THE FELT VIRTUE MOUNTAIN BIKE

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1. equilink? no offense but i'd stick with the brain.
2. The peddling bob-forces are negated. Ride one.
3. This actually doesn't sound like a bad idea for what's out
   there. But chain tension is not the only factor in bobbing.
   In my experience WEIGHT and PEDALING are the main forces in
   bobbing.
4. He repeats himself a bit and the people in the background
   make quite a noice...nit picking! Say what you want, the
   proof is in the riding. I have been on a Virtue1 (08) and
   Virtue2 (07) and can say with confidence that this is one of
   the best pedalling platforms. Compared to other FS bikes
   this bike squads and bob a lot less and is blindingly
   fast. Definately wirth a test ride
5. gears aren't gizmos...
6. That's pretty interesting. I've often wondered how the
   Equilink system worked. The theory is interesting but as
   others have said, what about the bob that orginates from the
   rider's weight loading and unloading the suspension during
   each crank rotation?
7. Sorry but this guy has made me think about suspention in a
   totaly diferent way, oh & yes you do get bob from a
   hardtail, its only fully rigid bikes that dont bob.
8. is he wearing fake eyelashes?
9. I can understand what he's saying but not all bob comes from
   chain tension, a large amount comes from the rider bouncing
   up and down, that's why URTs still bob. The only bikes that
   don't suffer with bob are hardtails.
10. instead of bashing full suspension or hard tails, why not
    just agree that Riding Is Good!! regardless of what kind of
    bike you have. whether you are a weight weenie with full
    carbon hardtail or a gravity junkie with 10in of travel in
    the frame, GO RIDE!! it's the best thing for mental health
    and well-being. just do it!
11. Sold my Santa cruz superlight, I now ride hardtail..
    singlespeed hardtail. One gear is all I need. no gizmos,
12. just go out and ride.. whatever mtb you have, if you're out
    and riding it, its all good.
13. I have a full suss for fun and a hard tail when I want to go
    fast
14. crap
15. yawn, i know sus would make me faster but my favourite quote
    form MBUK (years ago now) "rocks are hard, and hardtails
    rock"
16. I will stick it with my blur...can you feel that.felt?
17. Yawn, there goes my insomnia, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
18. hardtails have their merits, but the better traction from a
    (well designed) full suspension bike makes a big difference.
    Regarding this video, I don't really accept his
    explanation of how the suspension works... from an
    engineering point of view I still can't see how chain tug
    forces would result in equal-opposite forces going through
    the red link in ALL gear combinations. He sounds like he is
    just talking crap. But at least Felt are trying to do
    something different... good on them!
19. well sorry im not a fucking pussy, i ride a hardtail and i
    can probably ride better than you
20. you obviously know absolutely nothing about suspension set
    up.
21. couldnt you just use a stiffer shock?
22. he sutters alot
23. the answer is theyre not needed in motorcycle world.
    Bicycles have different characteristics, with human power to
    begin with, which is delivered at lower frequency (2-3
    cranks per second & motorcycle engine turns at up to 10 or
    even more thousand revs per second), and this causes full
    suspension bikes to bob - a lot of rider's energy is wasted
    on suspension compression. Now I have one of those
    "overmarketed" gimmicks (Giant NRS) and it did make me
    faster, especially on rocky uphill sections.
24. ya right!! THAT'S BECAUSE YOU DONT HAVE MONEY!!LOSER!!!!
25. sorry but u'll get a wayyyy! better kick out of cycling on a
    hard tail where as your going to miss out on alot of the
    bumps and humps which all and all make
    trail/downhill/mountain biking that bit more fun