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and is it the most suitable design for a heavy rider.
i seem to remember when doing the homework before buying a ventana, that this sus design was the best ratio for a heavy rider.
also, what other manufacturers use this design.
Rocker activated single pivot?
You can vary leverage ratios with loads of designs. Go and have a look at
http://linkagedesign.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Ventana
Google translate is your friend - compare to other bikes.
Anyway, it looks flexy.
Sometime called faux bar
Yeah, pretty much. Sometimes called a faux bar linkage.
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Beaten to it.
I've always known that arrangement as "faux bar". Basically they wanted to make a four bar but didn't want to pay the licensing fees. All the complexity of multi bar suspension with the geometry of a single pivot. The ratio of shock travel to wheel travel is probably the important bit. The pivot arrangement won't impact that.
I've always known that arrangement as "faux bar". Basically they wanted to make a four bar but didn't want to pay the licensing fees. All the complexity of multi bar suspension with the geometry of a single pivot. The ratio of shock travel to wheel travel is probably the important bit. The pivot arrangement won't impact that.
The links can and do impact the leverage ratio on single pivot designs.
Yep old fashioned faux bar....same as my old kona coiler....super plush bombproof and ideal for big mountain descents but bloody heavy on the climbs :lol:......suffered a lot of brake jack too but couldn't be bothered with upgrading to the floating caliper design. I was about 19 stone back then....
I now ride an Orange 5 AM with Fox 36 and CCDBA with all the volume reducers to attain the correct sag at a reasonable air pressure.....virtually zero bob when pedalling from the CCDBA and eminently capable for any UK riding or the Alps. Fitted with HopeTech Evo V4s and floating twin rotors and never had any brake fade.....now down to 17 stone plus tiny bit for riding kit.
Out of the two bikes...my favourite is the 5, less faffage regarding bushings and pivots is worth the trade off of a little bit of trail plushness.