CascadeComponents
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https://cascadecomponents.bike/
We have developed a range of linkages that cater to aggressive riding in rough terrain by delivering more traction and more bottom out resistance. If you ride for the downs, look no further!

All linkages are fully CNC'd right here in Seattle, Washington USA.

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CascadeComponents Added a comment about press release Cascade Components Releases Linkage and High-Pivot Conversion for the Specialized Stumpjumper 15

4/8/2025 11:54am
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It was released 9 months ago. Long enough for people to have had it for a good portion of a season and then an entire off season. You'd be surprised how many people change their mind in that time period. But really the market is the large amount of people who are big Stumpjumper fans and wouldn't be interested in buying another bike but are curious what a high pivot version of the exact same bike might feel like. There has never been one (at least not that has been visible) before.
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majorjake Liked a comment about Press Release Cascade Components Releases Linkage and High-Pivot Conversion for the Specialized Stumpjumper 15

4/8/2025 11:44am
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High pivot conversion, that's bold. Chapeau, Cascade Components.
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CascadeComponents Added a comment about press release Cascade Components Releases Linkage and High-Pivot Conversion for the Specialized Stumpjumper 15

4/8/2025 11:44am
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Answered this in the forum, but will drop the answer here for people that don't go to the forums. Have not test fit it on an aluminum frame yet. I don't see any reason it wouldn't work, but can't verify until it has been test fit.
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CascadeComponents Added a comment about press release Cascade Components Releases Linkage and High-Pivot Conversion for the Specialized Stumpjumper 15

4/8/2025 11:41am
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On the page for the kit if you scroll through the images there is one of chain growth rate. That is essentially an anti-squat graph that focuses on how chain impacts the suspension. I prefer mathematically tangible metrics over tracing lines. Any number greater than zero means chain tension acts to raise the BB. The other component of anti-squat is axle path, but that plays a minor roll comparatively. As for pedal kickback, that can be gleaned from chain growth. Over full travel it's about half that of the standard pivot placement.
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CascadeComponents Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

4/8/2025 11:04am
The standard link and yoke are. Haven't gotten a chance to test fit the high pivot kit on an aluminum frame yet though. I don't see any reason it wouldn't work. If anyone in the greater Seattle area has an aluminum frame and wants to find out, swing by and we can throw it on.
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CascadeComponents Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

3/30/2025 9:13am
Air shocks aside, the temp of the shock doesn’t really tell you anything if you don’t know the tune and what it has just done. It’s a simple conservation of energy equation. The heat generated by the damper is the work it has done to absorb impacts.
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metadave Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

3/29/2025 8:16pm
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CascadeComponents Added a reply to Nerding out on Brakes shall we? Not another tech deraliment

3/27/2025 1:40pm
Motive calipers seem to be identical to DB8 calipers with the exception of two of the models use a banjo instead of compression fitting. DB8 calipers are pretty much Code calipers with a compression fitting and different aesthetics. So the difference in performance really comes down to the levers.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a comment about Press Release Intend Launches Essential Enduro Fork

3/21/2025 9:34am
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What's a semi-open bath damper? And how is that different than a good old-fashioned open bath damper?
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CascadeComponents Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

3/5/2025 11:56am
The primary source of friction in chain drives (cross chaining aside) is the links rotating as they enter each chain ring. The larger the degree that the rotate, the more friction there is. Larger chain rings equate to less friction because the chain links don't have to rotate as much. The amount of chain actually in contact with the chain...
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CascadeComponents Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation

2/25/2025 10:49am
This is a fact. A bolted joint is essentially springs in parallel so you sum the stiffness of the aluminum portion of the joint and the stiffness of the bolt portion of the joint. Like anything, it can be done well or poorly. Fun fact, I know someone who was going car brakes and thought it would be fun to...
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2/25/2025 10:36am
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The bolts are torqued and pre-tensioned so they are not a passive element and are acting on the stiffness of the caliper in a different way, all other things being equal this can result in a stiffer caliper than an equivalent 1 piece design. You can do a bad job of designing either type of course.
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CascadeComponents Added a reply to Bypass tubes on mountain bike shocks or forks? (Trophy truck tech)

1/26/2025 3:06pm
Was sitting here thinking about bypass shocks and it occurred to me that there is one fundamental difference between external bypasses that essentially have a check valve and internal bypasses where holes or grooves are used to bypass fluid. With the spring backed check valve design on external bypasses, it takes some amount of minimum pressure for the valve to...
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rider170 Liked a reply to forum topic Bypass tubes on mountain bike shocks or forks? (Trophy truck tech)

1/22/2025 12:09pm
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Cascade has nailed it. As someone who has a Spec truck I feel like he has some really good info. My brand new spec truck is 5300 lb with a 92 gal fuel cell and 525 hp. The speeds we hit things at are crazy. I always say its like throwing a hammer through the desert. The frame of a raptor is not designed to take the big hits. The reason the trucks are so heavy is that they are designed to take an insane amount of abuse. Plus the weight helps the truck settle into the holes instead of...
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CascadeComponents Added a reply to Bypass tubes on mountain bike shocks or forks? (Trophy truck tech)

1/22/2025 12:06pm
Not familiar with the internals of that Foes shock, but internal bypasses are common and have the same end goal minus adjustability. But generally anyone who's hitting things hard runs a coilover plus external bypass at each corner so I don't think there really are internal bypasses with the same level of capability. This is how Fox does internal bypasses...
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