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[Radoslaw]

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... ht=suntour

 

[sylus]

blimey..the last time i saw cracks that big was my last trip to amsterdam

 

[Woz]

TBH - with or without a smattering of lateral / torsional strike-slips I still can't figure out how it works. Is it me or does it look like an early Mechano crane that got tangled up in it's own guff and collapsed?

 

[Raging_Bulls]

The last picture on that eBay page should provide all the clues, Woz.

The swingarm is hinged in the main frame (the big round thing on the side is the axle). The shock is mounted directly to the swingarm itself.
The bit on the top/front (above the pivot) is actually supposed to stop the swingarm from going upwards too much. It would use the outer cables to avoid hitting the frame itself.

Needless to say, it's a seriously flawed design and only allows for about 2" of travel.
It's a classical example of the crazy/foolish designs manufacturers tried out just to get ahead of the competition in the early full-suspension days. 99% of those designs never made it to production, but this one did.

Those pics are giving me a lot of info on the 828's specs tho. I needed those.

 

[Woz]

Thanks. I've always liked the look of a S-Bike and never thought they did a suspension version. Clearly it's a rushed bodged job, and a shame that it opens the question up to the quality of a non-suspension S-Bike which - at least for me - seemed a great design.

 

[stumpjumper1990]

Do you happen to know who? I'm thinking of making an offer and would rather do that here than via eBay.
The frame would look good on my wall and maybe the rims could be salvaged for use on another SBike, but that's about all that it's good for.

Hey X,

Look for ditbicykles on here. Aka Dawid!

Cheers,
Bart

 

[swos]

Cracking hell

 

[Raging_Bulls]

Hey X,

Look for ditbicykles on here. Aka Dawid!

Cheers,
Bart

Thanks Bart. I found him, but I'm just waiting for the right moment. If I PM while the auction is running, I don't think I'll get a reply.

Oh and off-topic (well, not completely) : How's your 729 coming along? Any plans for that yet?

I just took delivery of my new forks (2011 RS Tora TK in white). Now I need to chop 50mm off them.
I already strapped down my Copperhead's Reba to the target height, and modern forks look menacing when lowered. On that Daytona frame that Tora will look even better.

 

[stumpjumper1990]

Oh and off-topic (well, not completely) : How's your 729 coming along? Any plans for that yet?

It's on the bottom of my project-list to be honest......

No progress what so ever........

 

[Raging_Bulls]

aww, that's too bad.

If you pay shipping, I'm willing to take it off your hands for free.