Kavenz

Kavenz 🤟 High Pivot Action - VHP
🛠 Bespoke Geometry
🇩🇪 Manufactured in Germany

Such a sick V7 Downhill Build. Joel likes to experiment with his own mass dampers and other cool details to make his Kav...
01/09/2026

Such a sick V7 Downhill Build. Joel likes to experiment with his own mass dampers and other cool details to make his Kavenz go even faster.

28/08/2026

Wouldn't it be awesome if we had a VHP X in the DH World Championship. Yes and no, as someone (our customers) would have to pay the price.

Does 300 g actually matter?We’ve had a few discussions lately about the VHP X being around 300 g heavier than the V7.It ...
27/08/2026

Does 300 g actually matter?

We’ve had a few discussions lately about the VHP X being around 300 g heavier than the V7.

It reminded me of a project our intern Phillip did a few years ago. We were looking into whether a KAVENZ downcountry bike should use a high pivot, and the obvious question was:

How much efficiency do we actually lose through the idler?

So instead of guessing, Phillip calculated it and compared his model with drivetrain test-bench data.

At 25 km/h on flat ground, the model looked like this:

126 W aerodynamic drag
48 W rolling resistance
4.5 W drivetrain losses
~2 W idler loss

Total rider power: around 181 W.

The idler was roughly 1% of the picture.

He also compared different idler sizes. Bigger is more efficient, and his conclusion at the time was that 18T or larger made sense to stay below a 1.5% loss target.

Interestingly, today we use a 16T idler on the VHP X.

Why? Because efficiency isn't the only parameter. Packaging, suspension layout, chain management, weight, clearance and durability all have to work together. The small additional theoretical loss was a compromise we were happy to make.

And that's pretty much how we look at those extra 300 g as well.

For an 80 kg rider on a ~16 kg bike, 300 g changes the total system weight by about 0.3%.

On flat ground at constant speed, it makes essentially no difference.

Even on a 10% climb at 10 km/h, those 300 g require only about 0.8 W extra.

You can measure it.

But can you feel it?

We'd rather put those 300 g into a frame that does what we want it to do than chase a number because it looks better on a spec sheet.

Not everything measurable is noticeable.

26/08/2026

Some thoughts from the bonding room, with the VHP X we won internationally but lost in Germany. While Giacomo is bonding he came up with one thought. The famous Millenial Game Quartett Destroyed our brains and we are still buying products like that.

25/08/2026

One of the most fun parts here at Kavenz is that we have a great team and we can do so many things in house.

Thanks Mahsa and Luca for the awesome VHP-X pictures.

24/08/2026

Our intern Ben was an amazing addition to the team. This is his new VHP-X

22/08/2026

Most Frames of the initial orders are shipped now. Unfortunately we ran low on Trunnion Bolts and got held up a bit. A slight planning mistake which now causes a few delays. We already placed a second order with our B supplier to keep it flowing.

Happy weekend all.

In Germany we call this "Volle Hütte"
18/08/2026

In Germany we call this "Volle Hütte"

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