Oliverd

How about setting up some sort of crowdfunding/kickstarter to accelerate getting a pair of these under a WC racer next season? I'd be proud to buy a few decals to support this level of innovation, but I'd be stoked to see a racer I helped on the podium... I'm sure you can make sure that a damaged stanchion isn't as expensive/unobtainable as certain competitors, and I'm sure their longevity of the coatings will be better ;)

To me they've gone about it slightly the wrong way. It'd be better to detect the speed and position of the forks and shock and adjust the compression damping to suit (in fact probably easier to do electronically than with shims). If your accelerometers are coming into play then you forks already haven't done a very good job... On, Off, and "On a bit" isn't very sophisticated use of damping. Using a crank sensor rather than looking for pedalling frequencies at the shock is a bit of a cop out too. The potential to be able to remap for forks and shock instead of having a fresh tune is compelling. I'm sure you could make the map adjustable on the fly too. If they use GPS speed or positions to switch the maps though - that's a bit of a cheat... Remember the Millyard bike that the reviewers raved about, but always felt like the shocks were blown in the carpark - I think that will be a common characteristic.