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[Closed] who came up with this single pivot suspension design?

andreasrhoen · 2017-11-30T17:38:19Z

Many trail bikes with 130 or 140 mm rear travel use single pivot designs like:"...a single-pivot design with the main pivot located just above the bottom bracket, a secondary link is found above the rear wheel axle on the seat stay, which is connected directly to the shock. There is a small link mounted to the seat tube that should increase stiffness and keep everything in line as the suspension cycles up and down..." in action:Cotic calls it "DropLink suspension"? Other bikes, very similar design: Spezialized Epic YT Jeffsy Calibre Bossnut Polygon Siskiu T or or or Who came up with this typ of design (Specialized?)? Was it patent protected before and now the design is spreading in the trail bike segment?

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wzzzz

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Who came up with this typ of design (Specialized?)?

Horst Leitner came up wth the horst link design
https://mmbhof.org/horst-leitner/

Posted : 04/12/2017 10:46 pm

molgrips

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30 years "development" from Hanebrink to Bossnut: well - these years were well spent to change and tweak these details...

Are you suggesting there's not much difference between a 30 year old full sus and a modern one? Seriously?

Posted : 04/12/2017 11:14 pm

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