Stillborn Full Suspension Designs

Rumble · May 16, 2011

While having a dig around Norco's website I came across a page about the evolution of their full suspension designs, including this mental-looking 1993 Norco Vipor

I think it looks great in a "that'll never work" type way, so let's see your favorite eccentric early full-sus deisgn cull-de-sacs...

orange71 · May 16, 2011

made it into production...somehow :shock:

Baulz · May 16, 2011

I loved the wild ideas of the early/mid 90's that were never going to work.

I would expect to see that pivot ripped off the frame pretty quick on the Norco. Although back then the swingarm would have had tiny pivot bearings, so maybe they would have failed first.

Rumble · May 16, 2011

Baulz":2xda8xpi said:
I loved the wild ideas of the early/mid 90's that were never going to work.

I would expect to see that pivot ripped off the frame pretty quick on the Norco. Although back then the swingarm would have had tiny pivot bearings, so maybe they would have failed first.

I know what you mean - so many modern bikes look the same and there's so little that's genuinely revolutionary that it's nice to look back at people that gave it a go, even if their designs were doomed before they even left the page!

mikee · May 16, 2011

orange71":17px1k0h said:
made it into production...somehow :shock:

these are pretty good if you tighten up the tolerances on the pivot
bearings

orange71 · May 16, 2011

I guess it was more of an aesthetic thing

Tad · May 16, 2011

orange71":1es5hoth said:
made it into production...somehow :shock:

It looks like some kid has been given an airfix kit of a bike but couldn't be bothered following the instructions on how to build it.

Rumble · May 16, 2011

I like it - at least it's not going to get confused with a Kona or a Spesh! (no offence Kona/Spesh owners

)

MikeD · May 16, 2011

MikeD · May 16, 2011

Stillborn Full Suspension Designs

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