Bikes with a High Pivot Point naturally offer excellent support under pedaling without the downside of pedal kickback when using an idler pulley to reroute the chain. But we went a bit further and optimized the Anti Squat throughout the gears and travel to achieve what we believe is perfection: Plenty of support when climbing but no pedal-kickback in DH gears.

High Pivot Bikes don´t generate as much pedal kickback as conservative layouts, so the pedal kickback remains very low. You can not recognize any pedal kickback in medium and DH gears. We achieve this through the dropping anti-squat curve. We did not want to throw too many graphics on you. But if you need to know it: 34/10 results in -2° pedal kickback, which means total freedom for your rear suspension. 34/50 results in 19° pedal kickback and 140% Anti-Squat in SAG zone; this makes the Kavenz feel like an XC bike.

The suspension design generates 150-180 mm of travel using 60-75 mm stroke shocks, producing a 30% progression. In the beginning, the bike is very supple. The mid-stroke is designed to provide adequate support when you push and pump but remain open enough to absorb big hits with no harshness. The end stroke does not increase in the rate as most shocks feature some bottom-out elements, and we want to use the entire travel.

Anti Rise is usually the weak point of High Pivot Point bikes, as too much Anti Rise results in less active suspension and loss of travel and traction under rear braking. That's why we paid a ton of attention to designing a bike that does not change the geometry under rear braking, keeps the suspension active, and prevents the rider’s mass from shifting forward. We call that system VHP (Virtual High Pivot), which makes you faster.

The rearward motion allows the rear wheel to move away from, not against, obstacles. This axle path enables the bike to keep its momentum when the terrain gets rough. Unlike other HPP bikes, we did not go radical with the rear axle path to maintain the anti-rise value under 100% and avoid weight shifting. That keeps the suspension open and conserves the geometry if you hit your rear brake hard, which means traction and control.