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Fun fact, leverage ratio is the derivative of Y wheel position with respect to shock position. You can save a lot of time spent doing equations for wheel force knowing that.

The crown on Podium is hollowed out. We tested multiple variants with more and less material removed, that's how we settled on the exact amount of hollowing there is on the production fork. We refer to these holes as "lightening bores". As Charlie noted, we were chasing the sweet spot of stiffness to satisfy our pro athletes and weight was a secondary concern. Some other USD forks on the market are lighter and while they may work well for many people out there, they are not being raced by the best riders at the highest level. We chose the name...

no one is denying that the product that goes to press camps isn't dressed up for the best experience. they're just stock products, however. there's nothing special about them aside from prep, so a "camp" product feeling amazing is certainly within the capabilities of every customer fork, right? if i bought at $2000 fork and it didn't feel amazing, i'd sure be asking fox or the dealers why and would get them to make it feel that way or give me my money back.

6/21/2025 at 10:11am and 12:34pm

No. Time and and time again it has been explained to you that the flex does not mean additional axle travel.

FWIW carbon fibre damps a lot more than metals. And a handlebar can also be somewhat damped 😉 Aaaand I'm out. I think we ran the course of the debate and are spinning in circles.

Some of us have years of education and experience from the field...

I think a lot of people get caught up in viewing the shock and spring as one unit. You can look at them as separate entities and the impact of a flex stay makes more sense. The total spring forcing the bike back to top of travel is the combination of the flex stay and the spring on the shock. The damper controls rebound of the entire rear end, so as long as the rebound tune is good for the combined spring rate you’re good.

32" wheel on a Lefty? https://www.instagram.com/stories/romeandstuff/3659149975738703182/

i added to my post above with more clarification, FYI. IMO it doesn't come down to shimano (or any brand launching a product) being the problem in this case. they have a launch coming up (they said, june 5). they have to get their product and info in the right places before the launch. it's a kook or two at these places (OE, shops, brands, media, who knows) who are posting things they don't have a right to post. if shimano asks vital to remove stuff but not other outlets, it must mean our viewers are actually important 🤣

Please never use that term again thx

No chat and no discussion please, I prefer my social media experience to be unsociable, impersonal, and completely lacking in any perspective. This thread says its just for rumors and so only rumors should ever be posted here. 🤡

That "patent" alone is the best justification to burn the US patent office to the ground.