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IDK, looks like it would only last for 3-4 minutes
<looks at the date> yup, checks out.
yea, i wasn't certain if you could get that kind of optical clarity directly from 3d printing. another option is 3d printing the mold and then just thermoforming a clear material.
hahahaha damnit well played, I cracked up
Went balls deep in the development of that.
I feel like it would be hard to quantify the improvement. And wouldn't that increase stroke as well?
I think you can heat treat and polish (flame polishing and mechanical polishing) transparent 3D prints to get clarity... I would not be surprised at all if the Dangerholm frame is actually 3D printed...
Next iteration will have a "dampener" in the steer tube
Any other observations?
What is the pose lmao
In Aus we do a Le Mans start for the DH races now, so you gotta wait by the gate and run over to your bike and tear down the track.
Anyone know how much a Pademelon is? Almost all the pros at Maydena have been testing them this off season
Magic bike. Stand it up for photos.
On the topic of clear bike, I very much doubt anyone from Scott touched it before it was finished. I have a bud that only does similar types of marketing materials for all sorts of industry. My guess would be cast resin in a silicone mould, anything else is (even more) cost prohibitive.
Hopey site points to their site now.
But their site is just a "put your email address in the box" site.
No pricing.
No media.
But...they have a National Champion and zero sales so hopefully they hop to it.
Ibis and Pivot utilize DW Link
Yeti isn't DW Link
Evil isn't DW Link, they're linkage driven single pivot
Devinci were never DW Link, they're Split Pivot
Being designed by Dave Weagle does not make something a DW Link
Wasn't switch infinity a DW patent work around IIRC?
I was in Maydena in January and talked to someone who had one, he was raving about it. Said he’ll never ride a bike without one ever again, also said arm pump is never an issue anymore with it.
As for cost I’m pretty sure the dampener costs almost as much as the fork you’re installing it on. He was probably talking Australian dollars, not USD, so maybe a bit less, was trying to see if i could get my hands on one, but that price he mentioned put me off for the time being.
What was the price ?
WRP is designing a Steering damper also, based on the CRF damper I think.
What a dampener may look like
Tried to install one of these on my fork, but ended up taking it to a shop. This is a tough installation if you don’t know what you’re doing…
not high level, but shimano dropped ESSA today - 8-speed budget drivetrain
https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/shimano-introduces-essa-fro…
DAMPER
I appreciate your dedication to this cause.
Psss... Don't spill the beans on the wireless shifter version. Or the shifterless, auto-shifting one!
Evil's D.E.L.T.A link stands for "Daves' Entirely Legitimate Travel Apparatus". Not a DW Link.
It's actually DAVE’S EXTRA LEGITIMATE TRAVEL APPARATUS
But yea, hence why I said it isn't a DW Link
Ah right. Guess I could have googled before putting it here.
It’s “The DW Link” but it is a type of DW link.
I think it’s “Extra” not “Entirely.”
Another Beautiful bike ruined by cable tourism, a real plague on this market.
Spindrift? a light ebike? let's see, real shame Propain decided to fuck everything up with Acros