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Did i read it right that it only works fast enough to react properly at speeds up to 22mph? so after that its going to be caught out? At that speed, its precisely when suspension is going to be of most benefit, cranking down a hill and 30mph and it surely would lock out and not be able to unlock in time before the rear wheel hits the bump/rock/dog?
maybe i'm being cynical, Discuss.
it seems 22mph is the limit to which it can work it's full magic.
(which doesn't sound much, but is really rather jolly quick - especially if it's bumpy enough to worry about fine tuning your suspension)
so, if there's a speed sensor, and a cadence sensor, things could get very clever...
i guess there's a 'over 22mph and not pedalling' setting, which would work quite nicely, even without the fully active electronic response.
(which would mean there could be 'over 22mph and STILL pedalling' setting, which would mean you're probably on a road, so the damping/whatever could be set accordingly)
clever, but sounds like too much tech for me though...
(i think my alfine hub is a form of witchery)
We did this last night, I think if you read it carefully it sits in a middlign position of your choice untill either:
a) it senses a bump and opens up
b) it sense pedaling and closes up
And presumably there's a an instruction in the controller so that it opens the rear shock then leaves it open untill either you start pedaling again or some time passes otherwise it would have to open/close over every single little bump.
So over 22mph it misses the first little bump and takes a tenth of a second to open the shock so you're going into the rock garden with somethign equivalent to pro pedal on, it then opens up fully, then locks out when you sart pedaling out the other end.