I pulled the rear end of a horst link bike apart last night to clean & grease the bearings. Just for kicks, I cycled the suspension to see how much the wheelpath atually changed in comparison to a single pivot.
Guess what? The pivot at the rear of the chainstay had no movement what so ever in any part of the suspension cycle. So, for all intents and purposes, it might as well have been a "Faux bar" design (or linkage actuated SP).
Just to check myself, I merely handtightened all bearings to ensure free movement, but still no change. I even installed the shock and cycled it under pressure...no change.
This is the kind of thing that makes me go "Hmmmmmmm". I can see why manufacturers ahve gone to the faux-bar on their designs...in addition to not dishing out cash to Spec. for a liscence, certain applications just plain don't work.
Guess what? The pivot at the rear of the chainstay had no movement what so ever in any part of the suspension cycle. So, for all intents and purposes, it might as well have been a "Faux bar" design (or linkage actuated SP).
Just to check myself, I merely handtightened all bearings to ensure free movement, but still no change. I even installed the shock and cycled it under pressure...no change.
This is the kind of thing that makes me go "Hmmmmmmm". I can see why manufacturers ahve gone to the faux-bar on their designs...in addition to not dishing out cash to Spec. for a liscence, certain applications just plain don't work.