Best style of suspension?
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titch__16
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The Trek 9000
is one design that I've always looks like one that would break easier, it doesn't look like there's enough strength in the stays. Not that I've read about them breaking, but I've also always liked it. Only thing I don't like is that there isn't much space in the triangle for a shock.
I have just updated my model. This is what I've come up with.
I've made the driveside thicker, it has 15mm diameter and is 'squashed' which should give it more lateral strength, without too much weight being added.
I've downloaded a demo of linkage and I'll play around with it to try and work it out.
is one design that I've always looks like one that would break easier, it doesn't look like there's enough strength in the stays. Not that I've read about them breaking, but I've also always liked it. Only thing I don't like is that there isn't much space in the triangle for a shock.
I have just updated my model. This is what I've come up with.
I've made the driveside thicker, it has 15mm diameter and is 'squashed' which should give it more lateral strength, without too much weight being added.
I've downloaded a demo of linkage and I'll play around with it to try and work it out.
I'm not an engineer, but I think the chainstays will need to be beefed up. Also, I think there will be too much leverage on the upper seatstay pivot. Maybe make the pivot in-line with the stanchion clamp, and move the pivot out closer to the stanchion to reduce the torsional load on the pivot... something like this (just a quickie to communicate the concept):
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