I forgot to mention that when I bought my Kenevo, we also bought a Levo (the older 2018 version) for my wife. She is quite a timid off road rider but finds the supple suspension and grippy tyres re-assuring. Although it is small, I can ride it and in fact find it surprisingly good, more nimble...
I have two EMTBs - a KTM Macina town bike and a Specialized Kenevo. Four years ago I persuaded my (somewhat reluctant) wife to try out a town Ebike. I had tried out a EMTB hardtail and was really impressed on road, less so off-road - at 20kph on the flat I felt that one simply got bounced around...
My Garmin edge has a fall detection, but it depends on what happens to the bike. Had my first big off yesterday - lost the front wheel of a narrow track, with a steep drop to the left. I sort of dived over the bike down into the woods and ended up several metres below the bike. The bike was just...
It sounds as if you have the right technique, which works on an analogue bike, but your timing is out. Once you stop peddling the motor keeps driving for a few metres. Some like this feature, some don’t but it does mean changing down is tricky. You have to wait much longer on an ebike for the...
Here in Switzerland nearly all ebikes are restricted to 25kph but one can buy ebikes where the motor cuts out at 40kph, but the latter has to be registerd and have a number plate. They have the same motors so these ideas of derestricting adding strain to the motor simply by going faster is...
I notice in the manual for the intuvia display it says that if not using the bike for several months one should remove the intuvia display. Does anyone know why? I have two intuvia equipped bikes for four years and 4000k and have never taken the display off, even in Winter when I can’t ride the...
A friend of mine has an Bosch equipped ebike. The other day he found that if he turned it on with the switch on the intuvia display there was no speed reading and no power. When we got home we cleaned all the contacts where the intuvia display clips on as well as the contacts on the battery...
When I get a new chain I hang it from a nail and mark the bottom on the wall. I use a couple of chain checkers - an old park one which has wear indicator in different colours and a decathlon one. When these checkers tell me my chain is worn I take it off, hang it from the nail and compare with...
Good thing too. We don’t need comments like this. To take a charger (much lighter and smaller than a spare battery) was a perfectly sensible suggestion - something I do from time to time. I’ve found all restaurants and cafes (Pre COVID) are happy to let one charge a battery whilst one has a...
What I notice in Switzerland is that analogue bikes dominate in the bike parks but on general mountain trails the vast majority of bikes are ebikes. Not surprising really, you’ve got to be pretty fit and motivated to ride an analogue bike whereas ebikes bring mountain biking to the masses.
A decathlon chain checker cost £3.99 and does a pretty good job. I thought chain pitch was the same for all speeds, it’s the width that change, so a chain checker should work on all chains.
I use the EVOC ebike. It was expensive but it comes with a proper back protector and I take it every ride. I am a mountain guide and have used many different types of backpack and the EVOC is one of the best made and most comfortable I’ve used. With just tools I don’t notice it. When carrying a...
Whatever way you measure it, if reach is too short, one feels cramped. It can be alleviated by using a longer stem and sliding the saddle right back but that can alter the handling dramatically. If reach is too long, one feels too stretched out with too much weight on hands and wrists. If reach...
It does depend on where you ride as well. I think I would struggle where I live, in the Alps on an SL, certainly keeping up with my mates. I ride a 2018 Kenevo, which is more like the present Levo. I found the original eco setting of 20% useless - felt like no assistance at all. I raised this to...
I have maxis 2.6 on front, as I read that going from 2.8 would give a better feel. TBH, I can’t really feel much difference. I’ve got maxis 2.8 on rear and have great grip and not had the back step out. Apart from noise on tarmac this is a great setup.
If it’s any consolation I did the same on my front tyre, swopped it round and then paid real attention on the back tyre, checked, checked again and still got it wrong! So, once again I flipped the tyre, slightly comforting myself that I was getting quite good at this tubeless lark, which was...
I have a 2018 Kenevo and Levo. When I first got the Kenevo the walk mode did not work. It was a faulty mode switch. I got the shop to send another one and changed it myself, which was straightforward. I strongly suspect that is the problem with yours. I find it sometimes takes a while for walk...
That’s really interesting. The liquid that was left was pretty clear. Do you tip out the clear liquid and replace with new milky liquid or do you just top up?