I remember seeing a parallelogram setup way back in the seventies on a Kawasaki MX bike tried by the factory riders,and boyeson built a rear swing arm setup that moved the pivot point to effectively the countershaft sprocket,nothing hardly hasn't already been tried.I think the use of chain torque to control suspension action is too much of a benefit to give up on a moto.(think pedal kick on a trials bike)If you notice no one uses a full floating rear brake on a mxer anymore,a little brake drag helps keep the rear wheel under control at times.Amp reaseach's chain torque eliminator went away because it worked backwards of what is most effective in real life riding.luelling said:Thats a cool pic. I like it when you see mountain bike tech used in other industries
some people aren't retarded and can also successfully compose clear sentences...SBDownhillRacer said:Where did u lear to use a machine like that?
That is HOT!Vrock said:OK, I have figured out a design for a DH bike with a V-Boxx and I'll like to know your opinion... It has 8 inches of travel, the Geo is not finished so I accept sugestions. Right now the HA is 64º, too slack? and the BB Height is 360mm, too low?
3D views will come soon
pOwn3dzedro said:some people aren't retarded and can also successfully compose clear sentences...
dw said:The biggest challenge I see is that it forces companies to use a cookie cutter suspension layout that is unfortunately, (but I think agreed upon by many riders) not the state of the art by todays standards. Also, with unique suspensions being the basis of many mountian bike companies entire marketing plans and design methodologies, it may be a tough sell
Sorry for this gravedig, but i was thinking about this last night. What you have said here appears to be a contradiction, and i think atrokz has already alluded to thisdw said:I can GUARANTEE you that use of dw-link would reduce lap times on a motorcycle in Moto GP or Supercross. You won't have to take my word for it on this for long.
If you can make the DW link work on a motor bike why couldn't you make it work on a mountain bike? Both a motor or the G-Box have a fixed output sprocket and slack would need to be taken up with some kind of tensioner.atrokz said:If the DW link is being developed for MX use, what is to stop it or a similar system being used for a ID bike? Last time I checked motorcycles dont have derailuers and only have one external......
No problem, I can see how that could be confusing. Let me clarify.Cave Dweller said:Sorry for this gravedig, but i was thinking about this last night. What you have said here appears to be a contradiction, and i think atrokz has already alluded to this
If you can make the DW link work on a motor bike why couldn't you make it work on a mountain bike? Both a motor or the G-Box have a fixed output sprocket and slack would need to be taken up with some kind of tensioner.
Why wouldn't it work? Shock position maybe?
who are they ?!?joe99 said:Another German company has released a gearbox according to Dirt, Solid Bikes.
just got back from the show.V-Boxx 9 speed, no
G-Boxx 9 speed, yes, SRAM shifter.
Probably won't be for at least another year.