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PDC at interbike

patineto

The RM Mad Scientist
Feb 19, 2002
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those frames are so so nice

I do have a question, ..
how does the upper pivot work, looks to be like a trushaft but maybe I'm mistaken.



anyway congratulation to who ever is making this bikes and the best wishes in the future, the design is exelent , the details very impresive and the also look amazing..

PS: that lower linkage will be the envy of many motorcycle designers.
 

patineto

The RM Mad Scientist
Feb 19, 2002
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berkeley, ca
vitox said:
AFAIK the main pivot is a half inch hardened steel tube, needle bearings live inside the swingarm.
so is not a linkage,, but a single freaking massive upper pivot point..!?!?

can somebody explain the advantage of that sistem, is not that similar to high single point like on the Balba BB7,,well i guess it is..

thanks in advance and sorry for the dumm question.
 

thaflyinfatman

Turbo Monkey
Jul 20, 2002
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Victoria
patineto said:
so is not a linkage,, but a single freaking massive upper pivot point..!?!?

can somebody explain the advantage of that sistem, is not that similar to high single point like on the Balba BB7,,well i guess it is..

thanks in advance and sorry for the dumm question.

Yeah it's a high pivot with chain pulley like the BB7, but instead of extending the swingarm forwards past the pivot and using that to push the shock down at the bottom bracket area, it drops the swingarm down from the pivot and pulls the shock linkage which then fires the shock up towards the top tube.