I have owned 2 Commencal bikes in the US and the customer service has been great. The problem with Pinkbike at times, is only the complainers tend to post comments.
I have the 2022 Kenevo Turbo SL. The Fox 38 is the best fork I’ve ever had. I always find the Fox recommended settings to be to stiff, though. I run fork 10lbs less than recommended, HSC fully open and 2 tokens. Shock at recommended pressure, HSC fully open. It works great trail riding and at...
I would disagree with this unless you are going to charge everyone based on how many laps they do. Younger and fitter riders will do more laps on non- Ebikes than I can possibly do on an Ebike. At one of the bike parks I can do about 6-7 runs and I’m trashed for the day. Some of the young...
The Ebike haters in this country hate all ebikes. They refuse to acknowledge there are differences in types of Ebikes.
As Chris Rock once said in his comedy routine: “ I’m often asked as a black man, do you hate Mexicans, Jews, Arabs and whoever the same as white people?”. The reply is comic...
I’m going to ride mine anywhere a non Ebike can go. If we only rode what was “legal” in the US, mountain biking never would have survived here. I’ve been riding since the early 80’s and every trail was off limits to bikes. Over time, enough people took up riding that we couldn’t be ignored, or...
I have 3 rides on my Kenevo SL. I also own a YTDecoy Pro Race full power Ebike. The Kenevo is exactly what I have been looking for in an Ebike. The lighter weight is very noticeable. It is more maneuverable and much easier to get in the air off jumps. It rails the downhills. The motor has plenty...
I’m at 235 psi for 30%. I haven’t had a chance to do bracket testing yet, but it feels quite good so far. How many reducers are in the stock S3?
That trail at the bike park looks mighty fun!
I agree with removing the rear shock. There are lots of bushings, spacers, dust seals with this linkage...
My fork came with 2 volume spacers. At 200lbs and 100psi in the fork I wasn’t using all the travel. Only about 150mm. I dropped psi to 93 and removed a volume spacer and it feels very good. Nice and plush but not blowing through the travel or bottoming out excessively. My next ride will be at...
I had my first run today. Started out with Fox’s recommended fork and shock settings. They did not work for me. Here is where I am at currently: The shock at 235 psi for 30% sag; rebound 10 out; compression fully open. For the fork, at 200lbs Fox recommends 100-105 psi. I ended up at 93psi with...
I’m at 25% sag at 103. I think I’m going to try sag at 30% which will probably be around 95 psi. If you watch any of the tuning videos with Jodie from Fox they recommend starting with sag at 15-20% on forks. I’d have to have Richie Rude speed for that to work, which unfortunately I don’t.
I did not reuse the stock housing. I’m able to fit a 210mm dropper switching to the OneUp. The stock dropper is at the minimum insertion and I still can’t get the seat as high as I need. For being 5’ 10”” I have a long inseam and wingspan so I always have to change seatposts and stem length to...
Have you set your fork and shock to Fox’s recommendations? According to Fox I should have 100-105 psi for my weight. That feels very stiff and I’m only using 60-70% of the travel. The shock is pretty close with Fox’s recommended settings.
I just figured it out. You have to take out the cable port guide at the head tube so you can feed the housing at an angle into the down tube. If you don’t, the housing doesn’t go into the down tube. It goes straight into the top tube. In hindsight I should have used a housing barb and pulled...
Just got my kenevo sl expert. I pulled the too short 150mm dropper to install my OneUp 180mm dropper. I can no figure out how to get the new cable housing installed. Has anyone done this yet?
Not yet. I’m cons
Not yet. I’ve been able to get acceptable performance from the stock fork with a little fiddling. I am considering an Avalanche coil conversion for the fork, but am concerned about adding more weight to the front of the bike. I like to jump and Ebikes are already a little...
My Orbea Rise is supposed to arrive in a couple weeks. I would love a slightly slacker head angle and I’m a fan of coil shocks. Has anyone tried either of these, and if so, what are your opinions?
I am not a Clyde (205 with gear on), but I do run an Avalanche tuned Bomber CR on my Decoy. I have had 3 shocks tuned by Craig on different bikes as well as a couple of EXT Storia shocks. Craig knows what he is doing and has gotten the tune correct every time. Nothing beats a shock custom tuned...