Neeko DeVinchi
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
This may sound weird and daft but humour me.
I've begun a side project by using my Lyrik 180mm travel forks from my Kenevo on my 2017 Enduro Comp 29. Thankfully, I'm able to squeeze my 29x2.35 Magic Mary into the fork but as I suspected, the BB height has increased (along with slackened head angle, slackened seat tube angle etc). Truth be told, the bike has never felt better as I could still find myself climbing up fire roads and jibbing the bike just like it was using the Yari 29/27.5. It is worth mentioning that I'm 6foot 3.5inches with a 35inch leg.
Anyway, after cleaning the bike, and putting it away, I couldn't help but look at my fleet and ask myself "have I gone too extreme with some of my mods and what are the consequences".
Traditionally, a high bb height would make a bike less agile in the turns and harder/sluggish to manoeuvre. However, emtb's weight and custom suspension (in some examples) counters this.
I'm aware that some manufacturers have begun placing motors in different positions to run with the downtube or to sit underneath.
Being as I'm only familiar with the Specialized emtb's and my Bafang builds, can anyone enlighten me as to whether bb height (along with motor placement) has a real world effect in terms of trail/Enduro/Allmountain/Downhill.
Apologies if this sounds like a daft thread to begin but I am really interested to know (especially from tall riders as well)
P.S. I have no regrets in slapping a 200mm travel fork on my Kenevo or the 180mm travel fork on my Enduro ?
I've begun a side project by using my Lyrik 180mm travel forks from my Kenevo on my 2017 Enduro Comp 29. Thankfully, I'm able to squeeze my 29x2.35 Magic Mary into the fork but as I suspected, the BB height has increased (along with slackened head angle, slackened seat tube angle etc). Truth be told, the bike has never felt better as I could still find myself climbing up fire roads and jibbing the bike just like it was using the Yari 29/27.5. It is worth mentioning that I'm 6foot 3.5inches with a 35inch leg.
Anyway, after cleaning the bike, and putting it away, I couldn't help but look at my fleet and ask myself "have I gone too extreme with some of my mods and what are the consequences".
Traditionally, a high bb height would make a bike less agile in the turns and harder/sluggish to manoeuvre. However, emtb's weight and custom suspension (in some examples) counters this.
I'm aware that some manufacturers have begun placing motors in different positions to run with the downtube or to sit underneath.
Being as I'm only familiar with the Specialized emtb's and my Bafang builds, can anyone enlighten me as to whether bb height (along with motor placement) has a real world effect in terms of trail/Enduro/Allmountain/Downhill.
Apologies if this sounds like a daft thread to begin but I am really interested to know (especially from tall riders as well)
P.S. I have no regrets in slapping a 200mm travel fork on my Kenevo or the 180mm travel fork on my Enduro ?