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Come visit California, Stefan! We can arrange a bike for you and point you in the right direction any time of year. 👍

Vado SL in Death Valley Natl Park last week: Old man easily motoring up a 10% grade out of the valley 😊 Same old man struggling to get clipped in after trying to start out on a 20% grade for a photo op 🤣

How can some else decide for you? Slide your grips and controls inward and give it a test before getting out the saw. “Test twice, cut once” 😉

The horizontal red bar indicates that an error exists and is usually accompanied by one or more blue horizontal lines that specify the error. These should be listed in your Levo User Manual (the page in my Levo SL manual is shown below). The three blue lights forming a circle just indicate the...

You're a good friend to have, @Stefan Mikes ! 👍👍

Hi Reed, I'm not familiar with the Tero 5, but since is comes with 29x2.35 Ground Controls I probably wouldn't use tires less than 2" wide. That would lower the bottom bracket which is good for tarmac riding but risky off-road. Narrower tires will also quicken the steering which may be good or...

While you have the fenders off you might try the Tracer Pro in 47mm width. You'll be even more "fearless" off tarmac! :D

The main thing is that is allows use of wider tires and lower pressures for off-pavement riding. The Panaracer Gravel Kings used measure 51mm wide on i30 rims (these won't fit in the standard fork). The bottom bracket is a bit lower, but the tires are tall and wide so handling isn't that different.

We routed the dropper cable for rigid 90mm PNW posts internally on our SL 5 bikes. It's tricky threading the housing over the motor and up the seat tube. You will also need to trim the plastic cover where the cables exit the upper down tube to accommodate all three cables.

We did that with mrs e-levity's SL 5. DT Swiss sells 12 and 15mm end caps that can be swapped. In her case we used DT350 boost hubs and 27.5 carbon rims. https://forums.electricbikereview.com/threads/vado-sl-5-1-gq-a-27-5-650b-gravel-queen.47326/

You can also use a shim adaptor to mount easy-to-find standard stems in various lengths/rises for 1 1/8" steerer tubes:

Chain life depends on ride conditions as well as maintenance, so it's tough to predict how long a chain will last. Here's a quick and easy waxing method that I use. Maxima spray-on chain lube worked great on my motos and has proven itself on my bikes as well. The carrier solvent cleans and...

@Hekkubus - I made a small cut-out in the top bag to access the on/off button, but I use a Garmin for info once rolling. (oops, the photo shows the Levo SL home page on the Garmin)

Here are a couple of small Revelate Designs bags that I use at times on my SL 5 (Large frame)

Dry, fair weather riding here in the desert southwest. :cool: Most miles are on pavement, but the most fun miles are often on hardback dirt or gravel. Wider tires provide more cushion and traction and don't seem to have a negative effect. Here are some pics from February and March (Death Valley...

700 x 47mm on a SL 5 EQ tubeless

@grnmtnbk - Hayes currently has the 720mm length carbon Protaper 20/20 bar on sale for $43: https://hayesbicycle.com/products/protaper-carbon-20-20-handlebar-720w Mrs levity and I use these on out SL 5 bikes and ❤️ them. Nice hand/wrist position and good vibration damping.

2mm hex, recessed in a hole on the underside

You might check Mission Control mid ride and near the end to see when it’s drawing from both. it could be that when the RE gets low into the power saving mode the bike begins to draw from the main battery as well so you don’t lose power.

Thank you for correcting my bad arithmetic, @mschwett ! I corrected the error in my post above. I’m traveling this month but will try to find the service manual section stating not to extend the stem more than the 30mm duckbill + three 5mm spacers.