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Diamondback Release was just a toptube mounted VPP layout. Esker Orion is a bit different.
Linkage design had the different chart for the previous Esker models with the same suspension layout:
https://linkagedesign.blogspot.com/2021/05/esker-rowl-29-2021.html
it looks to behave similar to old top tube VPP layout but with less pedal kickback:
-High anti-squat at sag but drops off sharply after 50% travel
-High anti rise % at sag but also drops off sharply after 50% travel all the way to FSR % at full travel
-Flat spot in the leverage ratio curve in the first 30% of travel but a linear falling leverage ratio after 50% travel with no funky stuff at 90-100% travel.
Only it's not, I would call it a 3 link, counting the clavis connection to the rear triangle, but it's closer to the linkage placement of something like an Unno, two short links, mounted very low, the lower being concentric on the bb
Flight Attendant, now with bar service?
Wonder if that's got anything to do with the rumoured "launch control" feature
Problem is, we don't have a system of defining this.
There are a number of factors that affect how much drop you can run.
Ive got a 210 oneup in my large santa cruz (at 6'0"). got at least 50-60mm showing above the collar.
that bike could have a 2 inch longer seat tube and I would be all "slammed seatpost brah".... but with no functional difference for me at my height.
eventually, with the SC shock tunnel, I will be limited by insertion depth. whether thats with a longer drop or with an add on actuator. but that frame statistic is only given as "insertion depth" and isn't immediately obvious. And insertion depth is then tied to seatpost length which is fairly arbritrary as above.
Straight seattube frames can end up with the opposite problem, no issue with insertion into the frame but a seat post will also have a minimum insertion.
The total seatpost stack for a given length of drop can vary by like 50mm between manufacturers.
And finally inside leg measurement can vary between people of the same height.
Oh and also crank length. shorten your cranks 10mm, seat goes up 10mm, potential for more drop but if for example you are moving to the next size up of one-up and shimming it down, thats ~40mm longer post for that 10mm drop. Will it fit?
what we really need is some sort of calculator where you input your frame's ST length, insertion depth, brand of dropper and inside leg measurement/prefered BB to saddle rail length and it tells you what length dropper to buy.
I think I'm a fairly average 6 footer, so I just buy large frames - but every time a brand tries to be different like specialised S sizing - "you can pick the size based on the reach you want" - I'm like, thats great for descending performance for people who know their preferences, but will I actually be able to physically pedal this thing which is still a fairly crucial function of a trail/enduro bike.
new canyon sender release date, anyone?
I'm going to guess August based on absolutely no information anyone actually told me.
New Transitions are up...
https://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes_RegulatorCX.cfm
https://www.transitionbikes.com/Bikes_RegulatorSX.cfm
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=a02YJhCeTQk&si=x4L_JfKM6r1NGFwH
That was such a fun thread. Shame it got kiboshed and funny how you no longer hear anything, anywhere about said co. It's hard to think of who screwed the pooch in the media worse, them or Sick.
Back to rumors: Those Ti Eskers are really pulling at the wallet.
that company is apparently still around. someone over on RM has one and quite likes it, he's ridden with one of the company's owners apparently, who - by his own admission - agrees that he isn't very computer / media savvy.
So Sram is patenting a Cycloidal driven ebike motor (source stolen from that other place)
https://patents.google.com/patent/DE102024115659A1/
I've seen these as DIY kits before, but I can't find a video of it. From what I remember about a decade ago, they are louder than a chainsaw from hell
https://www.electricbike.com/tangent-ascent/
our regulator first look for non-homepagers - https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/e-bikes/transition/regulator-626…
Looks like that Mavic road ebike motor that they teased a few years ago also is Cycloidal, and they even patented it.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20220081063A1/
From the videos I've seen of that one, there doesn't seem to be a noise issue.
I want to know what this is for and why I didn't think of it.
SRAM AXS Handsmission Handlebars
Wasn't necessarily talking the squish numbers, just that I recall the Esker looking similar, just with straight tubing.
It's clearly to change bar flex characteristics mid-run. Maybe if you were an elite athlete like the rest of us here, you'd understand these things.
New USD Fork mentioned before?
Looks more like a test rig for frame fatigue/strength?
You are right, thanks
Did anyone notice on the recent PB pod with Intense that there was a pretty obvious new bike behind Steber? They mentioned it briefly, and it sounds like three new bikes are coming this year—the first launching at Sea Otter and the other two later this summer. From my view, it was hard to tell, but it looked like a new enduro/trail bike.
Are you talking about these? They seem to all be prototypes or design concepts to me
I think that frame looks very similar to a Mondraker Podium.
More brake arm details from Commencal Muc off team camp
Those are from an Instagram post by Unno
Is it tech or innovation but saw this
https://www.axessunltd.com
Intense axess pay to play.
Is it really that difficult for teams to get the dollars?
Probably, especially now with how expensive WB and the UCI are trying to make world cups, and having to travel more for smaller races. This is probably better for the Race Talk or Team Rumors threads though.
Anyone know/want to guess what the stuff inside the brake arm is?
Length adjustment?