Great video mate! I’m running my Kenevo mullet as well and you’ve just saved me some time and money on that curiosity! Two questions: 1. You said you were running an Assegai in the rear. I assume the same up front? 2. Do you remember what tyre pressure you were running on this ride? And awesome riding by the way!
Thanks for the support! Yeah for me feels worse and at best about the same speed so easy choice. For this test I was running assegais all round but usually run a DHR2 on the rear. I had exo+ casings all around with cushcore in rear at around 25psi and 23 psi front no cushcore. Any less and I’ll ding rims on rocks.
Thanks Beau! Yeah I fully agree and thought the same - 29er is closest to factory geometry except for bb height. I tried the high and low positions for shock thinking the low might get the bb low enough to corner better. Didn’t feel better - guessing because of the super slack HTA, longer trail etc.
Interesting vid. Run a mullet with a 203mm fox40, a2c at 595mm. Ideallly want a 190mm airspring but they are so expensive. What model fork? Ive never seen a 40 29" with a 51mm offset or 180mm travel.
I think it’s technically the 52mm offset, I just measured it myself at 51mm so used this value. You are correct, the airspring does not come in 180mm from factory, only 203 and 190. I cut down and rethreaded a 203mm airspring to make a 180mm airspring. Might make a video on how to do this.
@@TrailVaultMTB im looking at reducing my 40 to 190mm. I gather a need some red locktite, a shaft clamp, size currently unknown, and a 10x1mm tap. Anything ive overlooked? Cheers.
@@markcosens1 yep, red loctite and a m8x0.5 tap. You don’t need a shaft clamp necessarily, just clamp lower nut in a vice and heat the lower part of the shaft a little to breakdown loctite, then the lower nut should spin off with a bit of effort (driving from upper nut). Cut, tap, loctite, screw back on and your good to go
This bloke should be given a few demo bikes to review
Great video mate! I’m running my Kenevo mullet as well and you’ve just saved me some time and money on that curiosity!
Two questions:
1. You said you were running an Assegai in the rear. I assume the same up front?
2. Do you remember what tyre pressure you were running on this ride?
And awesome riding by the way!
Thanks for the support! Yeah for me feels worse and at best about the same speed so easy choice. For this test I was running assegais all round but usually run a DHR2 on the rear. I had exo+ casings all around with cushcore in rear at around 25psi and 23 psi front no cushcore. Any less and I’ll ding rims on rocks.
Nice Video! Running mine as a Mullet to. I really enjoy the Mullet setup.
Glad to to hear, been getting more and more comfortable on the mullet and loving it too.
Beautifully constructed video mate! Dissected it just nicely. I recon if the bb was lower a full 29 would rip on these kenevos
Thanks Beau! Yeah I fully agree and thought the same - 29er is closest to factory geometry except for bb height. I tried the high and low positions for shock thinking the low might get the bb low enough to corner better. Didn’t feel better - guessing because of the super slack HTA, longer trail etc.
Well Done!!
Thanks, appreciate it.
Interesting vid. Run a mullet with a 203mm fox40, a2c at 595mm. Ideallly want a 190mm airspring but they are so expensive.
What model fork? Ive never seen a 40 29" with a 51mm offset or 180mm travel.
I think it’s technically the 52mm offset, I just measured it myself at 51mm so used this value. You are correct, the airspring does not come in 180mm from factory, only 203 and 190. I cut down and rethreaded a 203mm airspring to make a 180mm airspring. Might make a video on how to do this.
@@TrailVaultMTB gotcha. I couldn't see the arch in the video so thought it was perhaps an older 49 with a mojo or similar custom crowns.
@@TrailVaultMTB im looking at reducing my 40 to 190mm. I gather a need some red locktite, a shaft clamp, size currently unknown, and a 10x1mm tap. Anything ive overlooked? Cheers.
@@markcosens1 yep, red loctite and a m8x0.5 tap. You don’t need a shaft clamp necessarily, just clamp lower nut in a vice and heat the lower part of the shaft a little to breakdown loctite, then the lower nut should spin off with a bit of effort (driving from upper nut). Cut, tap, loctite, screw back on and your good to go