Tag: funny fork
It was finally time for the Funny Fork to receive some updates. So here is what has been done. Updated Triple Clamp which includes bonded and pressed steerer…
Some friends and I headed up for a quick weekend riding the beautiful Copper Harbor trail system. After noon the Keweenaw Adventure Company shuttle starts running until 5pm…
Today I was tinkering with dampers with the hope of opening up the compression and rebound for the faster needs required suspending the front end(lower spring rates). I…
The Funny Fork future involves public testing including data collection with hope for scientific testing to parallel ‘seat of the pants’ rider feedback. Data collection will be…
Ridden today is the FF-02 on Silver Lake Wisconsin local singletrack. This setup is a low to Zero trail setup meaning the self centering forces acting upon the…
The Funny Fork project started as the simple desire to understand the handling characteristics of suspensions systems which were non telescopic in nature. Having few modern interpretations of…
Visiting a friend gave me the opportunity to spend some time testing the FF-01 and 02 on unfamiliar terrain, most of which had about 10x the elevation my…
Overview: It’s been about a month now since first trail testing the FF-01 and although it is too early to make claims about performance, handling or ride characteristics, it…
Overview: Week 1 was a blast. I had some time at Kettle and some time around the neighborhood but also had my first broken part. The part…
It’s time to build a fixture to test carbon tubing. For this project I am testing a 41mm tube with both bending and torsional loads as well as…
Last time I promised a history of suspension but i’m more interested in the history of bicycle suspension, and even more interested in some modern history. This is…
The ubiquity of the telescopic fork is something i’ve always thought to be a curious subject. The absence of linkage forks in OEM applications, outside of BMW, and a few…