Get 20% More Range From Your Specialized Levo Using Micro Tune

Steve Jones is out in the Surrey hills to run you through the Specialized MicroTune system and how it might help you gain those precious extra miles! From on-the-fly adjustment of assistance levels in 10% increments, real-time support tuning and data summaries about your bike, riding and more, this innovative tech from Specialized might have changed the Battery management game for good! Watch now to find out how it can help you out on the trails!

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[JubeProductions]

I'm a turbo lover. I want all the power, all the time.

I do like the idea of more range, but I don't want to dial it back at all.

I just got my Turbo Levo 2 weeks ago so I'm just learning how to use it. I have been riding for over 30 years on regular bikes so I have a lot of experience.

For me, pedaling is the thing I like the least about riding. I don't care about fitness benefits, I ride for fun. It's more fun with more power. Even if riding was bad for my health, I would still do it. When I want to increase fitness I go to the gym, or I'll ride road. It's not that fitness isn't important but it's not primarily why I ride.

But I do want to get more range out of my Levo, and I know I can't just blast it in Turbo all ride, so these types of videos help me better understand how the bike works. It's a technological masterpiece with a lot to learn.

So far, this bike has changed my life. I've been riding regular bikes my entire life, and this completely changes how, where, when and how long I can ride.

[deanlawson]

Have been using micro tune on my gen 3 turbo Levo for sometime now and definitely is a saving. Incidentally I’ve also converted to 29er rear wheel, changed the chain stay chip to low setting on rear to cater for 2.4 rear tyre clearance. Front geometry at low setting as well. BB height increase about 5mm. For all our mixed riding here in South Africa you will get another 5% minimal battery saving as there less rolling resistance etc. great video. Thanks

[paulmerc]

Why do i see so many riders riding without gloves? I always ride with gloves. Idk. I feel its good protection. If you fall, the gloves will help for sure.

[patrickkocha]

Love specialized bikes they look like a peace of art can sit back a look at all day or ride it lol

[SWFlowseeker]

I think micro tune is the best feature of the new Levo. Love the vid

[lozetchells]

Great video!

I do something similar with my 2022 Comp Carbon. The way I do it is by adjusting eco mode to 20% instead of the default of 30%. I spend nearly all my time in eco but use trail on the techy uphill stuff, and very rarely use turbo. I'm a 75Kg rider.

Might sound masochistic but you really do get used to it and it's good both for your range and general fitness!

[westfaliajournal]

On my 2019 Levo Comp Carbon I (90kgs) have used the bike power levels set for 10/25/100%, 10% kind of makes up for the weight of the bike, 25% gives that assist up most hills... and 100% essentially powers me up those knee-breakers (or that damn hill close to home). I feel I get a great 'longer' workout without the big hills prematurely ending the day.

[Jean-jkzv]

next step is a learning e-bike. it learns how you microtune and proposes a curve of assistance. and It adjusts the curve as time passes and you still need to do some live tuning. after some time it knows your needs and live adjustments are less and less common. some smartphones do this already for screen brightness so...

[thelocalangler]

for my self i have the 2021 turbo levo and what i did is i would turn on the power but i would not engage any of the power modes. i would ride like a normal bike till i hit a hill climb that i would need the power assist so i would hit the eco mode, and when i am at the top of the hill i would take it off eco and back to regular biking. i did a 4.5 hour ride and about 65km loop and only used 18% battery on my 500 battery. most of that was used on the way back because of a sudden change in the wind where we were now riding against a head wind. for most of the ride i would try to rely mostly on myself and only rely on the power assist as a secondary option when i needed it. i also have the power assist setting on the app set on 30% power.

[ernestrodrigues]

Great video for me, given I’m new to e bikes and I was trying to figure out what that 10%-20% meant on my bike. Had no clue what micro tune was. Just got the 2023 Levo comp.

[theoldgoat]

Wait, are you saying that if you use less of something that it will last longer? No way!

[pattersonstark]

What I did not hear you talk about was the cadence and power curves. When I use micro-tune, I have a sweet range that is generally 10 -15 RPMs higher in the overall ride. If you spin faster, it feels easier but you use more energy to spin. The motor on the Levo increases in efficiency all the way to 90 RPMs in my experience. Moving from an average of 59 RPM to 70 made all the difference. And totally agree micro tune should be 2-speed, 5%, and/or 10% range options per where you are riding.

[CaviDS]

what is the Garmin mount I see on your handlebars?

[philboynz]

Wonder if an auto mode would work better as in on the trek and reign for instance🤔 and I wonder if spesh will bring out an equivalent one day 🤔

[neuzethmusic]

Simply changing my front Assegai to a Minion DHF Terra is saving a LOT of battery on my Bosch CX. Assegai has horrible rolling resistance imho.

[VTECH]

if you dont mind me asking how old are you guys .im56 and hope to enjoy both e mountain and regular mountain bikes for years to come

[StuartPlumbley]

Isn't this what Bosch's EMTB or Tour+ modes do, but automatically.

[quitemountainous]

Steve, you said there is about 20kg difference between you (it would help to know your weights, to give us an idea/comparison to ourselves, as weight is such an important factor), would the saving be similar with someone lighter or heavier or would it be still about 20%? Would you save more using same microtune settings if you weigh, say 95kg or 55kg? That would give us all a fuller picture, shame you did not use microtune in same time, a missed opportunity there or maybe an idea for another video....

[robbief]

Surely the future is that you just dial in the effort / assistance you want on average, and the bike would figure out what mode you should be in. Essentially keeping your effort fairly It would be far more accurate, and quicker for a microcontroller to figure that all out than our measly brains and muscles.

[antonio]

looks like the BLeVO smart system always can do this“ one my 2021 levo.