best suspension system

para sayo , ano ang best suspension system GOING DOWN extremely as-fast-as-you-can? single pivot? DW-link? Four bar? VPP?URT?ICT?FSR o PLDT?

which is better for rock gardens? railing berms? jumping? square edge hits? big hits? bunny hop? moto-style super fast? super D?aesthetics?hehehe

hindi to thread ng gulong o galing ng rider ha? Don't give me that sh@t! Di rin love your own! Try to compare your experience sa kapalit-palit

nyo ng ride....simulan ko na!

DW-LINK----pinaka ok sa lahat! infinite travel feel , sa square edge hits di ka itatapon, pangit lang sa batak-bunny-hop, mahaba likod,ayaw umangat

SINGLE PIVOT---masarap sa padyakan, solid sa jump, itatapon ka sa square edge hits! Wild horse, rear tire is all over place!

FOUR BAR---sobra lambot namamatay ang momentum , bottoming travel feel , flex , for lighter riders, lively and plush

VPP----Flex, sluggish , lively and plush , needs a powerful rider , matagal gamayin

It's my experience, my 2 cents , we may be different but we can learn from each other! MAESTRO o DW-LINK same to me

yeah!
the holy grail in terms of rear suspension system, which is which?

4bar.. mabob.. ok s rockies.. ndi ko masyado feel s cornering kasi lulubog lilitaw ang feeling..

single pivot.. time hard.. matigas ang likod parang hardtail.. feel ko s rektahan..

maestro.. iba yong feel.. sa drop n 10ft sasaluin ka! different din maglaro s rockies..

vpp.. very soft ang feeling.. no bob s padyakan.. can pin evrything u throw


overall.. tune it right according to ur riding stlye.. if u dont break it, dont fix it!

Wish I had the time and money to try out the different suspension designs....

brusko wrote:Wish I had the time and money to try out the different suspension designs....

Why not solicit for sponsors then?? (calling Sabak, MtPro, BTC, Lifecycle...ahem!) It would be for their best interest naman if the products they are selling are featured in famous forums such as here to be tested in actual local trails...

With regards to time, we are always here to test it for yah... you know?! Hihihi!

Suggestion lang naman po, huwag masamain.... please... gulp!!

O.T.
MAESTRO for me...'coz loving what you got is (selfish ba?) maganda, mura, at masaya! Ahihihi!


Cheers!!

So far sa mga nasubukan ko

URT - so far totoo ang reviews dito. pedal bob ang problem, kahit nakaupo or nakatayo

RTS - proprietary sa GT pero hindi yata nag-design for DH, feels like a hard tail kung climb and flat. responsive sa bumps pero....better change the shock.

VPP - talo sa mashing, ramdam at kita ang flex, it's scary kasi parang mag ghostshift. pero once smooth ang pedalling, okey na.

evs wrote:4bar.. mabob.. ok s rockies.. ndi ko masyado feel s cornering kasi lulubog lilitaw ang feeling..

true nga!

evs wrote:single pivot.. time hard.. matigas ang likod parang hardtail.. feel ko s rektahan..

matigas? di kaya sa pedal platform feature ng rear shock? diba ito yung ma-bob?

evs wrote:maestro.. iba yong feel.. sa drop n 10ft sasaluin ka! different din maglaro s rockies..

nalalabuan ako sa laro....hehehehe... parang di ko maintindihan, parang URT ang laro nya... baka lang di swak yung tune ng shock for my bod.

evs wrote:vpp.. very soft ang feeling.. no bob s padyakan.. can pin evrything u throw

TAMA! VERY TRUE!!!! heheheheheh....



spez epic brain... horst... >>> pedal like a hardtail.

I met a DHer in canada very in love sa URT system! STORM Dh frame ang gamit nya , laspag na laspag ang hitsura but he won't trade it for anything...

He's winning races on it kaya justified. Had 2 RTS GT before, tigas nya either way , pero technology was still young then. Pag single pivot naman ,

since we owned a 222 and using a patriot now , to tame it dapat malambot ang spring mo , kung air shock dapat 50% sag. Para sakin kasi ang

PUSH TECHNOLOGY is just hype eh... Sabi nga ng taga-FOX na kaibigan natin it's more harm than good. Sa maestro naman , i find it better

pag mas harder psi sa reservoir ng air shocks nya and softer sa chamber, tapos zero pro pedal , kung coil , very soft. I wished i had a Giant Glory

for DH before. Yung FSR system naiintriga ako!

fafa diba ang fsr generic name nya four bar?

bagong kaalamanan naman 'to ah.. ano ung URT? sensya n po no idea eh

fafa idol talaga kita.. eto yong strom dh pix



fafa ano ibig sabihon ng URT tech?

kakaiba yong design, parang moto technology yong frame.. alanganin 4bar/fsr tech..

korek me pls.. tama ba obserbasyon ko.. yong bb naka-floating? hindi direct mounted s frame mismo?

@EVS, URT stands for Unified Rear Triangle. Bale...imagine mo single pivot, pero idamay mo yung cranks sa suspension. bale yung drivetrain mo nasa isang lugar sa sa suspension. it good in a way na walang chain stretch kasi magkakasama rear triangle yung cranks, cogs and chains.

hmm..yeah, parang floating bb, kaso very prone to bob. 'di ko lang sure kung ano effect kapag may platform damping ang shock na ilalagay.

hmm...try mo tumingin ng mall bike sa FS, most likely URT ang design nun.

Siguro I'll find ways to try a DW-Link Susp bike..naka try na ako ng single pivot and currently I have a VPP susp bike..masarap sya gamitin though I'm not that aggressive sa mga trail rides. Pero iba talaga ride nya..panalo

anthrax76 wrote:@EVS, URT stands for Unified Rear Triangle. Bale...imagine mo single pivot, pero idamay mo yung cranks sa suspension. bale yung drivetrain mo nasa isang lugar sa sa suspension. it good in a way na walang chain stretch kasi magkakasama rear triangle yung cranks, cogs and chains.

hmm..yeah, parang floating bb, kaso very prone to bob. 'di ko lang sure kung ano effect kapag may platform damping ang shock na ilalagay.

hmm...try mo tumingin ng mall bike sa FS, most likely URT ang design nun.

ah ok tnx.. ganun pala yon! naguluhan ako s design multiple linkage eh.. buti n lng never kong na-try yan pucha siguro nasumpa ko n DH! harhar

evs, baka pag-tinalo ka ng rider na nka URT bka itago mo na yang VPP mo! When i saw his bike naka 6 way swinger

so i suppose pihit-to-death ang pedal platform nya.

Q.

is it the rear suspension design, or a good rear suspension shox( pro pedal ) that gives the fs bike/frame a (almost)non bob pedaling flatform?

thanks.

mga sir tanong ko lang: pano nalalaman na flexy ung rear? meron akong 2 vpp, xc saka dh. pero di ko alam na ma flex pala ang likod. sobrang excited siguro. ano naman po kaya ang epekto nito?

anthrax76 wrote:So far sa mga nasubukan ko
VPP - talo sa mashing, ramdam at kita ang flex, it's scary kasi parang mag ghostshift. pero once smooth ang pedalling, okey na.

jaymz wrote:

evs wrote:vpp.. very soft ang feeling.. no bob s padyakan.. can pin evrything u throw

TAMA! VERY TRUE!!!! heheheheheh....

aquifer wrote:...currently I have a VPP susp bike..masarap sya gamitin though I'm not that aggressive sa mga trail rides. Pero iba talaga ride nya..panalo

juan kerr wrote:mga sir tanong ko lang: pano nalalaman na flexy ung rear? meron akong 2 vpp, xc saka dh. pero di ko alam na ma flex pala ang likod. sobrang excited siguro. ano naman po kaya ang epekto nito?

may flex?
ano pakiramdam ng flex?
@alan: anong vpp yan? can you pls post... ang alam ko lang na gumamagit ng vpp tech is santa cruz & intense... in a way, ang BMC.

rode hard my vpp yesterday sa mga downhill & fast descent sections sa neighborhood trail system... ang nasabi ko na lang kay medyas: "pards, downhill frame ata ang nakuha ko...? grabe sa swabe!!! "

yetiman wrote:evs, baka pag-tinalo ka ng rider na nka URT bka itago mo na yang VPP mo! When i saw his bike naka 6 way swinger

so i suppose pihit-to-death ang pedal platform nya.

fafa baka nga.. nagkataon lng magkaiba weather natin s kanila..

mga fafa ang flex feeling.. dami consider dyan.. linkage ng frame.. rear wheelset lalo pag QR gamit mo.. isa s mga factor yan n dapat nyong pansinin.. chek nyo mga linkage nyo kung nauuga.. then try nyong gumamit ng 10mm axle s rear medyo weighty nga lng pero will do help naman.. tsaka lacing ng rear wheelset medium rare dapat just in case accidentally nagdrop kayo ng flats..

@jaymz, bro, ito yung frame na binenta ni bongjumper dati. galing sa factory ng diamondback. parang 2 frames lang yata ang ginawa, napunta sa akin yung isa. kaso nabali ko yung seatstay kasi may design issue. anyway, nagpagawa ako ng bagong swingarm, he he he. hamo kapag nabuo ko ulit eh post ko pic dito.

@juan kerr, flex hmm...naramdaman ko yun kasi nakikita ko na kapag nag-mash ako ng pedals eh parang nag-curve yung swingarm. siguro dahil na rin sa dami ng linkage.

@R1, both the design of the frame and the shock contribute to eliminating pedal bob. yung mountain cycle san andreas is a single pivot pero fitted with Progressive's 5th element shock, nagkakaroon siya ng platform damping.

panget ba ang singol pivot? mga sir ang hirap kc sumabay sa usapan madame kng hindi naintndhan.
madalas k kc makita n am bike is singol pivot. ok n b to at pano yung sinasabi nyo tatapon pano yun iitsa bigla habang nakasakay? tama po ba.
gusto k magupgrade ng fs kaso eto nga nakabasa ko eh gusto k lang malwanagan heheheh kng ano dapat kng consider.

single pivot lang meron ako at totoo na itatapon ka lalo na pag square edge dadaanan mo. masiyadong active yung shocks kung babagalan mo naman yung rebound hindi na plush.

sabi nga nila "make the most of what you have.." rider adjustment na lang. more shifting ng weight sa likod kahit hindi masiydo palusong.

maganda ang single pivot pag ang gusto mo "all mountain." pero since GOING DOWN FREAKINGLY AS FAST AS YOU CAN and pinag-uusapan,

medyo laglag ang single pivot dito. Yung mga PRO riders sa DVDs na naka-single pivot ay mga super talented naman kasi. Marami din naman

matutulin na bikes 1 pivot like the Honda RN01 , YETI 303s , ORANGE 224s , Sta Cruz Bullit , etc. pero i guess tweaked na mga rear suspensions

nila. Panalo ang 1 pivot sa simplicity , looks and maintenance. And some newer 1 pivot have "linkages" na suspension twist nila para ma-solve

ang disadvantages nito.e.g. I have a mountaincycle shockwave pero tamed ang ride.

yetiman wrote:matutulin na bikes 1 pivot like the Honda RN01 , YETI 303s , ORANGE 224s , Sta Cruz Bullit , etc. pero i guess tweaked na mga rear suspensions nila.

agreed.
it really depends on a good tweaked rear suspension no matter what type of suspension system your using.

I agree.. shock setting also a factor .

but for me, so far SC VPP make my riding happy . I tried trek and FSR not make me happy .

mga sir wat is tweaked rear sus? may inalok kc sken na mongoose otero builtbike http://www.mongoose.com/usa/eng/mtn/Products/Mountain-Pavement/Dual-Suspension/Details/2686-M9OTES-Otero-Super
at cannondale frame na rush marathon http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/09/cusa/model-9VM7.html,
wat can u say abt dis frame sir ano po ba effect ng mga to paginamit na mauga po b cya yung pedal effcncy nya oki po ba pagginamit? pagpaahon mahirap b cya gamitin?

tnx

daboink wrote:mga sir wat is tweaked rear sus?

a wild guess, dude
to fine tune the compression and rebound adjustment, together with the amount of air to correspond to your weight and riding discipline.

a wilder guess
"World Cup Champion version rear shocks" used by big time sponsored pro-riders.

best for me is a vpp suspension. specially with a shock that has a high speed/low speed compression setting

lets me get over the rough stuff without unduly scaring myself hehe

Ang alam ko si pjax et al maraming nabasa sa mga suspension systems. Tanong ko lang, ramdam ba talaga difference from one system to another, given the same factors like terrain, suspension travel, rider and skill?