[slimshady]

So this oleo strut thingy is intriguing at least. Aesthetically is disgusting, the technology is old, and the claims about it seem too flamboyant to be true, but I'd still give it a try...

http://m.pinkbike.com/news/brew-nitro-shox-sea-otter.html

The release date keeps being pushed forward. Is it vaporware, or is it hot?

 

[mykel]

 

[Jm_]

Oleo struts work good on airplanes, where they basically have to work once. Isn't the concept basically a hydraulic cone/ramp? I'm thinking there'll be huge issues with high speed repetitive hits and low speed compression/stability.

Let's get this e-ride started.

 

[Wuffles]

With regards to suspension design, it can be answered by a pretty simply question: does moto do it? If the answer is no, then chances are it's gonna suck for bikes. Since oleo shocks aren't a player in moto, I'm gonna go out on a not-very-long limb and say it'll suck for bikes.

 

[slimshady]

Since it all depends on an orifice and needle setup, I was thinking cavitation could be a major issue. The shaft speeds involved in MTB should get that oil boiling pretty fast (at least at the microscópic level). Then I recalled the hydraulics get pressurized by a rather large volume of gas, that should stabilize things a bit, right?

I'm still trying to figure out how would they tune compression and rebound independently.

 

[Jm_]

#Doesmotodoit?

 

[Kanye West]

The answer is...sort of. Telescoping needle metering isn't anything new. Using charged oil as the spring though...

 

['size]

do you even metric, bro?

 

[StiHacka]

It would look dope on that dope Kona.

 

[jstuhlman]

aioli? i like garlic. and olive oil. and eggs. but in mah mouth, not in mah shocks.

 

[Westy]

aioli? i like garlic. and olive oil. and eggs. but in mah mouth, not in mah shocks.

With a Nitro Ale.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

will this bikepack?

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

With a Nitro Ale.

ohhh good point, it should come in a bodingtons colorway...

 

[Jm_]

will this bikepack?

Dentists don't ask questions.

 

[tacubaya]

 

[Lelandjt]

With regards to suspension design, it can be answered by a pretty simply question: does moto do it? If the answer is no, then chances are it's gonna suck for bikes. Since oleo shocks aren't a player in moto, I'm gonna go out on a not-very-long limb and say it'll suck for bikes.

The article says Moto GP has used it.

 

[Jm_]

Pretty sure they also used no suspension on motorcycles...doesn't mean it was good.

 

[Udi]

aioli? i like garlic. and olive oil. and eggs. but in mah mouth, not in mah shocks.

At least they didn't put it in chocolate

Aioli clicked this thread to read the condiment jokes...

 

[Sandwich]

I thought the 90s were over?

 

[jonKranked]

i'll pass judgement after someone else rides it.

 

[slimshady]

i'll pass judgement after someone else rides it.

You might want to grab a chair and something to read... This is going to take some time...

 

[jonKranked]

You might want to grab a chair and something to read... This is going to take some time...

thankfully i'm already seated.

 

[4130biker]

They've been teasing us with this Wal-Mart bike looking wonder shack for how long?

Including the Milyard, way too long! Two weeks is up!

 

[StiHacka]

It could use some elastomers.

 

[slimshady]

It could use some elastomers.

Too late mate...

 

[HAB]

Despite the long travel, they say it climbs like a trail bike thanks to the InsideLink platform’s 200% anti-squat.

Because if some is good, more must be better.

 

[jonKranked]

Because if some is good, more must be better.

next year it will be 300% anti-squat and 30mm of elastomers

 

[Trekrules]

 

[Jm_]

"There's an old saying in Tennessee, I know it's in Texas, probably Tennessee: fool me once, shame on, shame on you. You fooled me, can't get fooled again!"

 

[mykel]

That be a Rhodes scholar there boy.