Kenevo Gen1 Official 2020 Kenevo Owners Thread

[wgr73]

Like I said, in my opinion, a Kenevo with a 38 would or the new RS Zeb would be a nice sweet spot between the two existing models. Dual crowns are great, but not for all riding and all trails, and a lot of the stuff I access they would cause problems particular accessing the trail on the climbs up.

@wgr73 asked for opinions, its mine that if you have a 38 to hand give it a try.

Thanks for the recommendation! I think i will probably try it out.

 

[Zero]

That’s weird as I never had a problem with the rim strip and I swapped out many different tires and never once had a leak. First time every time.

with rimpact pro?

 

[Zero]

Well specialised can't replace my dropper due to no stock. They have offered me a reverb so I get to upgrade to the axs for £150.

Not bad!

 

[FredD]

Well specialised can't replace my dropper due to no stock. They have offered me a reverb so I get to upgrade to the axs for £150.

Not bad!

OOOH. Hope mine breaks soon................................

 

[Zero]

OOOH. Hope mine breaks soon................................

Depends on bike shop I guess. I think bike shop are sorting it out between them and spesh

 

[CjP]

with rimpact pro?

I ran it with no inserts and Cushcore and found them to seal perfectly every time. I even used two different sealants and no problems.

 

[Zero]

Well i just completed the 2.1 Damper upgrade. Hope to have my wheels back tomorrow to test out how it feels.

Not that hard to do but i probably made it way harder than it needed to be. Some silly mistakes cost me some time and hassle.

 

[DynamicObserver]

Picked mine up on Wednesday

 

[Tbar]

Need a bit of help guys. I’m currently mid-brake swap and I’ve disconnected the rear brake at the lever, attached a spare bit of cable outer to use as a guide and now i’m trying to pull it out the frame. I’ve removed the headtube cable guide, loosened the two around the rear shock and removed the one on the chainstay.

They cable is really stiff around the motor though. I will be able to pull it out with some force but I worry about feeding the new one in. Do I need to remove the motor cover?

 

[R120]

Is this the 2021 Kenevo? Hot build either way

 

[Tbar]

Is this the 2021 Kenevo? Hot build either way

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Very nice. I’d be surprised if we saw a Reverb AXS out of the box though.

 

[R120]

Yeah its a screen shot from the RS ZEB launch vid, still in my mind a similar build would make sense in the Kenevo Line up

 

[yetidamo]

Just in case anyone is after a Kenevo and they don't want to wait until 2021....

Specialized Turbo Kenevo Comp 2020 S3 medium spare battery 180mm Enduro DH ebike | eBay

Thanks.

 

[Dpickin1]

Is this the 2021 Kenevo? Hot build either way

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Looks like the bike claudio rides on recent posts except he was running a triple clamp on his ride with nino schurter

 

[BrettG]

New Bike Day!

 

[Dpickin1]

New Bike Day!

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Enjoy!! I have the same one, by far the best bike I have ever owned. I grew up in Norcal pretty close to Specialized but never bought one. I was into GT and Giant in the late 90's early 2000's then left mtb for MX. Back in action in 2020 and am a full blown Spec fanboy now..... BTW, 220 rotors front and rear are the secret weapon for this bike as the stock setup leaves a bit to be desired as far as braking performance. In any event, totally "shredable" with stock settings, have fun!

 

[beutelfuchs]

 

[FredD]

Enjoy!! I have the same one, by far the best bike I have ever owned. I grew up in Norcal pretty close to Specialized but never bought one. I was into GT and Giant in the late 90's early 2000's then left mtb for MX. Back in action in 2020 and am a full blown Spec fanboy now..... BTW, 220 rotors front and rear are the secret weapon for this bike as the stock setup leaves a bit to be desired as far as braking performance. In any event, totally "shredable" with stock settings, have fun!

I'm tempted to do this - what parts did you use/need to change?

 

[FredD]

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Picked mine up on Wednesday

What are the cranks you have fitted, and did you shorten from 165mm?

 

[BrettG]

Enjoy!! I have the same one, by far the best bike I have ever owned. I grew up in Norcal pretty close to Specialized but never bought one. I was into GT and Giant in the late 90's early 2000's then left mtb for MX. Back in action in 2020 and am a full blown Spec fanboy now..... BTW, 220 rotors front and rear are the secret weapon for this bike as the stock setup leaves a bit to be desired as far as braking performance. In any event, totally "shredable" with stock settings, have fun!

I always rode Specialized, but then went to Santa Cruz bikes. When I recently started consider the eMTB option, this beastie was an obvious standout as I’m a big guy. This is also a big bike, and yes the brakes do feel a little overburdened currently! I was thinking XT, but leaving it at rotor swaps sounds budget friendly!

 

[DynamicObserver]

What are the cranks you have fitted, and did you shorten from 165mm?

Yeah there the 155mm hopes

 

[Dpickin1]

I'm tempted to do this - what parts did you use/need to change?

220 hope rotors but you can also find them from sram, galfer and magura. For the boxxer you need a +20mm post to post adapter, I have a shimano adapter with saints. For the rear you need a +40mm post to post adapter. Magura qm45 will do the trick. Pretty sure you can get one from sram and hope as well. In any event, rotor size upgrade front and rear was game changing for me.

 

[FredD]

220 hope rotors but you can also find them from sram, galfer and magura. For the boxxer you need a +20mm post to post adapter, I have a shimano adapter with saints. For the rear you need a +40mm post to post adapter. Magura qm45 will do the trick. Pretty sure you can get one from sram and hope as well. In any event, rotor size upgrade front and rear was game changing for me.

Brilliant - thank you so much. Going to give this a go with the Tech 3 V4s i think

 

[Nikolaos Tsivis]

Good day all!

In case any one is interested, I fitted a Wolftooth B-Rad bottle shift on the bike in order to install properly a OneUp pump and multitool. The setup is great and it even fits a bigger bottle. I did not use the SWAT bottle cage though, there was no need. The cranks clear nicely on both sides.

The GRIP2 damper has also been installed on the fork, needs more tuning though. Unfortunately it takes time to tune in the fork especially since the Shockwiz I have failed and is back for warranty claim... Hopefully I will have it back soon.

Next weekend we go racing!!

Brgds/Nikolaos Tsivis

 

[Andrewsu]

Hi
Does anyone have a wahoo heart rate monitor connected to a TCD? The heart rate does not upload to Strava. Any ideas?
Any help much appreciated
Cheers

 

[BrettG]

Hi all, I need to order a 650lb spring for my Kenevo Expert (RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select Plus, 62.5x230mm). My local shop says they are backordered and it took them a week to look into it so I'm pretty anxious to find another coil that might work or a different vendor who might have stock. I'm in California, US, but for a coil I could probably order from anywhere if anywhere.

If anyone has a lead, I'd love to hear!

Many thanks,

Brett

 

[CjP]

Brilliant - thank you so much. Going to give this a go with the Tech 3 V4s i think

Just to confuse you more, I’m running the Hope v4s with 225 front and 200mm vented/floating rears. Works extremely well pulling up 27kg + me @85kg kitted up.
No brake fade ever and great consistent lever feel at all times.

 

[Dpickin1]

Hi all, I need to order a 650lb spring for my Kenevo Expert (RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select Plus, 62.5x230mm). My local shop says they are backordered and it took them a week to look into it so I'm pretty anxious to find another coil that might work or a different vendor who might have stock. I'm in California, US, but for a coil I could probably order from anywhere if anywhere.

If anyone has a lead, I'd love to hear!

Many thanks,

Brett

I ordered a 650 spring from Mountain Bike Suspension Servicing, Repair and Parts - TF Tuned a while back. They are in the UK but ship internationally, didn't take long to arrive.

 

[Ricky101uk]

Anyone after a set of Öhlins dh38 front forks for there Kenevo, before i put them on eBay this weekend. £900 with 2 sets of crowns 58offset and 50 offset also will it will take a 29 or 27.5 front wheel

 

[CjP]

Nooooo don’t do it!