They said it will come in different colors as well.godadamnit.. real world experience.. that doesnt count fer NUFFIN around here!!!!
i cant wait, i mean seriously, this fork just ticks all the boxes for me. i mean im almost planning to murder out my summum to get this green beast to work with my color scheme
Im just worried i have to use squashed kermit essence to keep it shiny green !!
Most likely aluminum honeycomb core with the facesheets bonded to it. This allows for a greater area moment of inertia (think I-beam) without adding a bunch of weight and cost like extra plies would.
in a nice flat sheet sure. Try to curve honeycomb like that.
They can only put one quarter in your ass at a time.
They've already done far worse!
You've seen the pricing?
Ha ha, no, I wish. I think it's supposed to be inline with the standard premium fork from all the other guys, i.e. MSRP around 1500-1700.You've seen the pricing?
I see it all the time...but you can't just use regular honeycomb sheets. The cell shape is not hexagonal.
I'm not an expert on surface coatings by any means, however my understanding of it is that Kashima basically impregnates the anodising with small cells of molybdenum disulfide, which can't be "worn off" until the anodising is actually worn right through, because the more the anodising wears, the more the molybdenum disulfide is actually exposed. A coating that is bonded to the outside of the material however can break away from the substrate (wearing/chipping off) because it's not integrated into the substrate material itself. This is why DLC, TiN etc never took off.But kashima is a lame ass color that looks stupid on most bikes so it must be better. Please god tell me it works better because if DVO just proved that you can coat stanchions with that stuff and NOT look like that........fox has some splainin' to do.
I just noticed your signature. I think you and I got a lap together at whistler two seasons ago and you told me about how common it was for that mini schrader valve in a boxxer air spring piston to clog. I has your card.
Steve cubic boron nitride (dlc) is the norm now in the moto world, because the tubes are chrome moly steel. It never took off in the bicycle world because the aluminium tubes weren't stiff or hard enough and the dlc is very brittle, so it would de-adhere. The coating works great on steel.
Sorry, should have clarified - never took off with aluminium. DLC/TiN are both well proven on steel tubes - which aren't practical for use on bicycle forks because the walls need to be a certain thickness to have top cap threads and seal head recesses in them, not to mention withstanding crushing from the crowns.
You gave it to me I think. It's definitely not a vorsprung card......I can't remember the name. But it was some suspension tuning deal. Wasn't a whistler area code either though. Were you working out of your van or something? I might be wrong but I do remember the 'steve' part. If it was you.......thanks, you saved half a road trip for me.
If not.......just ignore me like everyone else has learned to
No, I didn't. I just like giving you sh1t.
You're alright in my book.
Less talk, more prototype theft.
SHHHH! They're already on to me I bet!
There are even more purdy picks are on my hard drive. Bust seriously, the fork is f'ing gorgeous in person; the plastic rear shock ain't bad either.
I think May 2013 is very optimistic.
i don't wanna know what other kind of creepy stuff is on your hard drive.
Yeah, maybe. I think there first goal is OEM market anyways, Aftermarket later. I think they're looking to ramp up production quickly after they finish the prototypes.
Kowa had Kashima before it was cool, theirs was a lovely poo brown colour.
They didn't really give me any alone time
The looks of the web site? As in the forks won't suit your pygamas? Or as in there appears to be a technical flaw to you? If the later, explain, if either of the earlier two, who gives a toss, shhhh.
Really? I'll bet that they spend a great deal of time working on the aesthetics of the design, if it wasn't important why would they?
Ssshhhh! Don't question it. Your boxxers will turn into panties and you will be less of a man.
And grunt approvingly.
We should schedule a beer shotgun and headbutt once this thing hits the market.
I am offended, I am a man, I have lipstick red 888's with a metallic flec.
Agreed.
Didn't mean to berate anyone. But he was hacking on a brand, based on what I perceive to be a silly reason, so I voiced my opinion, and gave it back to him.
