Kenevo Gen1 Official 2020 Kenevo Owners Thread

[chin.surf]

Any idea where this can be sourced in the UK?
Im Struggling to find one online?

I bought mine from USA, it arrived in about 2 weeks

 

[rydeezie]

Any idea where this can be sourced in the UK?
Im Struggling to find one online?

Here in US worldwidecyclery and jensonusa have it in stock

In previous posts people mentioned they use the Hope crown race

the cane creek seems to be the common one out here. My bike shop had it so I didn’t have to order online

 

[Pablo]

Hey guys,
wanting to upgrade my shock to the fox dhx2, but unsure what i size i need 2020 kenevo
anyone know?
cheers

 

[bushkila]

Original setting 180mm rear travel : 230*62.5mm
or 230*65mm i think 187mm rear travel ....not sure but works great, no problem at all.

 

[chin.surf]

Hi. Is the derailler hanger the sandwich one for a 2020 kenevo expert. I am looking to buy a spare but not sure if this is correct one. Thanks

 

[DynamicObserver]

Hi. Is the derailler hanger the sandwich one for a 2020 kenevo expert. I am looking to buy a spare but not sure if this is correct one. Thanks View attachment 38742 View attachment 38742

Thats the one I have for mine- 2020 expert

 

[RocratRacing]

Hey All,
Just wanted to intro myself as I’m new to the forum . I purchased a Kenevo expert after riding a Levo and absolutely enjoying the ride . Didn’t like the stock expert ride so decided to do a few mods .
2021 Fox 38 pistachio 180mm
220mm sram front rotor
50mm Lyne stem
800mm cSixx carbon End bars
Cane Creek lower race mod
160mm Lyne dropper post
Hope Pro4 hubs 28hole
South Carbon enduro 30mm rims 28 hole
Maxxis 2.5 Assagai DH casing tire front
Maxxis 2.4 Dissector DH casing tire rear
cSixx extra thick Foamo insert rear
2021 Fox Float X2 230mm x 65mm

still waiting for bits
Sram AXS Eagle upgrade kit
10-50 cassette
Ride Wrap tailored frame and fork wrap

The mods so far have transformed the bike into an absolute freeride beast , no more pedal strikes in rock gardens and it rolls through just about everything I care to put it through .
I have found myself using eco mode with 5% assist on most climbs and turbo mode on the decents for getting out corners quicker .
I am riding more now then I did when I was racing full time in my 30’s.

 

[Ameiza]

I just had a broken brake hose on the stock SRAM Code R rear brake. It seems like it has broken near the entrance of the rear triangle/chain stay.

Should there be a plastic protector covering the sharp edges of the entrance?

This should be covered by the warranty, right? 10 months old 2020 Comp

 

[beutelfuchs]

I just had a broken brake hose on the stock SRAM Code R rear brake. It seems like it has broken near the entrance of the rear triangle/chain stay.

Exactly what happened to me as well. I used that opportunity to fit a real brake

 

[chin.surf]

Hi, I made some changes to my kenevo front end, I wasn't getting on with stock bars etc.feels much better

 

[Dave11]

So I've sifted through the previous posts regarding the Cane Creek crown races but I can't make much sense out of it. Is anyone able to tell me exactly which one would be needed to fit the Marzocchi fork on the Comp? I'm getting petty sick of having to clean and re grease my headset every 10 rides. Thanks in advance.

 

[CjP]

This one.

 

[Dave11]

This one.

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Thanks mate.

 

[dobbyhasfriends]

Kenevo owners.. im in the market for a bike for my son, he is 14 and 5'4, it will also be used by my wife at 5'2..
I was originally going to get him a levo but im put off by the 29" wheels for such a small rider as well as the fact that the Kenevo has a wider height range on the S2 (5'2-5'8) while the Levo is (5'2 - 5'5) so he has a little room to grow with the bike and my wife can use it exclusively when he has outgrown it.

what do you all think of a Kenevo for the smaller rider, would you recommend or not?

 

[Salespunk]

Kenevo owners.. im in the market for a bike for my son, he is 14 and 5'4, it will also be used by my wife at 5'2..
I was originally going to get him a levo but im put off by the 29" wheels for such a small rider as well as the fact that the Kenevo has a wider height range on the S2 (5'2-5'8) while the Levo is (5'2 - 5'5) so he has a little room to grow with the bike and my wife can use it exclusively when he has outgrown it.

what do you all think of a Kenevo for the smaller rider, would you recommend or not?

It is a great bike, but the WB is long. This will make it a little more difficult to move around on tight trails. If you riding is more wide open than tight corners it will be a great bike. If they will be riding tighter technical singletrack the Levo might be the better choice. You can do the same trails on the Kenevo, it will just take a little more technique.

 

[lucafamlonga]

Anyone is so kind to tell me the factory setting of superdeluxe coil? Is laser engravel near the factory number is 2 letter! Thank you so much!!!

 

[JetSedgwick]

Hey All,
Just wanted to intro myself as I’m new to the forum . I purchased a Kenevo expert after riding a Levo and absolutely enjoying the ride . Didn’t like the stock expert ride so decided to do a few mods .
2021 Fox 38 pistachio 180mm
220mm sram front rotor
50mm Lyne stem
800mm cSixx carbon End bars
Cane Creek lower race mod
160mm Lyne dropper post
Hope Pro4 hubs 28hole
South Carbon enduro 30mm rims 28 hole
Maxxis 2.5 Assagai DH casing tire front
Maxxis 2.4 Dissector DH casing tire rear
cSixx extra thick Foamo insert rear
2021 Fox Float X2 230mm x 65mm

still waiting for bits
Sram AXS Eagle upgrade kit
10-50 cassette
Ride Wrap tailored frame and fork wrap

The mods so far have transformed the bike into an absolute freeride beast , no more pedal strikes in rock gardens and it rolls through just about everything I care to put it through .
I have found myself using eco mode with 5% assist on most climbs and turbo mode on the decents for getting out corners quicker .
I am riding more now then I did when I was racing full time in my 30’s.

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Good for you man. well done.

 

[Lun]

Hi, I made some changes to my kenevo front end, I wasn't getting on with stock bars etc.feels much better View attachment 39019

Looking really nice! What stem/handlebar combo is that?

 

[chin.surf]

Looking really nice! What stem/handlebar combo is that?

Rsp 30 mm stem , renthal 760 mm 40 mm rise

 

[Frirish]

Hi,
Anybody know the max length of the seatpost insert possible for an S4 Kenevo?
The 150mm that came with the bike is quite short and in order to fit me, the insert is about 90mm out of the top tube.
so looking to get a longer one.
looking at One Up 180mm or best 210mm if it would fit all the way down the tube ..?

 

[CjP]

Hi,
Anybody know the max length of the seatpost insert possible for an S4 Kenevo?
The 150mm that came with the bike is quite short and in order to fit me, the insert is about 90mm out of the top tube.
so looking to get a longer one.
looking at One Up 180mm or best 210mm if it would fit all the way down the tube ..?

240mm to the small pieces you can see in the top and bottom. These are the bolts that fix the shock link to the frame. For some reason the Kenevo has these kittle extensions on the end of that bolt. The Levo/SL has the same bolt but without the extensions.
What I’m saying is you could grind them off and then you have 260mm of clearance to those wires.

 

[#lazy]

Looks like a cyborgs va.......a , I imagine ! ?

 

[Frirish]

Thank you.
The One Up 180mm has a 267 insertion, that should work better

 

[panaphonic]

Thank you.
The One Up 180mm has a 267 insertion, that should work better

I'm also wanting to upgrade the seat post to the one-up 180mm but have been concerned that the supplied cables and housings will be too short.

 

[Frirish]

I'm also wanting to upgrade the seat post to the one-up 180mm but have been concerned that the supplied cables and housings will be too short.

I am not too concern about that since the post is so high, that mean there is plenty length

 

[Dpickin1]

Hi,
Anybody know the max length of the seatpost insert possible for an S4 Kenevo?
The 150mm that came with the bike is quite short and in order to fit me, the insert is about 90mm out of the top tube.
so looking to get a longer one.
looking at One Up 180mm or best 210mm if it would fit all the way down the tube ..?

I was able to fit a OneUp 210 shimmed down to 190 in my S3. I woukd check the 210 as there is 20mm to play with.

 

[Frirish]

I was able to fit a OneUp 210 shimmed down to 190 in my S3. I woukd check the 210 as there is 20mm to play with.

That would be brilliant indeed ! Even with the 2 bolts showed on Christian picture above then?

Here is my new baby on it's first day:

Went for a quick 20km blast around a trail center near the shop, and so far so good! loved it !!!!
Got PRs everywhere! On the ups that was sure, but even on red trails going down.

The brakes need to bed in to give a realistic feed back, so won't comment on that yet.
Rear shock was perfect, but the settings on the front weren't right ... I had it 11 click from close and could not really place the front wheel where I wanted and got a few scary moment coming out of a fast twisty berm ... Also felt very hard on bumpy surface and got bad armpump. I just changed to 8 clicks from closed, so will see.
I actually thing it could be due to the tyres as well as these are big 2.6 (was on Maxxis DHF/R 2.4 3C on my Mega), and there was probably too much air as I am not sure yet how puncture (pinch) resistant they are yet. I also found the sided knobs to be "not enough on the side" if you know what I mean.

Other than that, although it is a long bike on paper, the fit is perfect! 64 degrees HA is very confident inspiring but the Mega wasn't far from that. Just that seat post that is too high is annoying me, but it will be my first big mod.

And lastly, the saddle ... what a dream! Probably the comfiest saddle I've had !

So managed 2 loops of the trail center: 19.5km - 653 Elevation +, and went back home with 56% battery left !
Happy days!

Edit* The gear shifter on goes up one gear at the time ... that is shame on a bike at that price ...

 

[#lazy]

Great to hear you’re loving new bike . Would recommend 1/2/3 tokens with 25% sag max , keeps the fork higher and depending on how hard you ride ( more tokens) will stop it bottoming !
Great seat but after a year mines a creak monster ( must be cos you sit more on ebikes ) !

 

[Kenebeau]

Exactly how I feel, I love it!


All I ever wanted was a eDH bike.
I wanted 200mm travel back and front and I already had the fork from my last Kenevo so that was an easy swap. I think from memory it was a 46mm offset?
With this fork and a 29er front it slackens out to around 62 degree HA. Defiantly noticeable but still climbs no problems.
For the rear shock I wanted to keep it ohlins, they had a 242/76 so I had them reduce that by 6mm to give me 236/70. This gave me 201mm travel at the back and I initially ran two offset bushes to give me a 230 overall eye to eye measurement.
As the bush was solid without the thin outer bush it had no movement and the top bolt was always loosening itself. I decided to go back to a centre bush with the outer bush which raised my bottom bracket. No big deal as the bikes so long and slack it’s fine. Works out the same measurement as flipping the chip in the original shock.
I also checked by removing the spring and cycling the suspension to make sure there was clearance in the frame which there was.

As for the ride? Well it’s fine, I’ve taken it down some sketchy trails and take a few decent hits, drops and it loves it.
Not one problem so far, just lots of fun and I finally have my eDH.

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I thought i was the first to do this! We actually ride the same spots! You yangs is alittle flat for the big girl now!

 

[CjP]

Oh really, if you want pm me your details and ill add you to our whats app group. Theres a few of us ebikers and I also have a mtb group I roll with.
Im mainly on the SL now but its always good to shred with ebikers.

What mods you done to your Kenevo?