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At first I was undecided as it can make the bike feel a little numb on some trails. However, the upside is being able to run lower pressures to increase grip in corners and the having that extra squish really help when the speeds ramp up and the terrain gets a little wilder. You won’t believe...

Hard to say as I'm running Cushcore, they feel only a fraction lighter in hand but much more responsive on the trail. The carbon Reserves aren't a light wheelset, particularly on the Chris King hubs.

I have run a set of Roval carbon rims on the levo, the difference was noticeable (mainly in a straight line) but they cracked when a stone flew up from the front wheel. I'm now running Santa Cruz Reserve rims and the difference between these and the rovals is vast - I've also had no issues. We...

For what it's worth mine were replaced under warranty without question. Apparently the first snapped Praxis that Specialized UK had seen.

I snapped a carbon Praxis crank arm a few weeks back. Looks to be almost identical to yours.

You should try the carbon.

I wouldn’t bother.

The hubs are terrible. You find them on all sorts of new bikes but branded to the manufacturer (I can't remember who there made by), I've had them on a Santa Cruz before and they did the same. Just keep tightening the cones until you can get rid of them.

Bike / Product Year: 2016 Manufacturer: Santa Cruz Model: 5010 Asking Price: £1999 Description: XL Santa Cruz 5010 C Fox Float X Factory shock, RockShox Pike (140mm conversion with charger damper, Hope Pro4 hubs with Hope Tech enduro rims, Hope cranks and BB, Hope cassette, Sram GX mech, Sram...

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At 34.9mm the Levo is thicker. I run a 31.6mm one-up components 175mm dropper on mine with a shim.

Pretty sure the dropper cabling is meant to route through the downtube, around the motor then up the seattube. The kink in the cable will be too tight if you route through there.

The aluminium rear end on my Comp Carbon is of really poor quality too. There's barely any paint left on the seatstay yoke and near the axle from chipping and the chainstay has worn from rubbing against a soft wheel bag in the car

You shouldn't be able to move the cables through the front end of the frame. They should be held securely using the hex bolt, mine is the same and is driving me mad. It's definitely this.

It's almost certainly the internal cable routing. Mine does this too but I know that I'm missing a bung that holds the cables tight. if you can freely move the cables back and forth through the cable insertion holes, that's your problem. Failing that, take the forks out and have a look at the...