Then, of course, there are things like Mondraker MIND, a built-in telemetry device that will show you precisely what your suspension is doing as you ride, but leaves it up to the rider to figure out what to do with that information. Mondraker’s MIND is a suspension telemetry system built into a number of its bikes, but it doesn’t guide folks on what to do with the information it collects. Trek has a calculator where you plug in your weight and bike model, and it recommends pressures, rebound, compression settings and even tyre pressure. Rockshox Trailhead will give you pressure and rebound for any of its products based on your weight and what type of bike you’re riding - e-MTB or naturally aspirated. Ride Aligned is not the only one of its kind, but Norco’s approach is a little different. What the consumer sees out of all of this are detailed bike setup guides. So we’re looking at frame sizes and the differences in front and rear centre proportions (among other things) and how that influences the suspension performance and the settings we recommend in our setup guides,” says Ryan. “We’re trying to maintain consistent weight distribution (across frame sizes).
Unfortunately, it couldn’t save Dan here. Proper weight distribution and keeping a rider centred between the wheels is a major part of what Ride Aligned is aiming to achieve. The basic premise is looking at where a rider’s centre of gravity sits between the wheels and analysing the way that a person’s height, weight and body proportions affect that position. Now (with Ride Aligned), we have consensus, at least from feedback, because we’re controlling the setup,” says Cox. We’d ask about their setup, and they were also all over the place. “We’d launch this bike that we thought was great, and then the feedback and reviews would be all over the place. This manifests in the highly detailed setup guides for bikes across its range. Ride Aligned is the foundation for everything Norco does, from geometry and how the bikes fit to suspension kinematics and sizing. But there is so much more to it than just pressures, tokens and spacers. Norco’s Ride Aligned is polished, offering detailed yet digestible bike setup info. And advice on volume spacers or spring weight, ha, good luck. Proper suspension setup can be the difference between a bike that rides like a dream and one that feels like dog excrement.īeyond basic sag recommendations, a select group of bike brands do offer set-up charts or calculators, but on the whole, consumers are left to figure out how many clicks of rebound or compression damping will make their suspension hum. Riding and recycling | Carbon fibre and the environment.High Pivot Hype | Why is high pivot suspension so hot right now?.Talking e-MTB’s with Merida | A deep dive on the eOne Sixty and what’s next for the category.No amount of R&D, prototyping, rider feedback and testing is going to matter if the consumer isn’t equalising their Lyrik Ultimate before they leave the trailhead or they’re running 5-per cent sag at the rear. Suspension setup is make or break on a dual squish mountain bike. This idea, that millimetres matter, underpins the modus operandi of the Canadian firm and forms the basis of Ride Aligned, which aims to make suspension setup as foolproof as humanly possible - whether it’s for a $10,000 Norco Range, or a $2,800 Norco Fluid. “Millimetres matter,” a mantra repeated at least a dozen times over the course of a call with Norco Engineering Manager David Cox and Development Engineer Colin Ryan. We caught up with the engineers behind to system to find out how it works.
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