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2015 Specialized Demo and Enduro Evo

Mo(n)arch

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Me likey.
Looks low and fast as fvck.
But why the hell a concetric pivot point?

Are the WC guys too succesful at the moment?

And what is going to happen with the 650b demo? :confused:
 
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Verskis

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But why the hell a concetric pivot point?
I think it makes some sense, the BB area is usually the naturally stiffest and strongest part of the bicycle, thus maybe saving some grams elsewhere in the frame by integrating the pivot there. And you could design the pivot bearings to rotate when pedaling, thus avoiding the common back-and-forth-only movement of the pivot bearings, most probably resulting in increased life of the bearings.
The main negative thing associated with the concentric pivot, the less than ideal axle path, is probably fixed with the funky looking linkages.
 

Santa Maria

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Me likey.
Looks low and fast as fvck.
But why the hell a concetric pivot point?

Are the WC guys too succesful at the moment?

And what is going to happen with the 650b demo? :confused:
..... look at the 2015 demo Bikes - there is one bike missing!? This is the new SWorks DEMO: There is definitely some room for this bike, but I am not 100% sure if this will available in 2015, maybe some limited supadupa WC edition for 10k!
 

Mo(n)arch

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The main negative thing associated with the concentric pivot, the less than ideal axle path, is probably fixed with the funky looking linkages.
Where are the linkage guys? :panic:
Really interested in this rear end.

I think it's interesting that this is a new bike built by Derpalized in Carbon and they go with a straight downtube :D
 
i likey. that horst pivot in front and below of the axle has changed location to almost mirror lapierre's version.

does that mean it'll be little better pedaling?

the one-sided seattube strut is cool. that area is massive, which probably had to be to maintain the stiffness they wanted.

Anyone got pricing?
 
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Mo(n)arch

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Sandwich

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they can't patent a concentric BB itself. been on the market too long from at least 3 other companies already.
no, but they might be able to finagle a bagel between horst and BB concentric. horst is doneskis, but a specific application of it might be protectable. Just like ABP or split pivot. Nothing new with a single pivot, but combining it right is protectable.

I think it looks awesome. Not sure on the kinematics. The IC should move quite a bit, I would think. It'll probably have decreasing anti-squat throughout travel like most horsties.