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I think you’d be able to see part of the rocker if it was a genuine/normal crab link though. In the last photo you can see the seat tube and the seat stays extending past it, but no sign of a rocker link.
I was on my phone and didn't zoom in enough.
Okay then return of the Diamonback Knucklebox.
Only soo many ways to package a vertical shock and get a useable LR.
There should be some sort of fine handed out to companies who unjustly run frame diapers
And here we go. Weight on your bike is good.
Sounds like something they would do
Nah, the missing spoke is offsetting the added weight 😆
Sorry Spomer, broken bike comment, but techy! Has anyone done carbon/kevlar in a bike tube? Or is kevlar more bullet proof but not that good for tubes? See? Tech question!
Antidote bikes have for years on their downhill Rigs, assuming you’re talking about frame layup
- But now that I read your question again I’m wondering if you’re talking about a tyre inner tube and not the carbon tubes
I wouldn't have thought that carbon or kevlar done dense enough to stop anything, would be too stiff and the lack of compliance would give a shit ride quality and you'd lose traction as the tyre wouldn't conform to the dirt very well?
kevlar/aramid is flexible as long as you don‘t laminate and bake it AFAIK. i‘ve seen body armor (law enforcement) with that kinda stuff. but yeah, would be heavy of course.
In general, aramid has significantly lower tensile strength than carbon fibre. Some quick research suggests that aramid fibres are also more flexible, but I doubt that has much of a bearing on the rigidity of the composite. It might make it more durable though.
My guess is that the general preference for carbon fibre in the bicycle industry comes down to cost.
There are a few brand that have dabbled with mixed composite like adding dyneema (time) but with low amount compared to carbon fiber.
I've heard of dyneema being used for applications where you don't want your rope to stretch, but never dyneema fibre composites. That's actually really cool.
time uses dyneema:
https://global.timebicycles.com/blogs/journal/why-do-we-use-dyneema
their carbon making process is completely different to anyone else's though
$15000usd Sram level brakes
It's amazing how good that mic is picking up his voice under the bandana. It sounds like it was recorded in a studio!
That video makes me think of those fever dreams you can have where the dream replays over and over. Voices dont match, things seem off, its all pointless, and its very annoying. Ah they nailed the fever dream marketing feel.
The voice over sounds AI generated to me
(I hate that it's becoming increasingly difficult to tell)
Now you can have two shocks setup completely wrongly.
Idk it was a flex when Orbea did it and it was really only hiding the travel adjust link and how good the bike looks. Then they tied it together with a win in its first WC. They didn’t have the diaper on that long at least.
Watching Tahnee pull the little diaper off as if anyone cared was pretty funny
I used to splice dyneema DUX for sail boat rigging. Part of the process was a pre stretch to settle in the splice and get any stretching done before the customer used it. After the truck winch exploded on me we switched to hydraulic rams. That stuff is crazy strong.
What does it look like?
Not like that, I'll tell you that for free.
went to their site for funsies and discovered they have a $48k eeb that seems no different from the $15k one posted earlier
can vital get one on the 15 day free trial for review?
https://blulans.com/products/blulans-s10
The single review on the site is something to behold:
"Blulans? Mor like BluAwesome!
S11ULT a bit more expensive than a handful of bikes but this is carbon fiber and you know what that is to mean: top of the notches and the best buck bang on the market area. I have one in my dreams and in the garageway I are many reasons for superior performance.
Firstly is one shock and then another shock. The response is overwhelming.
For the number 2 reason is the Blulang legacy and industry leading excellence. If you are familiar with Role Royce or the highest level Egypt cotton bedsheets it is nothing different.
For ending the list of benefits it should be illustrated the power and finesse of the riding experience. Dominate all."
suspension guy please draw the wheel action on this dual-shock puppy. Gimme one of those stick figure squish pics. Thanks in advance.
king crab link?
I think these Chinese mushroom brands are going to be a source of entertainment for a good long time to come.
The product image on the website shows one Flight Attendant and one Base shock, which is even more weird.
...and it has a kickstand. 🤣
I think it's just a common or garden Horst linkage with the extra shock connected via a yoke to the rocker