[Straya]

taken today

 

[FR4life.]

Uhhhh... wtf is that?

 

[Sghost]

Chase's new proto, for the BIG hits

 

[Straya]

Yah what he said.

Aarons new ride for Crankworx. 3 inches of travel, rear end pivots around the BB. I watched him treading on the side of the crank/bb area and he says its pretty stiff.

Couple more dodgy spy shots

 

[CraShRyDer7]

thats actualy pretty sick, ive never thought of that working as a suspention design. looks nice

 

[FR4life.]

wtf kind of a shock is that supposed to me though? Never seen anything like it...

 

[mandown]

^^^word round the campfire is that is a lefty shock with modified mounting hardware.

 

[r464]

It's always good to see someone try something new.
It doesn't always work out, but you've got to give it a try.

 

[HAB]

It's always good to see someone try something new.
It doesn't always work out, but you've got to give it a try.

Leave it to Cannondale to come up with some unorthodox suspension arrangements.

 

[w00dy]

I actually rode that little monster around. For it's intended purpose it makes a lot of sense.

It's just got a couple inches of give to take the edge off a hard landing.
The rear end pivots around the BB so you can run it single speed with no tensioner.
The seat tube is part of the swingarm so you can have a really short wheelbase without the rear wheel rubbing the seat.
It's relatively light since there are very few extra linkages/bearings.
It's quite stiff because the lefty leg does not allow any twist.

The seat being part of the swingarm kills any chance of this being useful for anything else, but for the intended purpose, I have to admit it's quite brilliant.

 

[silentfoe]

http://bikemag.com/news/freshproduce/8-18-08-previewed-aaron-chases-softail-street-bike

go here, interresting bike.