"Aaron Gwin chainless world cup winning run, the mystery explained "
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Wrong.
Sorry
And as soon as the chain stay length is increasing due to travel being used what's happening with the chain? Right, there will be tension causing the freewheel to engage with hub stopping the clicker-di-cluck coasting and affect the sus, moar or less, depending on the amount of lengthening.
Tell this SH or AG right after their initial switch to the big S...
It's a myth that the fast guns don't care about their stuff and how it works and that they are fast either way.
I haven't seen this Leogang porno, but it must be big budget if there are fields of, ahem, actors.
My armchair is pretty comfy-- it supports my arms to browse ridemonkey anyway. What about when not coasting, like a locked up rear brake?
I get that there's trivial binding if wheel rpm is faster than cassette rpm when the suspension compresses.. However if something like hitting a rock causes the suspension to compress quickly enough relative to bike speed:
1. You wouldn't know if hub pawls are engaged for a fraction of a second
2. The suspension will resist having to either push the bike forward, spin the tire against the ground, or pick the rider up by the crank
3. There's "pedal kickback" that you can feel on high pivot bikes, so I'm going to skip the force diagram and rely on anecdotal evidence
If you can show with math that there are no instances in a downhill race where the suspension could be bound by the chain I'll be curious to see. Someone should probably already have it around in a notebook of actual bicycle engineering
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Antonio Osuna has a good analisis of the pedal kickback/square bump interaction here: http://linkagedesign.blogspot.com/2015/07/angulo-de-ataque-wm.html
TL/DR: Rock Jeebus is a helluva rider.
Yeah I was due for a new sig. This is easily as funny as anything else I've ever used.
Who does this engineer work for?
You know, so I can not buy one of their bikes. ever.
Trek, during their famous "Y" era
Hey, not fair!
I'm sorry, could not resist
Well, Sam was actually fast when he got on Specialized. He won the overall that year. After that he smashed his shoulder into earth a few times but managed inbetween to win the world champs in MSA.
I hope im not highjacking this thread..
I find it interesting that a guy can win on a bike that has virtually no anti-squat (even has pro-squat).
But at the time that low anti-squat/low pedal-feedback feature lets Gwinn get in some pedal strokes in the rough sections so gaining some time..
So suspension design is not just getting 100% anti-squat.(what seems to be driving the suspension designer right now)
Only a virtual plush point? Feels a little stiff at the rear end.
I think you mean Taco Bell.
Me too. Everyone here say they would suck, but I'm still curious...