Vorsprung Suspension — Steve Mathews
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 60
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Episode description
We talk to Steve Mathews of Vorsprung Suspension about moving to Whistler and breaking everything in the bike park; studying automotive engineering as the closest thing to getting a degree in bikes; founding Vorsprung and developing suspension products; leprechauns(??); magic bikes(???) and a whole lot more.
TOPICS & TIMES
- Growing up in Melbourne & racing DH (1:37)
- Studying automotive engineering as the next best thing to a degree in bikes (2:18)
- Founding Vorsprung to avoid working outside in the winter in Whistler (3:44)
- The Corset, Luftkappe, & making air suspension not terrible (14:50)
- Competition in the suspension industry (25:17)
- The Smashpot and Secus — the next steps (35:04)
- Tractive & Fractive (42:01)
- Electronic suspension & leprechauns in your bottle cage (50:39)
- Dual-crown enduro forks, linkage forks, & the future of suspension (1:00:02)
- Steve’s big idea (1:24:24)
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