More supple: 6" single pivot or 5" linkage or VPP type?

bikerx40

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#21 · Sep 2, 2005

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More data for the number crunchers . Chain growth of the same bikes. MKIII is again in blue.

 

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tscheezy

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#22 · Sep 3, 2005

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Actually, you read my mind. Looking at the axle path plot made me wonder what the chain growth would be like. I guess now I know.

 

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billybobzia

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#23 · Sep 3, 2005

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bikerx40 said:

In blue is the Iron Horse MKIII DW-Link. I hope that I traced everything accurately, as things get thrown off quite a bit if the picture that you traced is not a perfect side shot.

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so what does that mean?? i'm lost...feels like when i fell asleep a lot in calculus.

 

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#24 · Sep 3, 2005

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tscheezy said:

Now that's what I call data. Thanks BX40.

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What's quite non-interesting, is the fact that from sag (assuming sag is around the 30mm mark) on up, the axle paths of the Blur, Heckler, and MKIII are all pretty similar.

On the flip side, the paths of the 5-Spot and 575 are nearly identical above the sag point too.

I don't know if any of that means a damn thing, but it seems like it should. Maybe ICT isn't the only 110% efficient design?

 

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#25 · Sep 3, 2005

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billybobzia said:

so what does that mean?? i'm lost...feels like when i fell asleep a lot in calculus.

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Aw cr@p, we're supposed to know what all of this actually means? I'm just into tracing and flashy colors.

Go fish!

 

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catnash

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#26 · Sep 3, 2005

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Very interesting

So many variables, all those on the graph are top notch bikes. I noticed that my 575 has no noticible brake jack and my old gemini did, my s-works enduro wasnt as plush as my 575 and of the three Ive had more success with the 575, but never liked my s-works epic 03 just wasnt soft enough. I remember the good old days when Specialized started the ball rolling with the holy grail bike....Until then bob wasnt really a problem and it was bob fox who helped the last few yeaars.