2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

Related:
13 hours ago

My Italian is a little rusty, but it seems this was made using a servo from the RC world, connected to some kind of stroke measuring device on the brake lever blade. The idea being to change the compression settings of the shock under different types of braking events.

18
jsray
Posts
232
Joined
5/20/2017
Location
Gilbert, AZ, USA
Fantasy
12 hours ago
iceman2058 wrote:
My Italian is a little rusty, but it seems this was made using a servo from the RC world, connected to some kind of stroke measuring...

My Italian is a little rusty, but it seems this was made using a servo from the RC world, connected to some kind of stroke measuring device on the brake lever blade. The idea being to change the compression settings of the shock under different types of braking events.

Now that is cool. RC servos are pretty quick for their intended applications. This is a way better idea than wireless brakes. 

4
Yoda
Posts
156
Joined
9/24/2021
Location
IT
Fantasy
11 hours ago
iceman2058 wrote:
My Italian is a little rusty, but it seems this was made using a servo from the RC world, connected to some kind of stroke measuring...

My Italian is a little rusty, but it seems this was made using a servo from the RC world, connected to some kind of stroke measuring device on the brake lever blade. The idea being to change the compression settings of the shock under different types of braking events.

Really cool. I understood (italian is pretty good but technical stuff goes over my head) the goal is to optimize suspension performance for every phase of cornering- opening compression under braking, back to neutral/baseline while rider is neither braking nor pedaling, then stiffening compression when the crankset is under forward load to maximize forward drive. I.e. theoretically providing gains on both corner entry and exit. Proper active suspension system.

12
gibbon
Posts
468
Joined
3/7/2019
Location
wales, GB
8 hours ago

Blasting up fireroads at 20mph is SO sick. So rad.

7
2
8 hours ago
Any0ng wrote:
1st gen M1 can do it too, but I found it still to be quite buggy. It messes with the non-HR-modes. Also I've found that my...

1st gen M1 can do it too, but I found it still to be quite buggy. It messes with the non-HR-modes. Also I've found that my HR isn't lower on the DH so I often get more Power on the DH then on the climbs. Stopped using the feature because of that.

Tread softly because you tread on my dreams 

1
1
boozed
Posts
730
Joined
6/11/2019
Location
AU
5 minutes ago Edited Date/Time 4 minutes ago
Yoda wrote:
Really cool. I understood (italian is pretty good but technical stuff goes over my head) the goal is to optimize suspension performance for every phase of...

Really cool. I understood (italian is pretty good but technical stuff goes over my head) the goal is to optimize suspension performance for every phase of cornering- opening compression under braking, back to neutral/baseline while rider is neither braking nor pedaling, then stiffening compression when the crankset is under forward load to maximize forward drive. I.e. theoretically providing gains on both corner entry and exit. Proper active suspension system.

Continuous damping adjustment within an existing suspension system based on braking inputs is interesting, but it isn't active suspension.  Active suspension controls ride height using positional actuators and does away with springs and dampers entirely.

Post a reply to: 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

The Latest