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1llumA Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/28/2025 9:28pm
We will see about the dropper post but their prototype dropper lever had a really cool design and how it integrated the cable tension adjustment.
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DorianKane Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/28/2025 9:25pm
Cornelius from Intend “confirmed“ that they are going to release the dropperpost called elevator in the video if the new monocoque hover shock. Right at the end… Can’t be long for the official release
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Johnboy Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/28/2025 9:24pm
Nope alloy Fuel LX 9. As per the US Trek page $5199.99 And comparing straight conversion for the AU/NZ is laughable and quite amusing. So thats a mark up of $2361.51 AUD
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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic @Cascade Components - Homework Help
10/28/2025 11:28am
It's just an equation driven dimension on a line. The equation is (d/(l1-l2))*F where l1 is the initial shock length, l2 is a second shock length, d is vertical wheel displacement, and F is the axle load. This equation is an approximation of the actual leverage ratio. The smaller the difference between l1 and l2, the closer the approximation is to the actual leverage ratio. A difference of 0.01 mm is plenty small to get a very accurate number. The quick and dirty is make l2 1 mm less than l1 and then you wheel displacement is approximate leverage ratio...
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jma853 Added a reply to @Cascade Components - Homework Help
10/27/2025 9:04pm I checked with the professor today and it turns out the answer key accidentally used 425 instead of 465, which was what gave the incorrect answers. Due to the unclear diagram, any answer close to 155 and 178 should be accepted. 👍 Thanks for the help! Out of curiosity, how did you solve for the force through the shock in...
Kapolczer Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/26/2025 9:05pm
Paul Aston had a short but unbiased review of them earlier this year. https://www.astonmtb.bike/reviews/raicam-rgr-factory-brakes-review
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10/26/2025 1:31pm
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CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic @Cascade Components - Homework Help
10/24/2025 9:46am
The dimensions aren’t well drawn to be honest. What I did there is a graphical approximation of leverage ratio by the way. If you dimension the shock ever so slightly shorter (in this case 0.01 mm) and then look at the vertical displacement of the rear axle and divide that number by the difference in shock length it gives you appropriate leverage ratio. As the difference in shock length approaches zero, the approximate leverage ratio approaches the actual leverage ratio.
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jma853 Added a reply to @Cascade Components - Homework Help
10/23/2025 10:26pm Yeah, I agree that the drawing isn't great. Unfortunately, I don't have access to the answer key so I can't just reference it to see the work that we are actually expected to do; things will probably be clearer once I talk to the professor about it. It's cool to see the way that leverage ratio is calculated. I'll definitely...
jma853 Added a reply to @Cascade Components - Homework Help
10/23/2025 7:53pm Okay, after I redid it I got the same answer. I'm just as confused as you are as to why the diagram they gave us, which positions the rear axle below the chainstay pivot, is apparently drawn incorrectly according to the answer key. The diagram you sketched is correct according to the answer key, but at this point, I think...
jma853 Added a reply to @Cascade Components - Homework Help
10/23/2025 6:17pm Statics class, but honestly this is a fair question for Physics 1.
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10/23/2025 6:16pm Oddly enough, the drawing of the diagram I sent in the first image was wrong - the rear axle should be coincident with the chainstay pivot as per the answer key. The free body diagram I have at the bottom of the page shows the corrected pivot points. Due to rounding errors, my answer came out as -169 but the...
CascadeComponents Liked a reply to forum topic @Cascade Components - Homework Help
10/23/2025 6:11pm
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jma853 Added a reply to @Cascade Components - Homework Help
10/22/2025 11:38pm Anyways, after throwing a bunch of shit at the wall, I got a variety of answers ranging from 150, 178, all the way to like 700-something. I'll probably regroup with my study group tomorrow and try to squeeze into office hours next week.
jma853 Added a reply to @Cascade Components - Homework Help
10/22/2025 11:09pm While I was redoing my work to make it clearer, I realized I made a mistake while taking the moment about the chainstay pivot (literally the first step 😭) For some reason, my forces at the rear axle / seatstay sum to zero.
jma853 Added a reply to @Cascade Components - Homework Help
10/22/2025 10:38pm Ahh, I forgot about the force vector being along the axis that connects the two pinned points. That's my bad. Thanks to your help, I actually have an answer now, which is a significant improvement compared to ~an hour earlier. I didn't expect you to reply at all since I posted this thread half jokingly, but I honestly appreciate it...
jma853 Added a reply to @Cascade Components - Homework Help
10/22/2025 10:02pm Right - so when you say everything is pinned, does that mean that point F only has a force acting vertically against the rider's weight divided by two? (i.e. no Fx and only Fy) If this is true, would this also mean that the shock is only feeling forces along its length?