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Got a Kona Magic link frame cheap as an experiment... It's my new favorite!
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Even in just shakedown mode at med power it feels great. My heavy drag style bike is super, but it's fun to do power wheelies off curbs again.
The point of the magic link is the chainstays are mounted on a swing link driven by the shock. During hard hits, the link swings back, pushing the rear wheel backwards, lengthening the wheel base and slacking the steering angle at the same time.
But when the rear wheel is driving forward it stiffens the link. So under pedaling, and now motor too, it is naturally anti bob and anti squat under power, but then instantly goes to full travel as soon as pedaling or motoring stops, automatically!
I'll have to see what increasing power does to the link geometry, but so far it's crazy good for a random frame.
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Even in just shakedown mode at med power it feels great. My heavy drag style bike is super, but it's fun to do power wheelies off curbs again.
The point of the magic link is the chainstays are mounted on a swing link driven by the shock. During hard hits, the link swings back, pushing the rear wheel backwards, lengthening the wheel base and slacking the steering angle at the same time.
But when the rear wheel is driving forward it stiffens the link. So under pedaling, and now motor too, it is naturally anti bob and anti squat under power, but then instantly goes to full travel as soon as pedaling or motoring stops, automatically!
I'll have to see what increasing power does to the link geometry, but so far it's crazy good for a random frame.