Cascade Components on Making Bikes Better
Episode description
Mountain bike suspension has improved immensely in recent years, but designing rear suspension kinematics is inherently a game of tradeoffs, with no ideal one-size-fits-all solution. Cascade Components founder and engineer Jimmy Davis saw an opportunity to make his personal Santa Cruz Nomad better for where and how he rides, and soon a new business was born, making aftermarket suspension links for an ever-growing range of bikes. And so we sat down with Jimmy to talk about suspension design and the inherent tradeoffs that come with each decision; what their links do and who they’re for; working with Neko Mulally on his Frameworks DH race bikes; brakes & chain guides; and a whole lot more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
- Origins of Cascade Components (1:46)
- First aftermarket link (6:42)
- Suspension design philosophy (13:11)
- Neko Mulally's custom links (26:38)
- North Fork Brakes (30:25)
- Chain Guides (39:36)
- Jimmy’s Big Idea (43:23)
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