Foldable Bikes Party: Harder, better, faster, stronger: Motion France's carbon leaf spring fork

Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Harder, better, faster, stronger: Motion France's carbon leaf spring fork

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While suspension design has come a long way in the past decade, the same basic tried, tested and true telescopic concept has largely dominated the scene. There have been a few outliers, but for the most part they’ve not been up to scratch with the more traditional designs, however Motion France believes it has created the next big thing in mountain bike suspension

Instead of using a traditional air spring design, Motion's fork relies on a linkage and composite leaf spring to absorb impacts, and the brand says its fork has been designed to solve the problems associated with standard suspension forks — namely brake dive, lack of sensitivity, stiffness, and reliability.

There’s also a hydraulic cartridge installed at the top of the steerer, which allows the fork to be locked out with the push of a button

With a tapered steerer tube, Motion says the fork will be available for 26in, 27.5in and 29in wheels and allows clearance for up to 3-inch rubber. It also says it will fit any conventional bike with a tapered head tube.

Using tool free, interchangeable composite blades Motion claims its fork allows for a massive range of travel from 110mm to 170mm depending on wheel size. The blades also come in different thicknesses in each length, so the shock can be properly tuned to a rider's weight. Motion France also says the blades have a progressive spring curve and are sensitive even to "tiny shocks"’

The shock is claimed to weigh 1,820g and is compatible with 180-200mm rotors.