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I think 6 inches of travel is just about the limit (in my opinion) for a great
performing single pivot bike. The simple arc that the wheel follows means that
your rear wheel is swinging pretty far forward once you get up to 7-8 inches
of travel…or you're doing pretty weird things with your pivot location.
"Vertical Wheel Path" is a bit of a myth, but it seems like straightening out
your wheel path around the 7-8 inch travel mark really helps get away from
having to do really weird things with your seat tube. Whether it be the angle,
or a giant kink, or whatever.
But I might be wrong about this.
Aug. 2, 2013, 1:43 p.m. - Dirk
#!markdown I think 6 inches of travel is just about the limit (in my opinion) for a great performing single pivot bike. The simple arc that the wheel follows means that your rear wheel is swinging pretty far forward once you get up to 7-8 inches of travel…or you're doing pretty weird things with your pivot location. "Vertical Wheel Path" is a bit of a myth, but it seems like straightening out your wheel path around the 7-8 inch travel mark really helps get away from having to do really weird things with your seat tube. Whether it be the angle, or a giant kink, or whatever. But I might be wrong about this.