Again in 2016, we instructed you a few distinctive leaf-spring suspension fork for mountain bikes, referred to as the Movement. Its producer has now utilized the identical primary expertise to the easier one-legged La Metropolis fork, which is made for commuter bikes.
Designed by French agency Movement Engineering, the La Metropolis must be suitable with most upright-style bicycles, so long as they've disc brakes and weigh not more than 40 kg (88 lb) – the rider should not weigh over 120 kg (265 lb). Moreover, the bike's entrance wheel must be constructed with certainly one of Cannondale's Lefty hubs, that are made primarily to be used with that firm's Lefty one-legged fork.
The La Metropolis incorporates a linkage, which runs horizontally from the wheel-axle attachment level to the underside of a vertically-oriented "pulled blade" composite leaf spring inside the fork. Because the bike goes over bumps within the highway, the spring flexes and the linkage strikes, offering as much as 40 mm of suspension journey.
Moreover, a secondary anti-dive linkage working parallel to the primary one is claimed to isolate braking forces, maintaining the suspension from compressing when the rider hits the brakes. The fork itself weighs about 1 kg (2.2 lb) – relying on the extent of end – and will require little or no upkeep.
Movement Engineering tells us that the La Metropolis is being marketed primarily towards bicycle producers, versus members of the general public. Deliveries ought to start in September.
Supply: Movement Engineering
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