[bxxer rider]

just an idea i have just had, would it work....has some bike company done it already?

 

[PepperJester]

yes one could drive a shock like that.

 

[bxxer rider]

do you think it could work well? (really am a novice with links...which is why i have a sp )

 

[combatkimura]

It's just a linkage driven SP, it could be made to work but why have the extra weight?

 

[bxxer rider]

It's just a linkage driven SP, it could be made to work but why have the extra weight?

would be possible to get it to ramp up the compression towards the end of the travel also easy to manipulate the design to get loads of travel out of it....could be a good big hucker

 

[bxxer rider]

hummm true true but it was just an idea i had, probably the best link ive come up with rest just don't work, just want to see what you all thought.

 

[b4 stealth]

The extra weight and complexity doesn't seem to fit the SP design benefits. If I was looking at that frame, I would see all the maintenence and vulnerability of a VPP/DW link/ fourbar/ whatever, but none of the performance benefits.

 

[wookie freeride]

Looks a little like a Marin.

J M O

 

[bxxer rider]

humm true its only real resemblance is the link that compresses the shock

 

[essenmeinstuff]

just an idea i have just had, would it work....has some bike company done it already?

Essentially the same thing, from a kinematics perspective anyway.

I love teh Mpire

 

[bxxer rider]

humm almost the same, have you any experience of riding this?

 

[StinkyFTW]

humm almost the same, have you any experience of riding this?

Soooo, what, are you plotting to build one of these or something?

 

[essenmeinstuff]

humm almost the same, have you any experience of riding this?

Negative, never even seen a nicolai in the flesh

But I bet it would feel kinda like a single pivot

 

[kenbentit]

That Mpire is one of my all time "drool" bikes. Just wish I could justify the $$....

 

[kenbentit]

Here's another version, much less travel though...

 

[bxxer rider]

stinkyFTW: that thought had crossed my mind, my design teacher is experienced at making stuff with metal, plus have a facilitates to do it at school to build some thing like this (industrial drills, industrial lasers (for templates, shame they wont cut metal) and a metal store to rival most) so could be done

essenmeinstuff: at okay no worries

 

[bxxer rider]

lol i dont know this Mprie bike any pics?

 

[bxxer rider]

hummm it looks more mongoose like FS bike still not quite the same

 

[bxxer rider]

yeh im going to talk to my design teacher about this, he likes me , probably will let me attempt as long as it don't inter fear with my course work.

 

[tacubaya]

Super high pivot and complex design = crap.