Insurgent - LS - Evil Bikes USA
Insurgent - LS - Evil Bikes USA
Insurgent - LS - Evil Bikes USA
Insurgent - LS - Evil Bikes USA
Insurgent - LS - Evil Bikes USA

Insurgent - LS

Bike Park Battering Ram | MX 29" 170mm

The Insurgent LS is available in a mixed-wheel build and it can also run dual 27.5" hoops if that's your flavor. Small wheels with a 180mm fork for mind-melting laps, or MX with a 170mm fork for added stability, steeper lines, and plowing downstream.

  • Prefer full 29"? Click over to the Wreckoning LS
  • Batteries on the brain? Give our Epocalypse model a gander. 
  • Register your Insurgent LS here
Regular price $3,750.00 Sale price$3,000.00 Save $750.00
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THE BIKE PARK
BATTERING RAM

FAST OR FUN: YOUR CALL

The Insurgent LS is a rolling battering ram, pushing more travel than any current Evil model with a 168mm rear travel and 170mm up front with a 29" wheel. No matter how battered the bike park becomes, the Insurgent serves up rippin’ laps and dusty grins.

WHAT MAKES IT EVIL

SHAPE-SHIFTER

The Insurgent LS is the most shape-shifty Evil to date, and no matter the configuration, it’s built for the long send. Sure, you can comfortably pedal it uphill, but gravity is the bullseye that this machine nails every time. With all the best bits of our Wreckoning platform, and a little something extra, the Insurgent will mop up your mistakes and crack open possibilities.

Even our best bikes can be improved and better shred-prepped. We’ve found a few dark elements to crank up the Insurgent’s DH appetite. Alongside the fresh paint job, we’ve added SRAM’s Universal Derailleur Hanger that’s easily found at your local bike shop. If the tiny backwoods bike shop has any modern hanger in stock, it’ll be this one.

Riding is always better than wrenching, and our engineers aim to reduce your garage time. We’ve heard the battle cries over trunnion shock spacers and responded by capturing them in the linkage, so you no longer have to fiddle and fumble when installing shocks.

To top off this bike park battering ram, Evil will offer lifetime bearing warranty for Insurgent LS frames. Original owners can register their bikes on the Evil website. See our warranty site for more details to keep those pivots silky smooth.

In addition to our longest travel and slackest head tube, the Insurgent LS’ 27.5” rear tire provides more tread-to-butt clearance for a lower gravity-stance than any of our other bikes. In addition to shaving grams, the smaller rear wheel gives the bike a touch more agility than our Wreckoning bruiser. Both builds eat trail all day, whether in the park or on rough race tracks, but the Insurgent leans a tad harder toward a daylong park party.

As with all of our models, the Insurgent LS uses Super Boost rear axle spacing and a wide main pivot to render that rear end stiff and flickable. When it’s time to hold a line or land an “uh-oh” these stiff triangles have your back.

MX 29" With 170MMM FORK

FOR CHARGING DOWNSTREAM

27.5" WITH 180mm FORK

FOR MIND-MELTING LAPS

THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS

UDH COMPATIBLE

Slap it sideways against a stump? All Lightly Salted models feature UDH hangers, easily replaced at your local shop.

WHEELIE SHORT CHAINSTAYS

Make Bikes Shred Again. Short 430mm chain stays mean wheelies for days and manuals for months.

ADJUSTABLE GEOMETRY

Flip yo' Chips! Choose LOW mode for everyday trail-slaying geometry, or flip to XLOW mode for a gravity-fed, park eating ride. 

INTEGRATED SAG METER

Dial in sag on your shred happy sled with this quick meter that hits right at the 30% mark.  

CALM AND COLLECTED

A rubber sound canceling chainstay protector and an integrated chain guide keep the drivetrain silent and deadly. 

INTERNAL CABLE ROUTING

Ditch those archaic zip ties. Fully guided internal routing for clean looks, easy installation and worry-free maintenance.

offering geo
GEOMETRY SMALL MEDIUM LARGE X-LARGE
A - Head Tube Angle - LOW 65.3° 65.3° 65.3° 65.3°
A - Head Tube Angle - X-LOW 64.7° 64.7° 64.7° 64.7°
B - Seat Tube Angle - LOW 78.2° 78.2°° 78.2° 78.2°
B - Seat Tube Angle - X-LOW 77.5° 77.5° 77.5° 77.5°
C - Virtual Top Tube Length 590mm | 23.23" 607mm | 23.90" 628mm | 24.75" 650mm | 25.57"
C - Virtual Top Tube Length - X-LOW 593mm | 23.35" 610mm | 24.01" 631mm | 24.84" 652mm | 25.67"
D - Seat Tube Length 390mm | 15.35" 425mm | 16.73" 460mm | 18.11" 495mm | 19.49"
E - Bottom Bracket Height - LOW 349mm | 13.75" 349mm | 13.75" 349mm | 13.75" 349mm | 13.75"
E - Bottom Bracket Height - X-LOW 341mm | 13.43" 341mm | 13.43" 341mm | 13.43" 341mm | 13.43"
F - Bottom Bracket Drop - LOW 8mm | 0.30" 8mm | 0.30" 8mm | 0.30" 8mm | 0.30"
F - Bottom Bracket Drop - X-LOW 16mm | 0.64" 16mm | 0.64" 16mm | 0.64" 16mm | 0.64"
G - Head Tube Length 104mm | 4.09" 114mm | 4.49" 127mm | 5.00" 139mm | 5.47"
H - Chain Stay Length - LOW 430mm | 16.93" 430mmn | 16.93" 430mmn | 16.93" 430mmn | 16.93"
H - Chain Stay Length - X-LOW 432mm | 17.01mm 432mm | 17.01mm 432mm | 17.01mm 432mm | 17.01mm
I - Wheel Base - LOW 1211mm | 47.69" 1233mm | 48.53" 1258mm | 49.53" 1283mm | 50.52"
I - Wheel Base - X-LOW 1213mm | 47.76" 1235mm | 48.61" 1260mm | 49.61" 1285mm | 50.60"
J - Axle to Crown 577mm | 22.72" 577mm | 22.72" 577mm | 22.72" 577mm | 22.72"
K - Offset 44mm | 1.73" 44mm | 1.73" 44mm | 1.73" 44mm | 1.73"
L - Front to Center - LOW 781mm | 30.76" 803mm | 31.60" 828mm | 32.60" 853mm | 33.59"
L - Front to Center -X-LOW 781mm | 30.76" 803mm | 31.60" 828mm | 32.60" 853mm | 33.59"
M - Trail - LOW 116mm | 4.55" 116mm | 4.55" 116mm | 4.55" 116mm | 4.55"
M - Trail - X-LOW 120mm | 4.73" 120mm | 4.73" 120mm | 4.73" 120mm | 4.73"
N - Stack - LOW 612mm | 24.09" 621mm | 24.44" 632mm | 24.89" 643mm | 25.31"
N - Stack - X-LOW 617mm | 24.28" 626mm | 24.64" 637mm | 25.09" 648mm | 25.52"
O - Reach - LOW 456mm | 17.94" 473mm | 18.60" 492mm | 19.39" 512mm | 20.17"
O - Reach - X-LOW 449mm | 17.67" 466mm | 18.34" 486mm | 19.12" 506mm | 19.91"
P - Standover - LOW 692mm | 27.24" 703mm | 27.67" 711mm | 28.00" 724mm | 28.51"
P - Standover - X-LOW 686mm | 27.00" 696mm | 27.42" 704mm | 27.72" 718mm | 28.25"
offering geo
GEOMETRY SMALL MEDIUM LARGE X-LARGE
A - Head Tube Angle - LOW 64.2° 64.2° 64.2° 64.2°
A - Head Tube Angle - X-LOW 63.5° 63.5° 63.5° 63.5°
B - Seat Tube Angle - LOW 76.9° 76.9° 76.9° 76.9°
B - Seat Tube Angle - X-LOW 76.2° 76.2° 76.2° 76.2°
C - Virtual Top Tube Length 595mm | 23.44" 612mm | 24.09" 633mm | 24.92" 654mm | 25.76"
C - Virtual Top Tube Length - X-LOW 598mm | 23.55" 615mm | 24.21" 636mm | 25.03" 657mm | 25.86"
D - Seat Tube Length 390mm | 15.35" 425mm | 16.73" 460mm | 18.11" 495mm | 19.49"
E - Bottom Bracket Height - LOW 358mm | 14.09" 358mm | 14.09" 358mm | 14.09" 358mm | 14.09"
E - Bottom Bracket Height - X-LOW 349mm | 13.75" 349mm | 13.75" 349mm | 13.75" 349mm | 13.75"
F - Bottom Bracket Drop - LOW 1mm | 0.04" 1mm | 0.04" 1mm | 0.04" 1mm | 0.04"
F - Bottom Bracket Drop - X-LOW 8mm | 0.30" 8mm | 0.30" 8mm | 0.30" 8mm | 0.30"
G - Head Tube Length 104mm | 4.09" 114mm | 4.49" 127mm | 5.00" 139mm | 5.47"
H - Chain Stay Length - LOW 430mm | 16.93" 430mmn | 16.93" 430mmn | 16.93" 430mmn | 16.93"
H - Chain Stay Length - X-LOW 432mm | 17.01mm 432mm | 17.01mm 432mm | 17.01mm 432mm | 17.01mm
I - Wheel Base - LOW 1215mm | 47.84" 1236mm | 48.68" 1262mm | 49.68" 1287mm | 50.69"
I - Wheel Base - X-LOW 1217mm | 47.92" 1238mm | 48.74" 1264mm | 49.77" 1289mm | 50.75"
J - Axle to Crown 586mm | 23.07" 586mm | 23.07" 586mm | 23.07" 586mm | 23.07"
K - Offset 44mm | 1.73" 44mm | 1.73" 44mm | 1.73" 44mm | 1.73"
L - Front to Center - LOW 785mm | 31.91" 806mm | 31.74" 832mm | 32.75" 857mm | 33.74"
L - Front to Center -X-LOW 785mm | 31.91" 806mm | 31.74" 832mm | 32.75" 857mm | 33.74"
M - Trail - LOW 131mm | 5.18" 131mm | 5.18" 131mm | 5.18" 131mm | 5.18"
M - Trail - X-LOW 136mm | 5.36" 136mm | 5.36" 136mm | 5.36" 136mm | 5.36"
N - Stack - LOW 621mm | 24.44" 630mm | 24.80" 642mm | 25.26" 652mm | 25.69"
N - Stack - X-LOW 626mm | 24.63" 635mm | 24.99" 647mm | 25.46" 658mm | 25.89"
O - Reach - LOW 443mm | 17.19" 460mm | 18.12" 480mm | 18.91" 500mm | 19.69"
O - Reach - X-LOW 437mm | 17.45" 453mm | 17.85" 473mm | 18.64" 493mm | 19.42"
P - Standover - LOW 705mm | 27.76" 716mm | 28.17" 724mm | 28.50" 736mm | 28.99"
P - Standover - X-LOW 699mm | 27.54" 709mm | 27.93" 718mm | 28.25" 718mm | 28.25"
COMPONENT SIZING   SMALL   MEDIUM   LARGE   XLARGE  
Stem Length   35mm 35mm 35mm 35mm
Stem Rise  
Headset Spacers   15mm 15mm 15mm 15mm
Handlebar Rise   30mm 35mm 35mm 35mm
Handlebar Width   780mm 800mm 800mm 810mm
Crank Length   170mm 170mm 170mm 170mm
Sizing   5'3" - 5'8" 5'6" - 6'0" 5'10" - 6'4" 6'2" - 6'4+
Available Sizes   Small, Medium, Large, XLarge  
Available Colors   Space Bot  
Wheel Travel   168mm
Rear Shock   Rockshox Super Deluxe Coil Ultimate, Trunnion 205x65, ML 320
Shock Hardware   Trunnion Upper, 20x8mm Lower
Fork Axle to Crown   577mm, Rockshox Zeb 180mm, 27.5" | 586mm, Rockshox Zeb 170mm, 29"
Fork Offset   44mm
Headtube   Tapered 1 1/8" - 1 1/2"
Headset   Works Components 1 Degree Angleset
Seatpost Diameter   30.9.mm
Seatclamp Diameter   34.9mm
Rear Wheel Diameter   27.5"
Maximum Rear Tire Size   27.5" x 2.6" (Varies By Brand)
Bottom Bracket Shell   73mm Threaded
Chainline   55mm-56.5mm
Chainguide Mount   Evil Proprietary Upper, ISCG05 Lower
Maximum Chainring Size   36T Single Ring
Minimum Chainring Size   30T
Derailleur Hanger   SRAM Universal Derailleur Hanger  
Rear Wheel Spacing   157mm x 12mm
Brake Mount Type   Post Mount 180mm
Maximum Rear Rotor Size   203mm

Shock Setup Notes:   
• 30% Sag provides a smoother ride
• 25% Sag will provide a slightly stiffer setup

RIDER WEIGHT   30% SAG 25% SAG
<140lbs --   300lbs
140lbs - 155lbs 300lbs 350lbs
155lbs - 185lbs 350lbs 400lbs
185lbs - 200lbs 400lbs 450lbs
200lbs - 215lbs 450lbs 500lbs
215lbs - 240lbs 500lbs 550lbs
240lbs - 260lbs 550lbs 600lbs
260lbs - 285lbs 600lbs --  

FRAME

Where can I find an exploded view diagram of my bike?   You've come to the right place!  Here

What is the warranty on my bike? Limited Lifetime Warranty information can be found here:   https://www.evil-bikes.com/pages/warranty-policy

How do I adjust my Flip Chips? Remove upper and lower bone link bolts on each side, then remove the 3 flip chip bolts from each side. Flip your Chips 180deg on a horizontal axis. The desired position is noted on the upward facet. The Flip Chip position will be visible when sitting on the bike and should read Low/X-Low depending on model.  

What is the paint code on my bike?  Space Bot - Pantone 533 C 

DRIVETRAIN

Which bottom bracket (BB) standard does my bike utilize?  It utilizes a threaded BSA 73mm bottom bracket. We recommend pairing your BB & crankset brands, to assure compatibility.   

My chainring is slightly off-center in the upper guide.  
  • If the chainring is too far inboard, try adding one drive side BB spacer.   
  • If the chainring is too far outboard, try removing one drive side BB spacer and placing that on the non-drive side.   
  • If neither of these solutions address the issue, your cranks, or chainring may not accommodate the appropriate chainline. 

What crankset spacing does my bike require? It requires a SuperBoost crankset w/ 56.5 mm chain line. We spec a 3mm offset Chainring with SuperBoost+ width Cranksets for most cranksets.  Boost cranksets cannot be modified to work with this frame.   

What are my allowable chainring sizes?  Round: 30-36t / Oval: 32-34t  

Does my bike accommodate a 2x drivetrain?  No. It has an integrated 1x upper chain guide.   

Will my bike accept an aftermarket chain guide? Yes. Custom ISCG05 tabs to accommodate aftermarket lower chain guides & bash guards.  

What derailleur hanger does my bike use? SRAM UDH (Universal Derailleur Hanger).

WHEELS

What is my bike's rear axle spacing?   SuperBoost (12x157mm) rear spacing.

What size wheels & tires does my bike fit?   The Insurgent LS is designed to accommodate a 27.5” rear wheel with (up to) 2.6" tires. Front tire clearance is dependent on your fork manufacturer’s specifications.  

SEAT/POST

What  seat post  diameter does my bike utilize? A 30.9mm seatpost.

What  seat post  clamp diameter does my bike utilize? 34.9mm clamp 

What is the longest dropper post I can run? 

Please email info@evil-bikes.com with the following information:  

  • Your BB center to seat rail center measurement, in the pedaling position. 
  • Crank length- should be noted on the medial (center-facing) side of your driveside crank.
  • Which dropper post(s) you are looking at.  

Our service robots will promptly get back to you with options. If you prefer to do the math yourself you can find the seat tube length on row "D" of the Insurgent LS geometry chart on our website. Maximum insertion depths are as follows:  

Small Medium Large X-Large
180mm  220mm  250mm  285mm 

 

BRAKE

What type of brake mount does my bike have? It utilizes a 180mm Post Mount rear. Front is dependent on your fork's make & model. Please see your fork manufacturer's website for exact specifications.

What is my maximum rear brake rotor size?  It accepts up to a 203mm rotor.

HEADTUBE

What type of headset does my bike require?  It requires a (Zero Stack) ZS44, ZS62 headset. Few alternatives exist. Consult info@evil-bikes.com if you have a headset that you are unsure about.   

What type of steerer tube does my bike require?  It requires a tapered steerer (1 1/8" - 1 1/2").  

What is my frame's minimum steerer tube length? 

With zero spacers, assuming a stem stack height of 40mm, your Insurgent LS requires a steerer length of no less than:  

Small Medium Large X-Large
155mm  165mm  175mm  190mm 

Fork manufacturers recommend no more than 30mm of spacers between stem and the upper race. The provided measurements account for 0mm additional stack height (no spacers between stem & dust cap), with a 40mm stack height stem.   

SUSPENSION

What fork offset should I run?The Insurgent LS is designed around a 44mm fork offset.  

How much fork travel can my bike accommodate? The Insurgent LS is recommended to be paired with a 170mm 29”, or 180mm 27.5” fork.   

How much travel (suspension) does my bike have?  The Insurgent LS has 168mm of rear wheel travel. Recommended fork travel is 170mm (MX) and 180mm (27.5).  

What size shock does my frame utilize?  The Insurgent LS utilizes a 205x65mm Trunnion-mount shock.

What size shock mount hardware does my bike require?  The Insurgent LS utilizes a Trunnion-mounted upper and requires 8x20mm lower shock mount hardware.  

What approved shock options are available? 

Make   Model   Approved EVIL Spec  
Rockshox   SuperDeluxe Coil   RS SDLXC ULT RCT 205X65 ML 320 ST A2 SHAFT END: TRUNION | BODY END: 8X20  
Fox   Float X2   CL002 - JCR010 - BV3 - 2VS 
Push Industries   ElevenSix   Contact Push for tune info  

It is important to note that each EVIL frame requires a specific damper tune. Often, a standard off-the-shelf tune will not capitalize on the inherent qualities of the DELTA linkage. Other options may exist. If you are interested in a damper that is not specified on this list, please consult our friendly customer service team at info@evil-bikes.com.  


Various other options may exist. If you are interested in a damper that is not specified on this list, please consult our friendly customer service team at info@evil-bikes.com.  

 

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