I was under the impression that the bottom bracket is really high. What is the sag on your bike. The height is 14.9.
X-Fusion Delta8 downhill fork prototype
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I was under the impression that the bottom bracket is really high. What is the sag on your bike. The height is 14.9.
i have about 1 3/4" of sag measured from the shocks eye to eye. they recommend 1 1/2" but i feel that its still a little too firm for my liking. 14.9" is relatively high for a bb height, but when i first got the bike i destroyed my cranks going through rock gardens before i learned how to deal with it.
These crowns are so sick!
its franken fork, just in time for halloween
At the last race, do you mind if I give your bike a rip?
I test rode a Bionicon at a demo.
I was impressed with the fork, seems to be the same one you are testing. It was super plush, but I didn't take it for a trail ride, just a parking lot test. I was impressed, as I don't care for air forks.
A local rider also built a Foes 2:1 with the F1 fork...not long after, he got rid of it for a Fox 40.
The Curnutt's always felt dead to me, and that clunking sound is aggravating.
I was impressed with the fork, seems to be the same one you are testing. It was super plush, but I didn't take it for a trail ride, just a parking lot test. I was impressed, as I don't care for air forks.
A local rider also built a Foes 2:1 with the F1 fork...not long after, he got rid of it for a Fox 40.
The Curnutt's always felt dead to me, and that clunking sound is aggravating.
Jm,
Thanks for coming out and taking the Ironwood out for a quick ride before dark. I appreciate you giving the Special Agent and the IW the benefit of the doubt in your observation after a demo ride. The next time I am in AZ, I hope that you will try the fork again with the new oil dampening to give it a good comparison. On that ride, you need to let me to make adjustments while we are on the trail. With the sun setting so quickly, we were a bit rushed last time to even get that small ride in. A few lbs of pressure really goes a long way to make the fork feel better. For example, if I run the Double Agent, 150mm fork, at 70lbs vs. 65lbs it feels too stiff and the small bump compliance decreases.
Regarding the sensation of riding "into the hill instead of up it," this is a common feeling on the IW because of the huge about of geometry change from "uphill" to "downhill" position. There are about 7degrees of change in the head and seat tube angles, along with a shortening wheelbase, and the bottom bracket height staying in place. The system was designed to be adjustable throughout the range so the rider can find the balance point for the slope of the hill that is being climbed. Unfortunately, there wasn't a point on that ride that really justified the full "uphill" position. After several rides, and up to a week of riding, most Bionicon owners report that adjusting the geometry to the given trail becomes "instinctive," and you could not be expected to learn that control after a 45 min ride.
There are a lot of great forks on the market, but we are focusing on making a suspension system that works well for the majority of riders which allows them to ride in a more comfortable position on the climbs, and increase there confidence on the DH. We admit, there are not a lot of knobs to twist, but they feel pretty darn good!
Ride well, and I look forward to my next trip to AZ. It is great this time of year!
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id trade my 40 for a Curnutt fork any day. ive never been happy with it even w/ the Ti springs it.
but if it feels like my rear shock, than i would like it...they do feel dead compared to other shocks.
Just wanted to dig this thread back up and see what the prognosis so far is?? I'm in the market for a DC and not all that excited about what's currently out there right now.
There's a lot of REALLY nice "looking" forks out right now, but not a lot of info on them. The Techin's look uber purty, can't read Jap(and haven't Googled em yet to see if there's a US distributor yet), White Bros look like the should come packaged in a Tuxedo, don't know much more about them, and these X-Fusions keep popping up enough to peak my interest.
New words?
There's a lot of REALLY nice "looking" forks out right now, but not a lot of info on them. The Techin's look uber purty, can't read Jap(and haven't Googled em yet to see if there's a US distributor yet), White Bros look like the should come packaged in a Tuxedo, don't know much more about them, and these X-Fusions keep popping up enough to peak my interest.
New words?
I don't think you will get many replies as I do not think they are on general sale as of yet are they. The ones we have had all work fine though the damping on some are not as good as on some out and out DH forks. Though they are much lighter than most forks. I think there more aimed at people who ride up hills to ride down them and not people who just race downhill. Though if they work a bit more on the damper i think it could be great for both.
that hub and axle look like an amazing design, evolution happens.
The delta 8 has been removed from our product line from here on out. We will continue with warranty and servicing the forks. X fusion has bigger goals and is working very hard right now to develop a complete high end suspension line. interbike should be very big for us. 2-3 new products will be launched. stay focused on our athletes because some of the new projects may be mounted to their bikes during the season. So to sum it all up, the Delta 8 is no longer available from X-Fusion USA
sorry for the news if you were interested in the fork, but please be sure to pay attention to us in the near future
thanks
-John Hauer
X-Fusion USA
sorry for the news if you were interested in the fork, but please be sure to pay attention to us in the near future
thanks
-John Hauer
X-Fusion USA
read two posts up. from yours.
hey man chill out he prob doesnt know how to read.
