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Forget forks, this suspension goes to the hub of the
matter
Pantour's 10mm travel trailing-link front suspension hub
for road bikes and recumbents was first shown at Interbike
last year and now the company is introducing lightweight
suspension hubs for the rear, and a front disc-brake hub. An
OE deal is imminent, Pantour's Morten Lund tells
BikeBiz.co.uk
Claimed to have inbuilt anti-dive characteristics and to
offer the lightest suspension system going, the
elastomer-packed hubs get rave reviews from consumers
(including online purchasers from the UK) but have yet to be
specced as original equipment.
This is about to
change, said Pantour president Morten Lund, inventor of the
hubs. Lund is from Norway and in the 1970s dsigned active
suspension systems for the likes of Lotus and Jaguar.
He understands it when people are sceptical about his
suspension hubs but says that a ride soon convinces them.
These aren't hubs to hit kerbs with, but they are claimed to
iron out on-road bumps.
As the wheel moves up and down
in the fork, the rim moves up and down relative to the brake
pads, which makes the choice of rim and wheel set-up very
important.
The hub elastomers can be changed to suit
rider weight.
mailto:pantourhub@yahoo.com
http://www.pantourhub.com/
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