2011 Devinci Wilson, Dixon and Dexter - Exclusive!
Devinci has been doing a good job of keeping their new DH, AM and XC bikes a secret, but we are here to share information on the all new Wilson (DH), Dixon (AM) and Dexter (XC) with you.
Inside you'll find pics and geo charts on all three models,o Wilson:
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Our World Cup downhill chassis was designed to help the world’s fastest riders go faster. It uses a unique pull-link Split-Pivot design that helps to keep the bike’s shock and chassis low and centered. Leverage ratio is optimized for coil springs, and it features a motocross inspired shape that is progressive throughout the entirety of the travel. Its long 3.5” stroke shock and end travel leverage ratio ramp combine with its 216 mm of travel for a bottomless feel. Downhill racing is a game of seconds, and the Wilson’s main pivot location gives a perfect balance of square edged bump compliance, cornering feel, and pedaling performance.
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o Dixon:
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The Dixon is the best performing all-mountain trail bike that Devinci has ever made. Its design epitomizes the amazing balance of small bump compliance, traction, and efficiency that the Split-Pivot suspension design is capable of. Its leverage ratio was designed with air shocks in mind, and was specifically developed to work with off the shelf shocks available, so that no custom parts like inertia valves or dual rate control valves are required. With 145 mm of efficient and bump eating travel, this bike is made for having fun and enjoying the ride.
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o Dexter:
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The Dexter is Devinci’s high performance XC bike, with the pedigree and performance of a thoroughbred. The Dexter is a bike that will surprise many riders. It’s not often that a 110 mm travel bike like this can have such an amazing blend of explosive acceleration and plushness. The secret to this unique combination is the Split-Pivot’s concurrently engineered anti-squat, braking, and leverage ratio curves. With an emphasis on integration with the latest in dampers and air springs, we’ve given the Dexter performance capabilities that were bred to make the strongest riders even stronger.
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The best kept secret -
SPLIT-PIVOT's [concentric dropout pivot] is the heart of this new design. The [concentric dropout pivot] and Dave Weagle's engineering allow for performance features that no single pivot can duplicate. SPLIT-PIVOT separates acceleration forces from braking forces in the suspension. The system reduces excess suspension compression due to acceleration forces, and at the same time reduces excess compression due to braking forces. Braking neutrality can be tuned independently of acceleration characteristics, and leverage rate curves can be tuned to meet the needs of the application. SPLIT-PIVOT can be engineered to build lightweight frame structures without resorting to exotic materials or tube shapes. Featuring 12mm thru axle, QR 12mm axle, or 10mm vertical QR possibilities, plenty of stock wheels fit the design.
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Bottom Line: SPLIT-PIVOT can be engineered to offer a ride that will make you want to be on your bike more often.
A new way of thinking resulting in high performance frames for every type of riding style. Optimal integration of Split Pivot technology into Devinci product development. Every part has been carefully thought to make the ultimate bike. We designed it, we engineered it and we rode it. These bikes are ready for your reality.
Special blend of 6066-T6 aluminum made out of silicium, magnesium, copper and chromium used to create strong aluminum tubes. Hydroformed tubes are designed to maximize stiffness. Triple butted fabrication process to maintain a super light weight.
devinci.com
Tell us your thoughts on the all new bikes from Devinci below.
Inside you'll find pics and geo charts on all three models,o Wilson:
Our World Cup downhill chassis was designed to help the world’s fastest riders go faster. It uses a unique pull-link Split-Pivot design that helps to keep the bike’s shock and chassis low and centered. Leverage ratio is optimized for coil springs, and it features a motocross inspired shape that is progressive throughout the entirety of the travel. Its long 3.5” stroke shock and end travel leverage ratio ramp combine with its 216 mm of travel for a bottomless feel. Downhill racing is a game of seconds, and the Wilson’s main pivot location gives a perfect balance of square edged bump compliance, cornering feel, and pedaling performance.
o Dixon:
The Dixon is the best performing all-mountain trail bike that Devinci has ever made. Its design epitomizes the amazing balance of small bump compliance, traction, and efficiency that the Split-Pivot suspension design is capable of. Its leverage ratio was designed with air shocks in mind, and was specifically developed to work with off the shelf shocks available, so that no custom parts like inertia valves or dual rate control valves are required. With 145 mm of efficient and bump eating travel, this bike is made for having fun and enjoying the ride.
o Dexter:
The Dexter is Devinci’s high performance XC bike, with the pedigree and performance of a thoroughbred. The Dexter is a bike that will surprise many riders. It’s not often that a 110 mm travel bike like this can have such an amazing blend of explosive acceleration and plushness. The secret to this unique combination is the Split-Pivot’s concurrently engineered anti-squat, braking, and leverage ratio curves. With an emphasis on integration with the latest in dampers and air springs, we’ve given the Dexter performance capabilities that were bred to make the strongest riders even stronger.
The best kept secret -
SPLIT-PIVOT's [concentric dropout pivot] is the heart of this new design. The [concentric dropout pivot] and Dave Weagle's engineering allow for performance features that no single pivot can duplicate. SPLIT-PIVOT separates acceleration forces from braking forces in the suspension. The system reduces excess suspension compression due to acceleration forces, and at the same time reduces excess compression due to braking forces. Braking neutrality can be tuned independently of acceleration characteristics, and leverage rate curves can be tuned to meet the needs of the application. SPLIT-PIVOT can be engineered to build lightweight frame structures without resorting to exotic materials or tube shapes. Featuring 12mm thru axle, QR 12mm axle, or 10mm vertical QR possibilities, plenty of stock wheels fit the design.
Bottom Line: SPLIT-PIVOT can be engineered to offer a ride that will make you want to be on your bike more often.
A new way of thinking resulting in high performance frames for every type of riding style. Optimal integration of Split Pivot technology into Devinci product development. Every part has been carefully thought to make the ultimate bike. We designed it, we engineered it and we rode it. These bikes are ready for your reality.
Special blend of 6066-T6 aluminum made out of silicium, magnesium, copper and chromium used to create strong aluminum tubes. Hydroformed tubes are designed to maximize stiffness. Triple butted fabrication process to maintain a super light weight.
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its not a "simple" single pivot like an Orange 224 Evo
the 2011 Devinci Wilson has split pivot rear (same idea as Trek's ABP) and a rocker linkage under the B/B feeding the shock absorber the correct leverage rates
the split pivot gives active braking, the new design is going to give a much more laterally rigid rear suspension than the current 4-bar design, and a more firm pedalling platform
its a big move forward for Devinci! Devinci have told me there are the 3 new platforms for 2011 (100mm XC, 150mm All-Mtn, 200mm DH) and they will look carefully at expanding their range using this new technology, for the next season
Rob Cole
Freeborn Bikes - Devinci UK importer
Fortunately my Frantik is still going strong so not much chance of having to make that choice yet.
A perfect examples of this is F1 - after sixty years the cars are perfect in almost every way and at the beginning of each season you don get a whole load of people going, ooh look the Red Bull looks like the Mclaren and the Ferrari and so on...
Feel free to pick holes in this rant but I think we should fully appreciate the details that go into each new bike rather than making sweeping statements about how they look as this achieves nothing. (Gotta say I am loving all of these new bikes.)
Here is the evil, not at all the same.
Plus the split pivot will provide precisely no benefit under braking as there is nothing separating the seat stay from the frame (rocker link), under braking it will behave the same as a simple single pivot. Bad De Vinci designer.
sorry, this is untrue, Split Pivot and ABP do not behave like a faux-bar or simple single pivot design
ABP / Split Pivot actually provides very good performance under both pedalling (acceleration) and braking (de-acceleration), if you carefully examine how this works...
if you've ever had the pleasure of riding a Trek Session, you will know how well they ride, both pedalling hard, and braking hard in the chunder - the braking performance is VERY close to a FSR design like the Demo 8 II or the current 2010 Devinci Wilson
Devinci did not take this re-design lightly, and bought on one of the smartest designers in the bike biz (DW) to get this 100% right, alongside their in-house engineering team
DW actually took Trek to court over the rights for Split Pivot / ABP but from what I understand neither had a claim, so both are free to continue using this technology
Devinci certainly make very nice frames in their own factory just outside Quebec
a slight correction on your info though - Evil are also "hand built" (most bike frames are..even entry level Specialized Hardrocks) in Taiwan by Pacific Cycles who also build Niner, Banshee / Mythic and Canfield Bros.
the Evil's do not break because of manufacturing errors, but perhaps from some design errors..I cannot say more on a public forum, sorry!
sunn frame 1998 photo.pinkbike.com/photo/284/pbpic284519.jpg
www.le-jurassien.com/sunn/velos/moogliRadical+.php
2. i didnt get my hand on one of those but as far as i can see this kind of suspension will give you a lot of chain growth because the lower linke get "longer" faster than the upper link gets shorter (i am talking about the actual horizontal lenght)
but actually i cant judge as long as i did not ride this rig!
Marketing over engineering there, that has to be the most complicated way of making a linkage driven single pivot possible. Plus the split pivot will provide precisely no benefit under braking as there is nothing separating the seat stay from the frame (rocker link), under braking it will behave the same as a simple single pivot. Bad De Vinci designer.
great job buddy.
Devinci,,,cé sa coche.
Not the same and looks like is a lame comment, expand and sound educated if you wanna voice yourself.
there i said it. don't even try and defend that GIANT TURD.
as if they couldn't have figured out that their bushing/needle bearing idea was gonna be a HUGE FAILURE after every other company that has ever used them failed as well.
yay rocky mountain and turner!
too bad devinci wasn't smart enough to learn from your mistakes
f*cking french canadians
Specialized has stuck to the same design(FSR/Horste Link) for what(?) 20 years now... They seem to be doing great.
"so what they have to do something new"
Specialized has stuck to the same design(FSR/Horste Link) for what(?) 20 years now... They seem to be doing great.
Devinci have to buy the license off them to use it
Trace the axle path and you'll find it's the same as a SC bullit and every canadian tire bike ever made. Well done though. Maybe they'll paint it purple for you and you can get one and talk about how 'steeze' it is. Chump.
silly biking community noone seems to get along, who cares, its a bike, you dont like it dont buy it
morewood, commencal, orange, rocky mountain, evil, trek (abp).. only a small taste of some of the most successful bikes on the market..all; single pivots!!
I also believe dave weagle understands bikes quite well, just a thought though. ha.
And it doesn't look like were the ones being distracted, it seems like you're being distracted by the marketing of other linkage designs, when really, single pivots did and always will work, they just work.
Although I can admit, and would be stupid not to, that every suspension design has weaknesses and strengths.. And as this bike is technically a single pivot from that sense, its "split pivot" addresses many of the issues that single pivots are known for.
i think it is an awesome bike. would try to find one live someday
Who said dave weagle doesn't know what he's talking about? I'm saying anyone who thinks this is either split pivot or anything more than a single pivot is failing at life. In addition to adopting a terrible suspension design, Devinci has also found a way to take the design to a whole new low by mounting the shock in a manner that it will get caked with mud and crud!
No amount of purple paint will make this bike steeze.