[4130biker]

Second set of pics

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-ride-santa-cruz-nomad-2014.html

I have no idea why they bailed on that setup. Maybe JG will get annoyed enough to jump on my case with a reason.

Dentists don't think it's "plush" enough middle stroke?

 

[troy]

I'm in. Bring in proto to Rychleby sometime this year

Will do!

 

[Udi]

Like everyone keeps saying, the top link mounted shock VPP bikes will have that hammock leverage curve (or conehead if you prefer).

That's not necessarily true, it's just their particular implementation that gives unsatisfactory results. You could make a top link driven design that didn't have a rubbish leverage curve if you possessed a satisfactory level of mechanical design skill.

In fact, you can even create better leverage curves than they did with no linkage whatsoever - pull up a Yakuza Kumicho or one of Guerilla Gravity's designs to see what I mean.

 

[norbar]

That's not necessarily true, it's just their particular implementation that gives unsatisfactory results. You could make a top link driven design that didn't have a rubbish leverage curve if you possessed a satisfactory level of mechanical design skill.

In fact, you can even create better leverage curves than they did with no linkage whatsoever - pull up a Yakuza Kumicho or one of Guerilla Gravity's designs to see what I mean.

I thought they were done with that silly idea. Though looking at some designs it could be worse.

 

[wydopen]

people still use bottle cages? da fuq?

I wouldn't buy a bike w/o a bottle cage mount..

 

[jstuhlman]

I wouldn't buy a bike w/o a bottle cage mount..

TRBL. plz be sarcasm....

 

[kidwoo]

That's not necessarily true, it's just their particular implementation that gives unsatisfactory results. You could make a top link driven design that didn't have a rubbish leverage curve if you possessed a satisfactory level of mechanical design skill.

In fact, you can even create better leverage curves than they did with no linkage whatsoever - pull up a Yakuza Kumicho or one of Guerilla Gravity's designs to see what I mean.

I screwed around in that program (you know...THAT one) when I was looking to buy a nomad. I didn't get it totally awesome but yeah, just moving the front triangle shock mount around did some good things to that particular frame. I was actually going to see if I could get a secondary plate that bolted into the shock mount to move the shock.

grrrrrr.....so close, yet so far away

 

[norbar]

It only works if it's an s shaped plate.

 

[wydopen]

TRBL. plz be sarcasm....

nope...do allot of big rides and hate wearing a backpack