Soooooooooo much better video than embn, far better Specialized representative too. Love the detail and the why. All they need to do is a aluminium comp at around £5800.
2023 now and the Expert trim msrp is $11 K. They had it on sale for $8250 so I thought that sounded more reasonable as I wasn't about to drop $11 K. They didn't have my size in the Expert so I tested the S-Works and fell in love with the upgrades and lighter weight. Kind of feels like a different bike than the lower trim levels.Wasn't going to drop $11K now willing to pay $14200 on sale. I must be crazy but I'm old enough to get the best before my time is up.
Had mine for four days and I have ridden it every day. For what it is worth I have ridden it hard and got it wet and it seems much better around water ingress. I clean and air blow the area and intuitively more water is blown out and I can tell the motor is sealed much better. On that basis it could be called a masterpiece. Berkshire turbo complete the equation and there is no better lbs
@@eugenux Yes I see your point on re reading it! the bike is a masterpiece and the if the motor is as protected as it seems to be it will remove one of the main headaches with the previous generation. The sum of the parts makes it a great bike no question
The thing is, why do you have to care for it like this? A motocross bike costing the same amount wouldn’t need all that care and, btw, before someone else says it, the weight penalty of keeping things working in the wet is very little different in said motocross bike. Oh, I know they sell more of the motocross bikes, but that accounts for all the other stuff on the bike. It absolutely does not account for it being perfectly fine being ridden at 30mph through deep mud-filled ruts... You just don’t have to blow-dry a motocross bike, although I will admit Berkshire Bike’s advice in Rob’s vid in 2019 is excellent. Sadly it didn’t protect my 2020 Levo, but that’s another story. Yes, let’s see how the blow-dried Gen 3’s with their Brose 2.2’s fare....
Rob, Awesome video. Filming, photography, lighting, sound / audio, content, detail, locations = amazing…. Wow, you really are mega professional and this is TV quality stuff!
Nice video as always Rob. I'd like to see the plugs going into the motor. Have they improved on those? What about the hole at the back off the motor, where the loam finds it's way in. Have they sealed it.
Mate, needed this review as new model does just look the same and feels like no major upgrade. Now I am educated. Will be down to specialised store here in Vienna to order mine! Looks like worth while upgrade. Cheers mate. Know we can trust your channel to say it as it is! All the best dude!
@@chickenclips ha ha ha... Bit jealous mate... Feeling little bit insecure? Do you need a hug? You sound like you need to get out on your bike mate and burn off some of that tension.... Reconnect with a bit of the love.. Ha ha ha..... all my very best in what obviously isn't your happy time. He he aha ha ha...
Good job Rob. I have some idea for You for the future bike reviews. Will be nice to get info about shock stroke, it's very important for heavier riders.
Great video. I would buy it if I have the money. Current kenevo owner, I am very happy with 27.5 wheels, motor and 64 degree slack head tube angle. My bike is not the best for trail riding but a beast for down hill and jumps.
Hi great video, I am waiting for my S3 levo comp carbon to be delivered. $6750 USD in the online winter sale. Now back up to $9k, couldn't resist my first e bike from a alloy comp epic which I love. I wanted to get my wife out more the new sizing means the S3 will fit her 5'4" and also me 5'10". So when she's out I'll be on my epic and when I'm out with my mate we will be on e bikes he's just bought a Obea H15. So it's his fault that I have pulled the trigger on the levo🤣.
Try this. Just change your suspension to custom tuned DVO Onyx in the front and DVO Topaz in the rear and change the tires to Maxxis Assegai. This combo has made me the fastest I have ever ridden up or down technical and fat single track. Also consider decreasing your cranks down to 155mm with Merida. Super stable, fast and playful. Leave the flip in the low for speed and stability. Do this if you want to eek a couple more years out of your last model Turbo Levo and like the dual 29” combo. Just a thought.
Another informative video 👍 and as much as I like the look of the geometry and the adjustability, by far the biggest talking point since its launch is the price (and predicted price for lower spec models). I can't help but think that specialized have shot themselves in the foot by alienating their existing and potential customer base.
Specialized have done a great job on this bike. I’m pleased they haven’t tried to lighten it. Keep full fat ebikes full fat! Keeping the divergence between this and the SL/lighter half power bikes Is the right way to go. The new motor casing and improved waterproofing around the power lead is very well designed. Personally I’ll be keeping my GEN 2 bike for a few more years yet, it’s still a fantastic bike. I’ve already fitted the 700 w/h battery and a wireless dropper and I’ve got the new GX AXS wireless shifter and controller coming this week. Might swap out the rear for a 27.5” but I like the all round ability of 29/29 and it suits the kind of riding I do. I’ll definitely be fitting the mastermind TCU when Specialized make them available. The one change I thought Specialized might do is to offer a plug in range extender like the SL. A 300 w/h bottle battery extender would’ve given the option of 1 kw/h for all day epic rides. Great company with world class customer care.👍 Great content Rob. Very professional. 👍
@@turbolevo8703 I am not jealous lol, I'm a fucking dentist and have several emtb's (my fav being my SL although the most recent turbo levo is probably a close 2nd). I'm pointing out how badly Specialized is fucking up atm.
@@elyhim ? A dentist wouldn’t swear unprompted, talk in emoji or launch into braggadocio so enthusiastically. You’re skint and jealous mate. You’re not fooling me. Work harder for better stuff instead of throwing shade.
Decathalon Stilus 2020 + brand new Honda CB125R + an full motorcycle training and gear and enough left over to trade in the 125 and buy full size or get a normal priced ebike on top. These are crazy prices
@@darrenrobson1562 of course you can buy a car... but you have to pay other fees on that.. cars don't run by pedaling them and there are so many other expenses to pay, so the comparison is quite lame... high end bikes aren't cheap there are entry/mid level models more affordable, surely will be heavier and perform less but surely everyone can distinguish the difference riding them? I don't think so...
@@darrenrobson1562 well I think you have to study a lot about it... because is not just like the others and to be precise I have a Trek rail not a specialized Levo so I'm not "a partisan".. Levo always been a "game changer" and this one will be exactly the same.
These bikes are starting to get too expensive for Dentists. Yesterday, a friend, who is a dentist,t told me he would love the S-Works version of the new Levo but wasn't sure if he could afford the $15,000USD. He griped, "You have to be a doctor or a lawyer to afford one".
@@martinschwartz7342 I can afford one if I settle for a cheap car! Biggest mistake of my life was buying new car. Bloody sales men and snobby neighbours! I think its kinda pleasing just not to play the keeping up with neighbours game. Can be old golf rather than a fancy BMW which you worry about getting scratched and have to keep clean. Still probably just a dream! Think I'm too mean to get anything else than the Comp model!
HaHa! I’m a doctor and I can’t afford one of these. If I didn’t have something else new - that’s even better for me than a Gen 3 😉 - I’d have to wait for a lower spec version. Finally, it’s bad enough spending your whole life inside other people’s poorly cared for mouths without being teased with the Dentist bike moniker as well - let’s move on to well, who?
Hi Rob, i changed from mtb to emtb in 2019 and get myself the Levo Comp Carbon. After a cut in the head tube frame i get a new 2022 Levo Expert carbon from specialized for warranty. i´m super happy about that. thank you specialist. After the first testride i can hear a sound , maybe plastic to plastic , when it gets in uneven terrain. Maybe the cables inside the frame or battery fitting. Have you any idea, or heared about this problem? Thanks Cheers Chris , Bavaria Germany
Great to see they have made strides to stop water ingress and beef up cables - shame they screw existing owners for new cables and motors - hoping that the new prices are so high so they can start funding discounts on gen 1 replacement parts 🤣😂🤣
Love that they have now fitted a crap flap as standard. I have had a home made version of that on my Levo since I bought it and it works really well! I have 1.5 years left on my motor warranty so if it "blows up" it should get replaced with with a fully sorted 2.2
Very professional set up and production values Rob. Looked at some of your earlier content. Like night and day mate. Would like to see you critique products more though. If you don't offer an informed alternative opinion you are merely indicating agreement. My question: for £13k+ is this package really worth it? this review did not answer that.
Very nice bike, good looks and lots of niggles now removed/sorted .... Ya No .... its still a long way off the TREK 9.9 XTR. Going back to the stump jumper, it was the NUTS but still TREK's Y33 took the show ... specialised need to go the extra mile, I am not sure what it is thats missing, BUT they need to up their game to take the top bike for me. Thanks guys for a very open and honest review - we plebs dont get to do the riding and comparisons so need your honesty and depth of review.
Hey Rob thanks a lot of the huge work you do one this channel! im going to buy my levo 2023 its size exactly the same than the older one? if i was L ill take L on this one too? Cheers
Why the 12 speed transmission, and huge rear sprocket? This just looked to cause massive chain slap and make no sense when you consider the smaller rear wheel. Otherwise, a very mild evolution. Great review by Rob, now he needs to put it up against the Whyte 160RS.
have they sorted out the dodgy TCU connectors yet, I have a 2021 SL expert and the advice was 'some people wrap them in tape', love the bike but I recon they can do a bit better than that...
That charging door is in the firing line for rock impacts. Bottoming the bike out. The charging door needs to be higher.. Also open the door to many times it will snap. Not a proper hinge.
Hey Rob, very nice channel and very good review of this beauty. I`m planing to get the Levo Gen 3 comming from Gen 2 in Size XL (S5). Now I want a little bit more agility. Do you think the S4 or the S5 Size would better fit ( Same size as you have, 187cm ) ? Thanks for your Help, keep going, thumbs up Greetz from Germany
Hey Rob, great video as always 👍 I know your taking a bit of time out but do you know if the rear triangle/chainstay is interchangeable with the gen2 ? It’s the only gripe I have with my gen2 would love it to be a bit more nimble and would be great if I could swap out the rear triangle.
Great video. Would be good to see that battery port cover and new motor cable available as upgrade for older bikes/batteries as it looks like it would be compatible for gen 2 levo? (would also mean could use old battery on new levo when I eventually buy one!)
Hi Rob. I am your height(193cm). I am more arms than legs, having an inseam of 83cm. After experiencing the S5 sized Levo, would you recommend the S5 or the S6 for me? Thanks.
Looks great but 13K for a mountain bike puts it beyond anything most of us can afford. I'll wait for the aluminium framed bikes and by then we'll no doubt have info from the s work owners regarding the motor and if specialized have sorted all the issues they had with the previous gens.
I have the Gen 2 Levo that I love and I would like the new features of this one, but for this price I just can't even imagine spending 2x what my Levo costs.. I am thinking about buying a new vehicle and that is $16,000 when a bike costs almost that much that is absurd. When are we going to stop with the prices going up and up.. I would love to upgrade to the Gen 3 but I am NOT about to spend $12k on a damn bike.
GREAT innovations as well as **VITAL* incremental improvements !! Because of these improvements I have been looking VERY close at eMtbs, and did 11 test rides recently. YES: I'm very impressed. Personally, I'm looking forward to these great ideas being rolled out to the more affordable models. When that happens I will pull the trigger for sure. I have the money for the top end bike, but the bang per buck still isnt there. I have a strong preference for mtn biking over MC, but at these prices the eMtb better do an excellent job of replacing my ktm
Is the X2 tuned for this bike I am 215 lbs and have a DPX on my levo now and running at 295 psi watching all your videos which I love I heard th x2 needs even more air to get correct sag. seems like a lot of pressure. With I think its max is 250 PSI. I know your 6"3' like my self.
How about a navigation app for the new tcu that prompts the rider with direction arrows? Perhaps linked to a smartphone for increased gps accuracy and ease of downloading routes?
What percentage of videos on his channel are about the Levo? He deserves to get paid promotion videos but reviews lots of other bikes and products. Let the man eat for all of his hard work.
@Rob - Could you compare (side-by-side) the bike of the 2nd generation with the 3rd generation? I mean getting a view as a geometry comparison. You talk a lot about feeling and how it looks in practice.
Hey minowak - this may help, side by side geometry comparison: www.emtbforums.com/community/threads/official-specialized-gen-3-2022-levo-megathread.20298/post-282828
How much motor noise is included in the price. The first gen was quiet. I still ride one. The second gen was too noisy for a bicycle and after two months I returned it and was refunded. Now nobody likes to talk about the noise in their reviews!
They’re taking all the suspension and swingarm design queues from dirtbikes and incorporating them to a mountain bike; all the way down to the rubber roost pad on the inside of the swingarm (chain stay and seat tube area for the pedaling folk).
The amount of advertising and RU-vidrs pushing this bike down our throats is sad. It is not worth that money. I’m not saying people won’t buy it…I’m just saying we let them take us to the cleaners.
Doing a test ride on a bike Rob like the S Works is Menai bless for the many of us who can't afford the s works. Why Do they always give you the s works to test
I have a 1st gen Levo and a 1st gen Kenevo, this looks like they have put both into one with the adjustments. I tend to think I should of brought the other bike, but tend to lean towards the Kenevo. That swallows everything even when climbing, but wants to go strait and crash over everthing, the Levo is more agile. And I have a bike for a friend if needed. Now thinking I need the new one to find out what that,s about. But I would be messing with the adjustment all the time for sure LOL
Noone mentioned ugly painting... 2019,2020,2021 and basically all 2015+ Spec bikes looks way nicer. Imho it looks like pre-2014 Epic. Ofc it's just a paiting but who does not bother how his 10k bike looks like?
What a way to start a sunday... hideously expensive bike....I want one! Although being from Paisley I know it's only a dream..... #itsallhappeninginPaisley
Not a big fan of the long low slack movement. More specifically not the low part. Unless you’re going down slopes with straight lines and not much technical obstacles, they turn like shit and pedal strikes along with bottom bracket strikes are too often and costly at times.
