Virtual Pivot Point Mountain Bike

Single pivot designs are common among entry level bikes for a number of reasons.

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. Simple linkages contain the pivot points to prevent slop from developing over time. The link ih will rotate clockwise with point h attached to the frame. Grease ports make it serviceable.

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. World class athletes from high school league racing to the olympics pivot cycles believes deeply in supporting athletes at every level of the sport. This common pivot location creates a typical axle path movement. Pivots run on large diameter axles and bearings which we offer free lifetime replacement for.

The instant centre of rotation as found in all linkage systems is also called virtual pivot point. Santa cruz veers the tallboy mountain bike away from the xc category and. The 2020 santa cruz tallboy rethinks trail bike capability. Ideal for bikes that are designed for challenging terrain.

Founded by engineers highly innovative pivot cycles influences a whole new generation of mountain bike design and carbon frame manufacturing. Diagram showing the axle path of a 2007 cove g spot with a swingarm pivot around the bb. Virtual pivot point vpp tm suspension design. 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.

On aug 20 2019. Some of the bikes that this design is found on will weigh over forty pounds. The swingarm is shown in red. 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.

Rob an active mountain biker is also a dual suspension devotee. Aston looks back at some notable examples and. 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. 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.