Virtual Pivot Point Mountain Bike
The return of the virtual pivot point may 15.
Virtual pivot point mountain bike. Rob an active mountain biker is also a dual suspension devotee. This common pivot location creates a typical axle path movement. The instant centre of rotation as found in all linkage systems is also called virtual pivot point. The 2020 santa cruz tallboy rethinks trail bike capability.
Ideal for bikes that are designed for challenging terrain. Pivots run on large diameter axles and bearings which we offer free lifetime replacement for. 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. Santa cruz veers the tallboy mountain bike away from the xc category and.
On aug 20 2019. 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. Virtual pivot point vpp tm suspension design. Virtual pivot point shares all articles discussions new post.
The link ih will rotate clockwise with point h attached to the frame. Simple linkages contain the pivot points to prevent slop from developing over time. Aston looks back at some notable examples and. Some of the bikes that this design is found on will weigh over forty pounds.
Grease ports make it serviceable. World class athletes from high school league racing to the olympics pivot cycles believes deeply in supporting athletes at every level of the sport. Single pivot designs are common among entry level bikes for a number of reasons. 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.
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. Diagram showing the axle path of a 2007 cove g spot with a swingarm pivot around the bb. 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.