Virtual Pivot Point Mountain Bike

Commencal s supreme dh 29 is the fastest bike of 2018 so far but high pivot idler equipped suspension designs have been around for a long time.

Virtual pivot point mountain bike.

The real story about the new downhill technology from santa cruz and intense santa cruz reinstates the vpp concept rob roskopp is one of two partners who run the show at santa cruz bicycles. The virtual pivot point suspension was developed by jamie calon and james klassen for outland bikes in the nineties and the associated patents are now owned by santa cruz bicycles. With a single pivot design the rear axle pivots around a single point shown in yellow and the shock is attached between the rear axle and a part of the frame usually the top tube or down tube. The instant centre of rotation as found in all linkage systems is also called virtual pivot point.

Rob an active mountain biker is also a dual suspension devotee. Pivots run on large diameter axles and bearings which we offer free lifetime replacement for. The link ih will rotate clockwise with point h attached to the frame. On aug 20 2019.

Ideal for bikes that are designed for challenging terrain. This common pivot location creates a typical axle path movement. So most bike designs out there have a pivot point location somewhere between the high and low extremes of the trek 9000 and cove g spot described above. Simple linkages contain the pivot points to prevent slop from developing over time.

Aston looks back at some notable examples and. World class athletes from high school league racing to the olympics pivot cycles believes deeply in supporting athletes at every level of the sport. Santa cruz veers the tallboy mountain bike away from the xc category and. Virtual pivot point shares all articles discussions new post.

Single pivot designs are common among entry level bikes for a number of reasons. Some of the bikes that this design is found on will weigh over forty pounds. Virtual pivot point vpp tm suspension design. The way it works is as the point a moves up the triangle agi will rotate clockwise about its own center as well as rotating about a center up near the front wheel.

The swingarm is shown in red. Founded by engineers highly innovative pivot cycles influences a whole new generation of mountain bike design and carbon frame manufacturing. The 2020 santa cruz tallboy rethinks trail bike capability. The return of the virtual pivot point may 15.