Hey guys, new to the forum and I wanted to ask everyone a few questions.
1.- Context & sizing
I bought the kenevo comp 2023 a year ago (and haven't been able to ride it much because I hurt my back half a year ago PS: I'm not old, just 19 yrs old lol, had bad luck carrying weights) but before that happened I notice a few issues with the bike.
I came from an old canyon strive 2020 (back when canyon made super short bikes lol) and I realized that the Kenevo in S3 was rather large, spanish page says it's 475mm in reach, whilst others say it's 470mm. It wasn't too bad and I'll eventually buy a 30-32mm stem (onoff, title, renthal sell those short ones) which should aid a bit the sizing.
2.- FLOAT X Shock Problems
However, with shock setup it wasn't as simple. I noticed how I was inflating the stock float x to over 250 psi to get it to proper sag (76kg 176cm), which wasn't too conserning as it was after all 180mm in just 62.5mm of shock travel, but I realized how the rebound range just wasn't enough. Bike was way too poppy and unstable and I was already at the last click.
I did buy another float x which I hadn't got the chance to try out because of my back issues, plus I've moved out for uni so it won't be until next year that I get to bring my bike to my current location.
However, I haven't seen ANYONE have any issues with their stock shock which makes me think this is a one off, it also blew on me twice, probably because I'm running less pressure than I should, but if I inflate it enough it'll get even more reboundy which just makes it even more unstable. Yet warranty rebuilt the shock and it perfomed just as before, so I doubt it's a defect, maybe a bad tune which they didn't catch on rebuild?
3.- Asking for further advice
Once I get my back looked after and I get to ride my bike again I want to upgrade it because I feel the bike lacks a lot of stuff in its current state, so I'm asking for advice. Current plan is: (Keep in mind I'm a broke student lol)
1.- Buy a different shock if both Float Xs fail to perform correctly (and custom tune if needed to work for me)
2.-Cockpit upgrade, specially a shorter stem because the bike feels so heavy, long and glued whilst I prefer a more playful ride.
3.-Brakes, the code Rs are a joke. I ordered a set of MT5s, and once the levers break I'll build shiguras
4.-Tires, and maybe wheels. Tires because the bike feel so glued and I can barely even manual it, and I believe the tire could be a culprit, but I may be wrong. Wheels because I'll eventually mullet the bike, so I'd get a lighter MX set
5.-Fork, maybe a FOX 38 Grip 2 170mm to go along the 29er wheel. I did miss having more compression and rebound adjustments coming from my canyon.
By the way, I also don't know how to style the bike, I feel like it currently looks very ugly and I'd like advice on that too. Maybe I should start with putting on invisiframe in matte rather than the cheap glossy film it currently has on. But I don't know how to proceed after that.
1.- Context & sizing
I bought the kenevo comp 2023 a year ago (and haven't been able to ride it much because I hurt my back half a year ago PS: I'm not old, just 19 yrs old lol, had bad luck carrying weights) but before that happened I notice a few issues with the bike.
I came from an old canyon strive 2020 (back when canyon made super short bikes lol) and I realized that the Kenevo in S3 was rather large, spanish page says it's 475mm in reach, whilst others say it's 470mm. It wasn't too bad and I'll eventually buy a 30-32mm stem (onoff, title, renthal sell those short ones) which should aid a bit the sizing.
2.- FLOAT X Shock Problems
However, with shock setup it wasn't as simple. I noticed how I was inflating the stock float x to over 250 psi to get it to proper sag (76kg 176cm), which wasn't too conserning as it was after all 180mm in just 62.5mm of shock travel, but I realized how the rebound range just wasn't enough. Bike was way too poppy and unstable and I was already at the last click.
I did buy another float x which I hadn't got the chance to try out because of my back issues, plus I've moved out for uni so it won't be until next year that I get to bring my bike to my current location.
However, I haven't seen ANYONE have any issues with their stock shock which makes me think this is a one off, it also blew on me twice, probably because I'm running less pressure than I should, but if I inflate it enough it'll get even more reboundy which just makes it even more unstable. Yet warranty rebuilt the shock and it perfomed just as before, so I doubt it's a defect, maybe a bad tune which they didn't catch on rebuild?
3.- Asking for further advice
Once I get my back looked after and I get to ride my bike again I want to upgrade it because I feel the bike lacks a lot of stuff in its current state, so I'm asking for advice. Current plan is: (Keep in mind I'm a broke student lol)
1.- Buy a different shock if both Float Xs fail to perform correctly (and custom tune if needed to work for me)
2.-Cockpit upgrade, specially a shorter stem because the bike feels so heavy, long and glued whilst I prefer a more playful ride.
3.-Brakes, the code Rs are a joke. I ordered a set of MT5s, and once the levers break I'll build shiguras
4.-Tires, and maybe wheels. Tires because the bike feel so glued and I can barely even manual it, and I believe the tire could be a culprit, but I may be wrong. Wheels because I'll eventually mullet the bike, so I'd get a lighter MX set
5.-Fork, maybe a FOX 38 Grip 2 170mm to go along the 29er wheel. I did miss having more compression and rebound adjustments coming from my canyon.
By the way, I also don't know how to style the bike, I feel like it currently looks very ugly and I'd like advice on that too. Maybe I should start with putting on invisiframe in matte rather than the cheap glossy film it currently has on. But I don't know how to proceed after that.
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