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flag Z-WAAAAAZ
Posted: Jul 21, 2012 at 13:40 Quote
**Very different design** haha

you gotta think that it just eats up square-edge bumps with the main pivot being that high though
flag bansheeripper
Posted: Jul 21, 2012 at 19:27 Quote
True, but a high pivot design can be done much better. Best example I can think of off hand is the Brooklyn Race-link...
flag chazdog
Posted: Jul 22, 2012 at 15:54 Quote
i think it has potential, provided they can lower the shock placement a little, there's acres of room in front of the rear wheel before the frame.

Gotta say i think it looks really cool, reminds me of the olf be one team dh bikes

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flag snoopy24777
Posted: Jan 16, 2013 at 15:15 Quote
hey guys, im sure im not the first to ask this but can someone explain leverage ratios to me? i have a good knowledge of bikes but ive never found someone to explain this to me
flag z-man
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Posted: Jan 16, 2013 at 15:20 Quote
very siimple.

an average bike has a leverage ration of 3:1 which means that for ever 3 inches of rear wheel travel, 1 inch of stroke is used on the shock. The lower the ratio, the more difference the shocks damping is going to make to the feel of the travel.
flag chazdog
Posted: Jan 16, 2013 at 15:27 Quote
then this is obviously not a constant ratio through the travel. If the leverage ration decreases (say it starts at 3:1 and finishes at 2:1 when the bike is at full travel) then the suspension is going to get harder to compress deeper into the travel, giving a progressive feel. If the leverage ratio increases, then its going to be easier to compress further into the travel giving the opposite feel
flag z-man
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Posted: Jan 16, 2013 at 15:30 Quote
yup. Which is what the mean when the say linear, falling or rising rate. If the ratio gets higher, its a rising rate, falling if it gets lower, and linear if it maintains relatively the same.
flag chazdog
Posted: Jan 17, 2013 at 4:25 Quote
then there's variable rate suspension systems, that are mostly falling rate, but with a more constant leverage ratio in the mid stroke, this is arguably the best performer.
flag snoopy24777
Posted: Jan 17, 2013 at 10:33 Quote
ok that helps allot thanks tup

but i have one more question, whats squat?
flag inked-up-metalhead
Posted: Feb 5, 2013 at 14:36 Quote
anyone in here know if a lyrik 2 step air can be lowered? im gonna be getting a solo air spring asap, but till then im stuck with the 2 step.
flag thebillygoat6000
Posted: Feb 5, 2013 at 15:33 Quote
inked-up-metalhead wrote:
anyone in here know if a lyrik 2 step air can be lowered? im gonna be getting a solo air spring asap, but till then im stuck with the 2 step.
its possible, i did it on my revelation 2 step
flag inked-up-metalhead
Posted: Feb 6, 2013 at 0:27 Quote
thebillygoat6000 wrote:
inked-up-metalhead wrote:
anyone in here know if a lyrik 2 step air can be lowered? im gonna be getting a solo air spring asap, but till then im stuck with the 2 step.
its possible, i did it on my revelation 2 step

is it the same deal as solo air? as in stick a spacer in in the right place?
flag thebillygoat6000
Posted: Feb 6, 2013 at 3:48 Quote
inked-up-metalhead wrote:
thebillygoat6000 wrote:
inked-up-metalhead wrote:
anyone in here know if a lyrik 2 step air can be lowered? im gonna be getting a solo air spring asap, but till then im stuck with the 2 step.
its possible, i did it on my revelation 2 step

is it the same deal as solo air? as in stick a spacer in in the right place?
yup, just pop em on. how much are you trying to lower it?
flag inked-up-metalhead
Posted: Feb 6, 2013 at 9:58 Quote
thebillygoat6000 wrote:
inked-up-metalhead wrote:
thebillygoat6000 wrote:
its possible, i did it on my revelation 2 step

is it the same deal as solo air? as in stick a spacer in in the right place?
yup, just pop em on. how much are you trying to lower it?

only to 140mm, about to order a OO 456 frame, its to put them on there
flag toddyf12
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 at 3:13 Quote
http://www.mountainracingproducts.com/shop/#!/~/product/category=675538&id=14702855 the most pointless dual crown fork ever? I just dont see the theory behind manufacturing a 100mm travel dual crown fork Very confused

 


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