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I think people can get too hung up on this. The linkage single pivot is
wonderful in certain situations and not so great in others - just like any
other design. The current Kona Process range are generally very highly praised
machines. The same is true of Scott, Commencal and Orange bikes - not to
mention Transition's own TR500! Personally I think geometry is more important
- as long as the suspension design isn't terrible 🙂
Perhaps, as engineers and bike geeks, they wanted to try something new and
different? Or maybe - given that they're from the same town as Kona - they
wanted a way to differentiate their trail bikes?
I seem to remember Transition saying they've been exploring other suspension
designs for a while. If the Horst link patent hadn't expired, they probably
would've gone with something else. The biggest difference this time is they
got some outside help to design the suspension kinematics. These ride rather
differently to a Specialized FSR.
Nov. 5, 2015, 3:03 a.m. - Olly Hodgson
#!markdown I think people can get too hung up on this. The linkage single pivot is wonderful in certain situations and not so great in others - just like any other design. The current Kona Process range are generally very highly praised machines. The same is true of Scott, Commencal and Orange bikes - not to mention Transition's own TR500! Personally I think geometry is more important - as long as the suspension design isn't terrible 🙂 Perhaps, as engineers and bike geeks, they wanted to try something new and different? Or maybe - given that they're from the same town as Kona - they wanted a way to differentiate their trail bikes? I seem to remember Transition saying they've been exploring other suspension designs for a while. If the Horst link patent hadn't expired, they probably would've gone with something else. The biggest difference this time is they got some outside help to design the suspension kinematics. These ride rather differently to a Specialized FSR.