Levo Gen 2 Specialized Turbo Levo and Kenevo Weight

e_1

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Feb 9, 2020
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Mine
20,8kg 170+170 travel, Lyrik+DPX2 (213x63) 27,5x2,6 Maxxis assegai/dissector Tires including tire insert, coil + 0,28kg (DBCoil il 216x63progressive coil spring)
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whiterabbit

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Aug 17, 2020
77
27
USA
2020 Kenevo Comp, but added a ton of weight.

s4 size

Converted the Z1 to Vorsprung smashpot. (this is heavy!)
Tube in the back, tubeless up front.
extra waterbottle cage
Oneup 210mm dropper post
gear bag on the top tube, empty (phone and keys during rides)
Upgrade to 700 Wh battery (man this thing is heavy!)
Michelin DH-22 tires

Total weight, 57.6 pounds.
 

Tim1023

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Aug 25, 2020
660
584
Hamburg, Germany
Brand spanking new Levo comp, xl, nothing added, nothing taken away: 23.8Kg (52.47 in old money)

[edit] Minus 3.8 for the battery makes 20KG (for bike rack calculations!)
 
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Levo Laland

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Nov 27, 2019
273
236
Surrey UK
My 2019 Levo Comp Carbon in large, stock except for Renthal carbon bars weighs 21.3kg, 47lbs with SPD pedals and mudguards.
 
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Pyr0

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Sep 22, 2019
533
387
Wirral, UK
Got hold of a luggage scale and weighed my 2020 levo expert.
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Edit, just thought.. Perhaps I should have taken my lights off before weighing it lol.. that's a whole extra 74.57grams lol
 

jcp1187

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Jun 6, 2020
18
16
Bellevue
My 2021 comp has gained weight so what ? it’s got a motor it is feather weight compared to my dirt bike that weights 225 lbs save your money and just ride
 

Baba

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Aug 11, 2019
17
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anacortes, WA
Yes, you definitely can use the bike without the battery. The 504MW battery in the 2018 weighs about 3KG.

On a side note: what a stupid law in Washington! Hopefully this changes soon. eBikes create no more damage to trails than non eBikes. Some argue they cause LESS damage.
Personally, I would still ride with the battery. I hate stupid rules.
I ride Galbriath, Anacortes, Mt Vernon. Park manager in Anacortes said I wasn't legal. When I asked what he was going to do about it he said tell me not to ride. I can live with that. Ride baby Ride.
 

kiwidude

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Feb 16, 2021
5
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NZ
2021 Kenevo s3
Zebs and 29” front wheel
500w battery
23.4kg

Maybe able drop a kilo, but frankly I doubt a ~5% reduction in weight is going to make much difference to how it rides...

... which is FECKING AMAZING!
 

escrs

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Jun 26, 2019
287
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UK
2020 Levo Expert coming in at a portly 23.40kg

Not too bad considering im running the following instead of the standard spec

Hope Fortus 30 29'er wheels
Maxxis Assegai Maxxgrip DD tyres
Hope V4 vented rotors
Hope V4 brakes
Hope 155mm cranks
Hope F20 pedals
Hope 34T chainring
Hope jockey wheels
FOX 36 160mm forks
FOX X2 210x55mm rear shock
FOX Transfer seatpost
Specialized Swat Bandit with 29'er tube, Co2 cannister, pump head and tyre levers
Raceface Atlus stem
Raceface SixC carbon bars

Bike pretty much smashes through everything and stays in one piece

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Mohawk3a

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Mar 20, 2021
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California
I converted my 2020 s4 kenevo expert to a full 29er and the bike is a beast. Couldn’t be happier with the performance. With 29” specialized carbon wheels, butcher gravity tires, carbon bars and magura mt7 brakes the bike weighs in a 52lbs / 23.6 kg. Shocking thing to me is that it only weighs 1.1 lbs / .5kg more than my 2022 s5 s-works levo. Both bikes have the same specialized butcher gravity 2.6 tires.
 

Doomanic

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That's lighter than my mate's Medium 19 Levo with a 500Wh battery!
 

Cseven

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May 25, 2021
61
42
Seattle
I converted my 2020 s4 kenevo expert to a full 29er and the bike is a beast. Couldn’t be happier with the performance. With 29” specialized carbon wheels, butcher gravity tires, carbon bars and magura mt7 brakes the bike weighs in a 52lbs / 23.6 kg. Shocking thing to me is that it only weighs 1.1 lbs / .5kg more than my 2022 s5 s-works levo. Both bikes have the same specialized butcher gravity 2.6 tires.
Hey did you run into any trouble putting on that rear 29er? How tight is the figment? Pictures would be great. Thanks!
 

whiterabbit

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Aug 17, 2020
77
27
USA
only a super-heavy 2020 Kenevo here, but even if I went weight weenie on it, the brose to me has significant drag, so much so that at any weight it would be a significant portion of pedal effort
 

Gee_Whiz

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Feb 19, 2022
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4
DC,US
only a super-heavy 2020 Kenevo here, but even if I went weight weenie on it, the brose to me has significant drag, so much so that at any weight it would be a significant portion of pedal effort

Thats what I'm figuring as well but was curious if pedal efficiency was also a benefit
 

whiterabbit

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Aug 17, 2020
77
27
USA
That aint good.

I ride mine all the time with battery off and with no battery. Rides fine.

Yep. And I guarantee you are spending a not-insignificant portion of your effort driving the motor. Like riding the bike with 5 psi taken out of the tires. It rides fine. No, really.
 

Tedgar

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Dec 29, 2019
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43
Sebring, Florida
Yep. And I guarantee you are spending a not-insignificant portion of your effort driving the motor. Like riding the bike with 5 psi taken out of the tires. It rides fine. No, really.
Good enough that I gave away my enduro bike. Have 2 bikes now. The Levo and a DH race single speed. So the Levo rides sans battery anywhere ebikes are not allowed, lift parks, when I ride with a group who do not have ebikes. But the the #1 reason to turn the battery off is to prove to your buds that it ain't the "e" bike making you faster than them. LOL

Rides fine.... I just keep the tires at 35psi! 😆
 

whiterabbit

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Aug 17, 2020
77
27
USA
Don't get me wrong, I hear you loud and clear. I would just rather see a non-e conversion BB housing to let it freewheel cleanly.

But since you do what I wanted to do originally before finding out the motor saps effort, Have you ever smashed the downtube on something? Seems like the battery opening is protected simply by the battery filling the tube and the battery cover over the opening.

I have visions of having on off or smashing down on a log or rock and pinching the downtube just a little bit..... Just enough that the battery doesn't go in anymore.

You ever think about that issue, or take precautions for it?
 

Tedgar

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Dec 29, 2019
67
43
Sebring, Florida
Don't get me wrong, I hear you loud and clear. I would just rather see a non-e conversion BB housing to let it freewheel cleanly.

But since you do what I wanted to do originally before finding out the motor saps effort, Have you ever smashed the downtube on something? Seems like the battery opening is protected simply by the battery filling the tube and the battery cover over the opening.

I have visions of having on off or smashing down on a log or rock and pinching the downtube just a little bit..... Just enough that the battery doesn't go in anymore.

You ever think about that issue, or take precautions for it?
For sure. If you take the battery out you will hit the plug with your cranks and break it off. You have to take that plastic cover off the battery (I have a spare) and put it on. I have a carbon so it would get crack the downtube opening for sure.

My ghetto method is still the best I have found so far. Blue painters tape around downtube and plastic cover. Then another row of blue tape around the plastic cover closer to the cranks so it holds the plug in place.

My buddy races his levo in ebike enduro. His plug came out and he broke it and tore it off and broke magnetic tabs. He now tapes his all the time.

We have a couple of lift parks that wont allow a "battery". Who knows why? But the levo is great for park riding. Mine is 160 rear and 170 front. I really have not rode anything I like better......or I am just super used to it.
 

whiterabbit

Member
Aug 17, 2020
77
27
USA
yeah, I can't even imagine running carbon without the battery for that reason. bending the tube would be upsetting, but cracking would be tragic.
 

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