At long last a new Rotec DH frame. I really, really want one.
2012/13 Rotec RLi
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Bosh! Great to hear they're still kicking. Btw, is that a floating brake mount I see?
yea, the RL9 had the same setup. I guess with a true Lawwill design, like the Rotec it's necessary.
diggity. george, let me know when you get one. i'd like to take a run on it.
At long last...a drawing! Looks good but, uh, 2 weeks? 
Tags I expect this thread to have: "2 weeks" "no carbon, no care" "where is bradflyn" "brakejackoff"
e-spec at its best
considering how long sully has been on radio silence, any news is good news 
Sully is the man.
The Rotec I had was a beast, in that it just destroyed anything it looked at. SUCH a fun bike. So good in everyway, from manufacturing to...i dunno. Stickers. Loved it. Be nice to see this version if its a bit lightened up!
The Rotec I had was a beast, in that it just destroyed anything it looked at. SUCH a fun bike. So good in everyway, from manufacturing to...i dunno. Stickers. Loved it. Be nice to see this version if its a bit lightened up!
Dont quote me 100% but im gona say it just goes hand in hand with the lawwill the old yeti's had the same style brake/hub spacing for it.
Does pivoting around the bottom bracket solve space constraints or make a more complicated, flexier pivot? I was thinking this while looking at a KHS the other day. Some bikes pivot around the BB to eliminate chainstay growth but not this Rotec or the KHS.
neat!
Does everyone have me on ignore?
The pivot is SUPER solid. The bearings are bigger than the BB. Space is tight on the older RL9's due to the "floating shock" arrangement. If Sully can get the weight down and solve the problem of bending axles it would be a perfect bike. Shifting issues with Lawwill designs was adressed good in the prior versions so that should be fine. the bike rips in rough terrain.
Here's a pic of the one I'm rebuilding:
Here's a pic of the one I'm rebuilding:
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wouldn't it make more sense to mount the rear caliper on the link that holds the axle since it stays parallel to the ground though the suspension stroke like the floating brake mount on singlepivots?
edit - took a better look at it at linkage, it actually swings a bit rearward, this mount that's on the schematic seems to work better actually, can't really imagine it moving in my head...
edit - took a better look at it at linkage, it actually swings a bit rearward, this mount that's on the schematic seems to work better actually, can't really imagine it moving in my head...
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Tomac mounted they way you mention on the original 204 and it had terrible brake jack. Lawwill designs require a floater...even the original one from the early 90s had one.
+1 on that. I used to have a Schwinn 4-banger for my XC bike. It rode great as long s you didnt hit the brakes. When you had the seat at XC height and headed down a hill and hit the the brakes things got pretty hairy sometimes. The suspension would extend and make it feel like you were getting launched over the bars.
now i realize why low pivots don't have floating brake mounts or they use crappy implementations of horst link that behave almost like 4-bar vulgaris (old norcos)... they are already prone to brake jack being low pivots and floating mounts only make things worse. damn i almost have enough theoretical knowledge to design a bike.
i'd love to see it get built. Might be worth buying at retail!
you? buy something at retail? never.
Well, ****.
HA! I bought knee pads from my LBS the other day at full retail/MSRP because I could try them on and they weren't 661! So I HAVE bought something at retail, and in person too!
wow. awesome. i bought some cables & housing at retail the other month.
I hear there's a dw split pivot frame it the works as well !
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Is the split pivot design that Sully was looking at not the trail bikes?
ooops sorry the DW SP is for an AM bike !
rotec trail bike? tell me more
It is true to Lawill design. As for flex, I would argue there should be less flex. Nice big bearing well supported.
Loved my old Lawill Yeti DH9. Could have had a nicer shock rate. Looks like the Rotec would be more progressive. Looks neat.
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Physically yes but not a good idea.
Is anyone following Rotec's facebook page lately? New drawings have come out, looks and sounds interesting!
god damn you i thought this was news
