Comments on: Technology of The Ride:Siren Song Update

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:00:41 +0000

captain bob: Think about all the bolts in full suspension bikes. The pivot bolts and heck, even EBB pinch bolts for that matter. As far as the titanium plate, Brendan assures me it is well designed and the bolt has plenty of purchase. Even if it did strip out, you could run a longer bolt through it with a nut and have it be secured. It is also replaceable, but Brendan says their analysis shows very little stress at the bolts, so probably nothing to worry about.

By: captain bob

captain bob — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:56:07 +0000

I wonder how well those bolts that thread into the chainstay part will hold up. I see they do not have nuts on the bottom side which means the Ti plate must be threaded. But how many threads can it have? Interesting.

By: Dirt McGirt

Dirt McGirt — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:14:32 +0000

SIMPLESPEED: I bow to your superior intellect and reasoning. I would have never thought of that. That, my friend, would be one BAD A double S machine, if you know what I mean.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:06:37 +0000

Right on G-Love. As you may have seen I was just typing out loud about the Siren and soft tails on my blog last night. Thanks for the updates on the flex plate.

By: MMcG

MMcG — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:01:25 +0000

Pretty cool. I’m anxious to hear how the ride feels though.

For example – is all that effort for the soft-tail and flex plate worth it in the long run compared to a hardtail.

So hopefully you’ll have good trail conditions to thrash that thing about a bit and report back on the ride quality.

Thanks for the cool detailed photos.