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August 13, 2021 shares They gulp up big hits like a basking shark, but which of these high-pivot rigs will most satiate our hunger for singletrack smash-fests? High Pivot Hype? It seems you can't open social media or a magazine these days without seeing a new bike with an idler suspension design, each claiming to be the best mountain bike ever.
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Explaining how the most popular designs work, plus their potential advantages or shortcomings
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The most simple suspension design is the Single-pivot, using a solid swingarm to connect the rear axle, main pivot and shock damper. Popular example: Orange Stage Single-pivot suspension design is characterised by a rear axle connected directly to the main pivot.
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When it comes to mountain bike suspension designs, it might appear things are hopelessly complicated. Despite all the jargon and proprietary designs on the market today, there are really just three basic suspension types to understand. Single pivot
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Mountain bike suspension is continually becoming more adjustable, from literally changing how many millimeters of travel a fork has, to how your rear shock will react to bumps of different sizes. Click into any review of a suspension component and you will hear references to rebound, compression damping, and maybe even spring rate.
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The 5 Fundamental Rear Suspension Elements. Having analysed suspension design over several years and having knocked up several working prototypes myself, I consider there to be 5 fundamental elements that come together to create a good rear suspension 'platform' for a mountain bike.
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(1) The suspension needs to do a good job of absorbing bumps. (2) The less that pedaling forces affect suspension, the better. (3) Braking shouldn't affect the suspension, either. There are a few other considerations such as weight distribution, but in this broader discussion, those considerations are secondary to the three basic suspension goals.
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Every suspension design is trying to achieve the same thing: improve comfort and increase traction. There are other considerations too: pedaling efficiency, impact absorption, stiffness, weight, cost, reliability, and maintenance. Then, it all needs to fit within the constraints of a bike frame.
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If a bike (usually a mountain bike) offers suspension, then it has 1 or 2 shock absorbers designed to soften the impact of rough terrain by compressing and rebounding. Buying a new mountain bike? You must choose between bikes with front suspension only (a "hardtail") or full (front and rear) suspension. Some points of comparison:
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Modern suspension designs out-perform old designs for 2 main reasons. 1)Durability - from the overall frame to the pivots and linkage, modern bikes are lasting longer and performing well for long periods, 2)The realization that chain-growth (aka anti-squat) is the key to suspension bikes pedalling efficiently without requiring heavy hydraulic da.
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All mountain bike suspension, whether fork or rear shock have 2 main functions which are performed by the spring and the damper. The spring primarily provides resistance while the damper provides the control of that resistance. There are two types of springs: air and coil. Air Springs.
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Mountain bike suspension is designed around keeping the wheels in contact with the terrain at all times, increasing traction and also cushioning impacts from the trail. To achieve this, suspension designs have to deal with multiple forces, not only from the ground, but also from pedalling and braking.
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Mountain bike suspension uses shocks that allow the wheels to move up and down a predetermined path. This movement absorbs bumps to help keep the tires in contact with the ground for better traction and control and reduces the impact on the rider, increasing comfort. All MTB suspension has a spring (air or coil) and a damper.