I think we will be seeing this soon...
No that’s just a Levo SL expert with an push 11-6 shock an a MRP ribbon fork.
What has been seen out in the wild (allegedly) is this bike
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with this motor
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I had a few minutes earlier to look at the suspension kinematics for this and compare it with a few things. This is all pretty new for me so ignore most of what I say as it's probably bollox. Or baubles as it's xmas.
First off, the 2020 Demo of this design was incredibly similar to the Canyon Sender CF in it's execution, even if visually, they were slightly different.
At the time the main differences were that Spesh mounted the shock to the downtube rather than the top tube, and to much positive acclaim, used the same pivot for the shock link and the chainstay - unlike the Canyon, which had a separate pivot for the shock link - which made things a lot simpler on the 2020 Demo. With the latest 2021 demo design and the emtb version, the shock link and chain stay pivots are now separate - like the Canyon, except even more complicated as it now has twin shock link pivots ! Also, the connecting link on the demo was a lot longer than the connecting link on the Canyon.
On the latest 2021 Canyon Sender CF, the connecting link is now longer, like the Demo and the shock now mounts to to downtube rather than the top tube. The Canyon has retained it's separate pivots for the shock linkage and chainstay, though the shock linkage pivot has moved down to be much closer to the chainstay pivot, effectively mounting off the downtube, rather than the seat tube.
2021 Canyon Sender CFR :
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Note that the Canyon has two different shock mount positions to give different linkage ratios depending on if you're running 27.5 or 29.
So that's the basics of those two out of the way as I see it. Onto the Stock Demo 2021 frame and the Kenevo SL 2021 Frame... or Demo SL, or whatever they decide to call it .. They might want to keep the Kenevo as meaning "Bulldozer Suicide Tractor" or broadsword and this new bike to be more a light sabre - light .. see .. .get it ... ?
For the EMTB version of the Demo frame , compared to the Normal version of the Demo frame, the Chainstay link is moved quite a way further back to accommodate the motor/battery housing. One advantage of this should be that there will be less chain growth through the suspension movement due to the less vertical rise of the wheel, which should also give less pedal kickback compared to the stock 2021 Demo. The downside, is I think it will be slightly less progressive than the stock 2021 Demo and anti-squat might also not be quite as good... but as I say, I'm new to all this crap so I could be completely working that out wrong.
The 2021 Lightweight Enduro, Light Sabre, dEmo, Keneno SL ... is a real mix of design features. Primarily it looks like they've tried to take the advancements of the 2021 Demo suspension over the 2020, but try to work that around the requirements for motor, battery and blend it into something maybe slightly less focused than the Demo ?To me the frame definitely looks like its based off of the Enduro more so than the Demo. It literally looks like an Enduro with the motor integrated into the bottom bracket when compared to each other.
Good question .... just guessing, but the crank height looks a good 30mm lower on the E compared to the Enduro compared to rear axle height.I’m wondering what the BB height will be. They’d have to take some travel off the enduro otherwise I bet it would skim a lot of ground. Clearly it’ll have to be on 29”. I think the enduros true rear is something like 177mm.
They just need to make a Levo Evo SL, basically the Stumpjumer Evo with an SL motor, then I will be happy
yup. Currently on a SL, after 2 previous levos....and even with a Lyrik Ultimate upfront, the SL is too trail for my liking
Exactly. After riding these more modern bikes the current SL GEO is super XC feeling. I’ll be stoked on an SL EVO.
And by March there will be rumours of something even more amazing in 2022...I was deciding to get a 2020 Kenevo recently but I was told to hold off and wait for something new by March 2021.
Yea. i have a SB140 for my manual fun...and i ride it with the SL back to back on the same trails alot. The SL is just...not right, it feels front heavy, seat is too high even when slammed, etc
Dont get me wrong, i still like it alot, but i think a SL based on a more modern geo would be what im looking for
I was told the same thing, by a bloke in Crowthorne, ?I was deciding to get a 2020 Kenevo recently but I was told to hold off and wait for something new by March 2021.
I would suspect that with the lower power motor, the peddling platform provided by the Enduro design, would come back into play as being of benefit as you are going to want the most efficiency out of the lower power motor, whereas on a FF EMTB it is less relevant.
Will be interesting to see what tune the Mahle motor has on the Enduro/Demo SL, I wouldnt be surprised to see a higher output. I would have thought the market for such a bike would see a lot of owners wanting a bit more assistance than that offered on the SL, and the bike itself is bound to be a fair bit heavier.
. Will be interesting to see what tune the Mahle motor has on the Enduro/Demo SL, I wouldnt be surprised to see a higher output. I would have thought the market for such a bike would see a lot of owners wanting a bit more assistance than that offered on the SL, and the bike itself is bound to be a fair bit heavier.
I do not post rumors.And by March there will be rumours of something even more amazing in 2022...
The person who told me is no ordinary bloke.I was told the same thing, by a bloke in Crowthorne, ?
Might be the same bloke, runs a tidy ship, walks on water most of the time!!I do not post rumors.
The person who told me is no ordinary bloke.
i think we will see a FF Levo first before we see an update to the FF Kenevo which will come out a year laterI got same information again from an other Dealer. The new Kenevo will be much lighter with a smaller Battery...
The question is, if it will be the only one Kenevo or will there be also a new full range version.
I would be very happy about a fox 38,170mm, Enduro based eBike with Magura M7 or Sram RSC.. that will be a Dream.
Actually i‘m jn Love with the Santa Cruz Bullit for a Carbon Bike or for less Budget the Focus Sam2 6.9.
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