I think it's a really interesting development. Certainly should work for slalom and free-ride. I'm a bit dubious about adding pop to Freestyle, mountain bike suspension doesn't make bunny-hopping any easier, quite the opposite (although now I think about it...). Dunno about waves.
I agree Bender, funny how racers of old wanted everything as solid as possible.
Haircut is right, a similar system came out from Chinook??? Don't know what the difference is apart from the north system looks a bit more compact than I remember. Might be alright for landing big jumps.
Well this may solve a problem, but not one I've ever had. Except perhaps when I had a solid uni joint. Using a tendon or Boge uni has always had enough shock absorption for me.
I can't help thinking this is simply stupid... maybe if you like to go slow in super slop and have really unpredictable board/mast pressure, then this is for you...
Would love to hear the opinion of some more speed freaks...
i've still got parts from one here somewhere. it was buggered when i got it and i kept the tubing to fix my normal mast base in 2004. i'm sure it had a soft rubber cylinder for the suspension which had gone hard and brittle. the whole thing was heavy
yeah - good point about the mast foot pressure. I would imagine that you would loose pop in freestyle and waves as you want direct response, not a squishy slowed down rebound... hmm i think it feel like riding a cheap full suspension mountain bike - crap.
