Specialized TURBO LEVO Transformed with $1,945.
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In this video, we tranform a Gen 1 2018 Specialized Turbo Levo Electric Mountain Bike to get it closer to the Gen 3 2022 Specialized Turbo Levo eMTB.
Check out the 2018 vs 2022 Turbo Levo Comparison Video Here: 2022 vs. 2018 Specialized TURBO LEVO ...
Check out Dirtlabs Here: https://bit.ly/Dirtlabs
For more in-depth tests of the Specialized Levo electric mountain bike and more, visit: http://ElectricCycleRider.com
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In the last Project Levo video, we compared my personal Gen 1 2018 Specialized Turbo Levo to the new Gen 3 2022 Specialized Turbo Levo.
The comparison revealed that in 4 short years, Specialized has made some huge strides with the Turbo Levo platform, coming without surprise that the new Gen 3 Levo was better in basically every category.
So much so, that it’s honestly kind of hard to ride the Gen 1 knowing how good the Gen 3 platform is, so we wanted to set out and see if we can take some of the inspiration from the Gen 3 and implement it into the Gen 1.
To do this, I took the bike to the bright minds over at Dirtlabs to see what we could do to bring this Gen1 Levo into the new age.
We replaced the Rockshox Revelation fork with a Fox36 E Optimized fork with 10mm more travel than the Revelation, bumping it up from 150mm to 160mm. On top of that, the fact that the new Fox fork is E optimized means it has a little bit stronger chassis and is stiffer. The fork is also a 29er, so we’ll be able to mullet this bike out like the Gen3, with a 29er up front and a 27.5 in the rear. The bigger front wheel will help roll over obstacles while retaining the nimble feeling the bike has in the rear.
Another added benefit of going with a 29 up front is that we will even further slacken the head tube angle out and hopefully get the bottom bracket a little bit higher to help with those pedal strikes that we were getting.
The rear shock is also getting upgraded from the Rockshox Monarch to a Fox DPX2 with a piggyback reservoir, which will help with cooling and is designed to be ridden harder.
In order to be able to mount the shock, we’re utilizing a Bike Yoke adapter which allows the use of a standard shock on Specialized bikes of this era.
We added a more aggressive, Specialized Eliminator 2.6” wide tire to the rear, which is the same rear tire that the Gen3 Levo is running.
In the front, we scored a 29 inch Roval wheel from a different Specialized build and mounted a Specialized Butcher 2.6” wide tire to it, which is also the same front tire that comes on the Gen3 Levo.
I was already running a much shorter than stock, 35mm stem. So in keeping with the Gen 3 short stem style, we’re leaving that on there.
So for a quick tally of what all of this is costing:
I bought this 2018 used for $3,200,
The Fox fork was $1,100
The Fox shock was $540
The bike yoke was $130
The used Front wheel cost $125
Tires were $135
Stem $50
That brings us up to a total of $1,945 for the parts that we just put on this bike, and when you add the cost of the used bike itself, it brings the full investment up to $5,145.
Next step is to ride this thing and see if all that investment was worth it,
So check in for the next video of Project Levo and we will see how the modified Gen1 can stack up against the Gen3 Levo.
Check out the 2018 vs 2022 Turbo Levo Comparison Video Here: 2022 vs. 2018 Specialized TURBO LEVO ...
Check out Dirtlabs Here: https://bit.ly/Dirtlabs
For more in-depth tests of the Specialized Levo electric mountain bike and more, visit: http://ElectricCycleRider.com
Best Deals On Electric Bikes For Sale: https://bit.ly/ECRMarketplace
Check Out The Electric Cycle Rider Instagram: Instagram: electriccyclerider
Click Here To Subscribe To The Channel!
https://www.youtube.com/ElectricCycle...
In the last Project Levo video, we compared my personal Gen 1 2018 Specialized Turbo Levo to the new Gen 3 2022 Specialized Turbo Levo.
The comparison revealed that in 4 short years, Specialized has made some huge strides with the Turbo Levo platform, coming without surprise that the new Gen 3 Levo was better in basically every category.
So much so, that it’s honestly kind of hard to ride the Gen 1 knowing how good the Gen 3 platform is, so we wanted to set out and see if we can take some of the inspiration from the Gen 3 and implement it into the Gen 1.
To do this, I took the bike to the bright minds over at Dirtlabs to see what we could do to bring this Gen1 Levo into the new age.
We replaced the Rockshox Revelation fork with a Fox36 E Optimized fork with 10mm more travel than the Revelation, bumping it up from 150mm to 160mm. On top of that, the fact that the new Fox fork is E optimized means it has a little bit stronger chassis and is stiffer. The fork is also a 29er, so we’ll be able to mullet this bike out like the Gen3, with a 29er up front and a 27.5 in the rear. The bigger front wheel will help roll over obstacles while retaining the nimble feeling the bike has in the rear.
Another added benefit of going with a 29 up front is that we will even further slacken the head tube angle out and hopefully get the bottom bracket a little bit higher to help with those pedal strikes that we were getting.
The rear shock is also getting upgraded from the Rockshox Monarch to a Fox DPX2 with a piggyback reservoir, which will help with cooling and is designed to be ridden harder.
In order to be able to mount the shock, we’re utilizing a Bike Yoke adapter which allows the use of a standard shock on Specialized bikes of this era.
We added a more aggressive, Specialized Eliminator 2.6” wide tire to the rear, which is the same rear tire that the Gen3 Levo is running.
In the front, we scored a 29 inch Roval wheel from a different Specialized build and mounted a Specialized Butcher 2.6” wide tire to it, which is also the same front tire that comes on the Gen3 Levo.
I was already running a much shorter than stock, 35mm stem. So in keeping with the Gen 3 short stem style, we’re leaving that on there.
So for a quick tally of what all of this is costing:
I bought this 2018 used for $3,200,
The Fox fork was $1,100
The Fox shock was $540
The bike yoke was $130
The used Front wheel cost $125
Tires were $135
Stem $50
That brings us up to a total of $1,945 for the parts that we just put on this bike, and when you add the cost of the used bike itself, it brings the full investment up to $5,145.
Next step is to ride this thing and see if all that investment was worth it,
So check in for the next video of Project Levo and we will see how the modified Gen1 can stack up against the Gen3 Levo.
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