I mounted a 160 lyrik on my '18 levo this weekend. Feels very different. The revelation isn't as smooth through the stroke in comparison. The lyrik has a very progressive silky feel as it progresses through the stroke.
Main limitation on the base is the fork when pushed hard. A dropper post and a lyrik or pike fork and you've got a lot of bike for the money. Selling all of our normal bikes. Impossible to go back once you're on the juice.
Curious to see if they go carbon on the Kenevo next year. I wonder if a 160mm or 170 front and back with an air shock would give it more pop and make it not feel so much like a bulldozer. It seems the Kenevo is past what an enduro is and is somewhere between an enduro and demo. I could be way off.
For those interested I had the dealer take out the tubes before I picked it up. I weighed them and they came out to 1.6lbs. If you were really a weight freak you could toss the SWAT tool for maybe 4oz. I added carbon bars for vibration otherwise stock. It felt much lighter than a 2017. Could be...
I had the chance to test a 2017 levo comp vs my 2018 comp carbon. It was a much bigger difference than I expected. The motor was very yo yo on the 2017 and seemed to lose steam as the day went on. From reading it sounds like you need to keep high cadence or the '17 motor cuts out is the issue...
Thanks for the review. I haven't ridden the kenevo but had a chance to test a 2017 levo comp vs my 2018 comp carbon. It was a much bigger difference than I expected. The motor was very yo yo on the 2017 and seemed to lose steam as the day went on. Pedal strikes were an issue also the fatter 3.0...
Do you find you get less "pop" from the coil shock? Only coiled bike I've ridden is my demo 8 which has zero pop in the rear but of course will bulldoze whatever you point it at.
I'm at elevation in Colorado Springs and have a variety of hobbies so I never reach killer bike fitness. Suffering 60% of the ride no longer appealed to me so I made the leap. I really don't care if people think I'm cheating. I'm not racing anyone and just want to have fun. I now have fun 100%...