Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Converting a Hardtail to Full suspension

Hi all.   Wanted to start off by saying this was a joke.   It was designed to allow me to ride a bike to failure and document the process.  What we created was actually functional.   We never rode it to complete failure because the other components on the bike were so bad that they failed before the frame did.  

Either way... WE DO NOT ACTUALLY RECOMEND THIS!   Following this procedure can lead to injury or even death.   But we had a lot of fun risking our lives. 

Anyway the concepts was based on the old soft tails which basically used the natural flex of the chain stays and put a bumper or small shock into the seat stays which allowed a small amount of movement in the rear triangle.    We used a little more movement and a lot less bumper and this was the result.    Hope you enjoy.

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