FYI shock durability

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interesting video regarding linkage design and shock durability.

 

[Runs with Scissors]

I hafta say I've never had a shock go bad.

 

[sir crashalot]

interesting video regarding linkage design and shock durability.

aaand i just bought a frame with a clevis
Air shock tho

 

[herzalot]

I hafta say I've never had a shock go bad.

This may be the first time I actually can't think of anything snarky to say about your love of the hardtail and disdain for descending at pace. You are correct. You have never had a rear shock wear out or fail.

 

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This may be the first time I actually can't think of anything snarky to say about your love of the hardtail and disdain for descending at pace. You are correct. You have never had a rear shock wear out or fail.

Not even on my (EDIT) Yamaha DT175....which actually HAD a rear shock. Many, many miles of fun. But no failures.

 

[herzalot]

Not even on my Yamaha DT 175....which actually HAD a rear shock. Many, many miles of fun. But no failures.

They didn't really have to be too concerned with making things light on your DT, nor fitting a water bottle.

 

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I hafta say I've never had a shock go bad.

Me neither.

i just bought a frame with a clevis

Me too

 

[scottay]

I think he's wrong about the clevis.
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[herzalot]

What's a clevis and does the Revel have one?

 

[sir crashalot]

I think he's wrong about the clevis.
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Its a known issue with coils shocks on bikes with a long clevis that the extra buckling force can damage the thin shaft and eyelet, Air shocks dont seem to have the problem. There are some coil shocks rated for clevis with a stronger shaft now tho, .

 

[sir crashalot]

What's a clevis and does the Revel have one?

, the piece that rigidly bolts to the rear shock eyelet and connects it via a pivot to the rear triangle or chainstay, efeectively lengthening the shock eye to eye length. revel has one.

 

[herzalot]

, the piece that rigidly bolts to the rear shock eyelet and connects it via a pivot to the rear triangle or chainstay, efeectively lengthening the shock eye to eye length. revel has one.

So this?

Leave us to clevis!

 

[sir crashalot]

So this?
View attachment 94720
Leave us to clevis!

right

 

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I think he's wrong about the clevis.
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Well he is an engineer with what sounds like good experience.

 

[bvader]

I incorrectly call that the yolk... Ibis just removed it from the Ripley V5 ... New linkage

 

[scottay]

Well he is an engineer with what sounds like good experience.

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Assumed he was still talking about side flex.
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Also would assume the bike makers would employ "engineers with good experience".
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"There are some coil shocks rated for clevis with a stronger shaft now tho"
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See? It was a "shock problem" , the bike makers engineers win out, shock makers "fix" the problem.

 

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Assumed he was still talking about side flex.
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Also would assume the bike makers would employ "engineers with good experience".
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See? It was a "shock problem" , the bike makers engineers win out, shock makers "fix" the problem.

I think he's raising the question that there needs to be more standardized types of testing to really measure what's going on. He does admit trying to simulate real world situations is difficult. I got the video from a discussion on MTBR regarding suspension buckling.

 

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I incorrectly call that the yolk...

And then you can scramble it!!

Sorry. Had to.

 

[sir crashalot]

Suspension Linkage Buckling

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