May 9, 2023, 12:03 p.m. -  Lu Kz

Oooh, this is a fun one. Arguing about suspension nomenclature is such a pointless excercise but it's very entertaining, so here goes.  FWIW, I think the "Inverted Horst Link" lingo first popped up around the the new Range for the first time in recent memory. If I recall correctly, they described the design as taking the design they had before and flipping it on an axis to where it is now.  So here's the question: would a true 'inverted horst link' (lets just all work under the assumption that such a bike can exist for a second) have the rear pivot below the axle, like normal horst link, or above/inside like a faux bar or linkage driven single pivot might have? If it's below, it's not an inverted horst link, as the designer only inverted the rocker - the thing isn't flipped on an axis. You could say it's an inverted horst link if the pivot goes above, because you're now properly inverting the whole thing. However, the key differentiating factor of a horst link compared to similar designs is that  below axle pivot. So in that sense, the 'above axle' design can't be a horst link, but it CAN be an inverted horst link, if you'll allow such a distinction.  Regardless of the label, it is pretty interesting to see an above-axle pivot, with a seatstay mounted caliper, and a high pivot all in one though