither that heavy nor do I ride that aggressively.. was really surprised that it took so many spacers to get a smooth riding.

 

[KnollyBro]

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Finally got the X2 running perfectly. Took me long time to adjust characteristic with main issue adjusting volume spacer (3 of possible 4 max).
Have anyone had same issues with volume spacer? I am neither that heavy nor do I ride that aggressively.. was really surprised that it took so many spacers to get a smooth riding.

What was the main issue you were dealing with? If your Sag is set within an acceptable range corresponding to your body weight, the only thing volume spacers would be affecting would be your ramp up on big hits. How much LSC are you running? FYI, I run 3 volume spacers on a Fox 38 and I weigh 180 lbs. The trails here can be pretty aggressive tho.

 

[Rogermm]

Installed the DVO Topaz T3 on my SL. Much better ride.

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Hi, did you rode with the extender and the Dvo Topaz?
I have a size M levo SL and want to install a Dvo topaz 210x55, but I'm not sure if there will be enough space for the range extender...

 

[onkelshort]

What was the main issue you were dealing with? If your Sag is set within an acceptable range corresponding to your body weight, the only thing volume spacers would be affecting would be your ramp up on big hits. How much LSC are you running? FYI, I run 3 volume spacers on a Fox 38 and I weigh 180 lbs. The trails here can be pretty aggressive tho.

I set everything up acc. to fox specs with sag and damping setting but it was so bumpy and unstable just riding uphill and worse of course on the trails.

The additional 2 volume spacer made the whole damping feel stiffer. Not just bottom out resistance.
Maybe just my own feeling of this.

But now I can ride without climb switch uphill, no bottoming out and still active riding. I added 2 clicks for hsr and 1 click hsc. Rest is stock setting as well as sag.

 

[Shinn]

Hi, did you rode with the extender and the Dvo Topaz?
I have a size M levo SL and want to install a Dvo topaz 210x55, but I'm not sure if there will be enough space for the range extender...

This is after drilling out the cage mounting holes a bit to lower it a little, I'm going to make a bracket to get it a bit lower yet if I can, but it seems like there is sufficient room, it is tight though.

I'm also on a size medium, shock is 210 x 55 and its awesome...

 

[freerideandi]

I set everything up acc. to fox specs with sag and damping setting but it was so bumpy and unstable just riding uphill and worse of course on the trails.

The additional 2 volume spacer made the whole damping feel stiffer. Not just bottom out resistance.
Maybe just my own feeling of this.

But now I can ride without climb switch uphill, no bottoming out and still active riding. I added 2 clicks for hsr and 1 click hsc. Rest is stock setting as well as sag.

What do you weight?
you addeed 2 clicks from cloased to open?

 

[SquireRides]

Guys, pedalling backward initially the chain was carried now after 120km don’t. It is normal?

That was my experience too. A couple of 1000KM later, doesn't seem to suggest there's a problem.

 

[boBE]

Guys, pedalling backward initially the chain was carried now after 120km don’t. It is normal?

Mine does sometimes, doesn't sometimes. Sometimes it will do it for a few revolutions then stop. Normal? Who knows.

 

[chamaruco]

back from my lbs and he fixed my wheel size inside mission control to 2400mm is it correct?

 

[KnollyBro]

I set everything up acc. to fox specs with sag and damping setting but it was so bumpy and unstable just riding uphill and worse of course on the trails.

The additional 2 volume spacer made the whole damping feel stiffer. Not just bottom out resistance.
Maybe just my own feeling of this.

But now I can ride without climb switch uphill, no bottoming out and still active riding. I added 2 clicks for hsr and 1 click hsc. Rest is stock setting as well as sag.

Well, if you are satisfied with the way your suspension is performing then thats great! I am still not understanding how adding volume spacers makes your shock "feel stiffer", especially when you are climbing (unless you are hitting all kinds of sharp edged rocks and at a pretty fast speed - high shaft velocity). Also, why would you not want to use the climb switch? If you were bottoming out before you added the spacers, it sounds like you needed more air pressure, LSC, LSR not volume spacers. I have learned a lot about suspension setup from the videos below. Good luck!

 

[Mcharza]

If your sag is correct and you still bottom out, you need to increase air pressure and your sag is then incorrect. Volume spacers help with out need to increase air pressure and.

 

[ghost48]

I'll create a full spec/build list once I've cleaned it

Have you had the chance to create the list? Do you mind sharing it?

 

[Ntinos]

my coil arrived at last