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Might be worth running with the Mavens for a while to see how they compare with your previous experience with TS Direttissima, they might be better.

Good to see it fits without clearance issues. I wonder what it does to ramp up at the end stroke as there has to be a reason (not necessarily a good one) why SC did not spec this shock size. I will be interested to hear what the performance is like, did you ride it with the original shock much?

I checked when I collected the bike and was told they have internal guide tubes like all SC bikes. So threading new hoses should be a doddle. I will fit Hope brakes when the Sram Master Cylinder goes soft, like they all do. Do you have a model with Maven brakes ?

Mine has DB8 nor Maven but has 220 rotors not 200. I changed to Galfer purple pads and they work OK.

Great on the steep and the rough stuff. I live in the Tweed Valley so all the fun trails are V Steep and rough. If you think about it the steeper the trail the load on the rear reduces (simple physics) so less travel used. A good fork is the key and I am liking the Zeb/charger 3.

I find it interesting that people want to change a bike they have not ridden. I have ridden 160/160 bikes for years and the 160/150 Vala has better suspension than all of them. I ride EWS trails nearly every day and the Vala is perfect even at 150 rear.

It rides as well as it looks.

It is not how it "looks" but how it "rides" that is important.

I was quoted mid November so it arrived a couple of weeks early.

Two rides on new bike so far. Very Nice motor response, Bike handles well and feels lighter than it is. Magic Mary Radials grip great and roll very well. Sram brakes as expected and have ordered some Galfer pads for them to improve them. If this don't work I will fit the Hope brakes I have on...

Just picked up new Vala. Will report tomorrow on how it rides. :)

Makes sense as it has the 320wh battery.

New on this Model I think.

Interesting, Spec. quote the Levo with 700wh battery as 23.17kg and 24kg for the Kenevo depending on build. The Levo has 36 against the Vala 38 forks. So all about the same (in real terms) at a good weight for a full fat bike.

Kenevo 24kg ?

All the models including the cheapest come with MM Radials.

That was my point really. People think more suspension travel will help but that is not usually the case.

160/150 is perfect for the Tweed Valley Trails. I have been riding a 160/160 for the last 5 1/2 years and 30,000k. I can never understand why people complain about 160 and want to move to 170. For the majority of riders with correctly setup suspension they will never notice the difference. I...

I went with the base R model. I worked out I could upgrade the the Lyrik to Ultimate spec,. Add Hope brakes and wheels for the same price as the the S model. I would end up with a higher spec bike. I hate SRAM brakes and E13 hubs , had both and had trouble with them and a short life. Hope brakes...

I get my new Vala next week (shop got it yesterday) so thought I would start a thread for discussion.