My frame has a dent in the seat tube - what now?
It is all good! The dent has been placed deliberately to make room for the derailleur...Can different shocks be mounted?
Besides the especially for the Liteville 301 tuned DT-Swiss shock (with significantly reduced damping) we offer a special edition Fox RP23 (while they last). All other shocks do not offer the full performance of the rear suspension, they are "over-dampened".For what kind of fork travel is the LV 301 frame suited?
Depending on usage we recommend high-quality forks from 100 - 160mm travel. Less than 90mm travel we do not recommend. The stack height is too low and they are not able to keep up with the frame's performance.Does the frame have threads for a bottle cage?
Yes, 0.75l bottles (and for the XL - XXL frames 1l bottles) can be installed.Why does Liteville use bushings?
The XC-Racing Kit (add-on) as well as the newest standard of the Liteville 301 does not consist of bushings as plural. That would be a Step backwards for all bearings bearing side loads or without room for good gaskets.The LV 301 recipe is quite a bit better:
6 roller bearings (stainless, double-sealed in combination with one hermetically sealed (x-ring) special bushing inside the top tube.
Direction of shock?
In all Liteville 301 frames starting 2007 the shock is mounted "the other way around" compared to the early LV 301s.
Why? Because with the "old" direction it can happen that the water bottle will activate the lockout lever in rough terrain. In addition, there is more room now to grab the bottle. It is, of course, permissible to turn the shock around in the early frames.
What is the diameter of head tube and headset??
The head tube can accomodate 1.5" forks, the headset that is part of the frame kit is for 1 1/8" forks, though. In case you want to use a 1.5" fork, you need to install a headset suited for it. You can not use Cannondale HeadShock or Lefty forks!My Liteville 301 creaks/groanes when pedaling. Why? We know two main causes:
• Too little (or worse), no grease between cassette body and cassette.
• The quick-release is not ideal. We recommend quick-releases from Shimano (XT/XTR) or Mavic.
If it creaks in the rear under light or heavy chain torque:
- Deinstall cassette from freewheel body. Apply anti-seize compound or thick grease to freewheel body. Install as usual. (In 95% it is the cassette making the noise.)- Replace quick-release axle with new Mavic or Shimano XT, better/lighter Shimano XTR 07.
HammerSchmidt-Zug optisch unauffälliger verlegen
Mit montiertem Flaschenhalter:• Zug im Bereich der Flaschenhalterschrauben mit kleinen Kunstoffkabelschellen führen (die gleichen wie mancher z.B. am 901 bereits für den Variostützen-Remotezug verwendet).
• Oder mit einem Stück Schrumpfschlauch (am besten Thick wall Type, von z.B. Hellermann Tyton) im Bereich der Flaschenhalterschrauben sauber parallel zum Schaltzug verschrumpfen.
Ohne Flaschenhalter:
• Einen zusätzlichen orig. Liteville „Hammerschmitt 3er-Zughalter“ auf das 2te Flaschenhalter-Gewindeinsert schrauben.
• Mit einem Stück Schrumpfschlauch (am besten Thick wall Type, von z.B. Hellermann Tyton) im Bereich der Flaschenhalterschrauben sauber parallel zum Schaltzug verschrumpfen.