Not a super long bow at all. Just that the drop-out section of the frame extends in an ugly arch much further toward the seat tube than in a traditional Lawhill or Ellsworth design.View attachment 344335 First comparison was between these. Very long bow.
I thought it might be where you can change the rear to a different wheel size or axle configuration.View attachment 344332 I’m genuinely unsure about what these pivots do...
Granted, I’m no suspension genius, or even of average iq....
I think the difference is that the yeti/Schwinn is a stunningly gorgeous bike, the Ellsworth is the mongaloid of the safreek hillbilly clan, good looking if you are the parent, hatful if you are notA Lawwill link & a Horst link are extremes of pretty much the same thing:
On the Lawwill link the seatstay is only a few inches long & the rocker link is huge.
This Ellsworth down the middle.
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Far out. That Yeti has so many bad ideas packed into one bike, so did the 303 and the... oh.A Lawwill link & a Horst link are extremes of pretty much the same thing:
On the Lawwill link the seatstay is only a few inches long & the rocker link is huge.
This Ellsworth down the middle.
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There's an animation half way down the page. ellsworthbikesThe Ellsworth website and the youtube videos don't show how it works, but it must if they are selling it....
Yup, but it's not correct as it shows the rear axle moving upwards, when in fact the movement should be around that mid pivot point (took me a few minutes staring at it to work out why it doesn't look right)There's an animation half way down the page. ellsworthbikes
The short arm that holds the shock is working with in the small radius and axle path is a large radius. Not much of a different concept to GT, you don't want the axle path hooking into the large bumps.Yup, but it's not correct as it shows the rear axle moving upwards, when in fact the movement should be around that mid pivot point (took me a few minutes staring at it to work out why it doesn't look right)