With the H-3 MK1, a new hardtail enriches the mountain bike range from Liteville. The Liteville employees were still reluctant to give us any information about the new development. But we were able to elicit a few key data from them. The aluminium frame swallows suspension forks with 100 to 160 millimetres of travel. Liteville's "scaled sizing" principle applies to the wheels: everything fits and can be combined - at least almost. The exhibition bike was equipped with wide tyres in Plus format, the frame is approved for a tyre width of up to 27.5 x 3.0 inches. If you ride frame size S, for example, you can ride a 27.5-inch front wheel and a 26-inch wheel at the rear. For the larger frames, you can combine 29er wheels with 27.5 inch tyres. The table shows an overview of the different variants for the Liteville H-3:
Liteville H-3 only as frameset
Following the Liteville philosophy, the engineers have also focussed on rigidity and durability for the H-3. That's why the frame comes with a 10-year warranty. It is said to weigh around 1500 grams and is only available as a frameset. However, Liteville has not yet revealed the price. All cables run inside the frame, and a Stealth dropper post can also be routed from the top tube. The complete bike at the Liteville stand with 3.0 inch wide tyres, 140 mm Fox fork and 30 mm wide rims was stated to weigh 11.6 kilos in total.
EVO6: Boost 148 standard was yesterday
Liteville has also taken up the emerging Boost 148 standard and developed it further. For the Allgäu-based company, the six millimetre wider rear wheel axle is only half a step in the right direction. Why? Because the spoke angle - which should be symmetrical for the stiffest possible wheel - remains uneven. As a solution, Liteville is launching its own standard on the market. It's called EVO6 and is open to all manufacturers (like the X12 back then). Liteville puts the six millimetres gained by the 148 mm axle on the side of the freehub. This means that the rim is exactly centred in relation to the hub flanges and the wheel can be spoked with spokes of the same length and the same tension on both sides. This EVO6 standard can be found in both new Liteville bikes: the H-3 and the 101.
Liteville 101: sporty All Mountain in 29 inch
The legendary Liteville 301 gets a sporty brother, the new 101. The 29er fully is equipped with a sporty marathon geometry. The other key data are: 120 millimetres of suspension travel, 67.4 degree steering angle, 73.8 degree seat angle. Only in the smallest frame size S does it roll on 27.5 inch wheels. The headset uses low-profile, directly pressed bearings. In contrast to the 301, plain bearings are used on the rocker instead of needle bearings. In addition, tyres up to 2.25 inches wide can be used on the 101. The frame should be lighter than that of the 301, but exact weights are not yet available. The bike pictured is said to weigh 10.4 kilos.
