2020 Levo accelerates faster than the 2020 Kenevo???

[M blapplejuice]

I recently tested the 2020 Kenevo and it seemed to accelerate slightly slower that the Levo. I own the 2019 Levo Expert so I'm pretty familiar with that. Has anyone else noticed this? I know the 29" wheels make a difference with wheel speed, but I would have thought that the motor would compensate. Any thoughts?

 

[ebikerider]

I recently tested the 2020 Kenevo and it seemed to accelerate slightly slower that the Levo. I own the 2019 Levo Expert so I'm pretty familiar with that. Has anyone else noticed this? I know the 29" wheels make a difference with wheel speed, but I would have thought that the motor would compensate. Any thoughts?

Too hard to tell if your asselerometer is calibrated correctly. In theory the 27.5 wheels should spin up quicker but without doing back to back testing the fastest one could be the one you think is fastest.

 

[thewildblue]

My 2019 Expert feels much faster than my 2020 Kenevo Comp, but only when lugging it on the road the Kenevos shorter gearing really does show itself and feels like its out of "puff" too quickly. Off road where its most important Ive found no issues. Both bikes are running the same settings in blevo/mission control.

 

[jazzhands01]

The Kenevo is also a heavier bike at 54 lbs and the levo expert is 48, right?

 

[maynard]

What about trye pressure ? My de restricted Levo feels slow when the trye pressure gets low . I use it mainly for commuting

 

[MrSimmo]

I recently tested the 2020 Kenevo and it seemed to accelerate slightly slower that the Levo. I own the 2019 Levo Expert so I'm pretty familiar with that. Has anyone else noticed this? I know the 29" wheels make a difference with wheel speed, but I would have thought that the motor would compensate. Any thoughts?

I've got the 2020 Levo Expert, tried the 2020 Kenevo Expert, it felt definitely slower from a standstill and also from around 10mph. Both derestricted. I put it down to the weight.

 

[thewildblue]

I've got the 2020 Levo Expert, tried the 2020 Kenevo Expert, it felt definitely slower from a standstill and also from around 10mph. Both derestricted. I put it down to the weight.

The weight will make no difference. Its final drive. I would imagine with a 36T front sprocket it would feel the same. Interestingly my friends 20 Kenevo Expert had what felt like the most powerful motor off road, even with shuttle turned down. That's between 4 x 2019 Levos and 2 X 2020 Kenevos that we owned between us.

Put the 27.5 x 2.6 alongside the 29 x 2.6 and look at the height difference, this will impact your final drive.

Also on really steep hills the Kenevo can sit in a slightly higher gear than the levo...again final drive ratio.

If you've ever messed around with different wheel & tyre sizes on cars its amazing what a difference they make to acceleration.

 

[MrSimmo]

The weight will make no difference. Its final drive. I would imagine with a 36T front sprocket it would feel the same. Interestingly my friends 20 Kenevo Expert had what felt like the most powerful motor off road, even with shuttle turned down. That's between 4 x 2019 Levos and 2 X 2020 Kenevos that we owned between us.

Put the 27.5 x 2.6 alongside the 29 x 2.6 and look at the height difference, this will impact your final drive.

Also on really steep hills the Kenevo can sit in a slightly higher gear than the levo...again final drive ratio.

If you've ever messed around with different wheel & tyre sizes on cars its amazing what a difference they make to acceleration.

Yes good point, forgot to say my Levo has a 36T ?

 

[Mikerb]

My Levo is faster than every other Levo...hehe.

 

[R120]

Lighter, 29 inch wheels, yes its faster accelerating, maybe not for the initial take off, but once you get going definitely.