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n16ht5
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Over the last few years there has been an idea tossed around in favor of flimsy spindles that bend or break away in attempts to save the forks on our snowbikes. This idea seems solid, but the logic in the method of the failure point is flawed.
When the spindles bend or are changed from their original geometry, the lateral force that was being correctly applied to the forks can become a torsional rotation on the fork tubes. This torsion was never intended for the forks to be subjected to. They were engineered to have lateral strength applied through the lugs.
In snowbiking this is achieved by spindles that are rigid and maintain their geometry in any situation. If anything, we should see shear pins at the ski saddle where the ski bolts through.
The Snowtech spindle was engineered from the start to maintain proper geometry in the event of a crash, to maintain the same lateral force applied to the forks. The majority of the impact still goes into the wheel axle, where the forks are designed to handle it. We don't see very many bent forks from bikes with wheels applied. They CAN take a lot of abuse IF the force is applied in the manner that the forks were engineered to take it.
I offer anyone on here $50 if they can show me bent forks or a bent spindle running a Snowtech spindle. I have asked far and wide and have not found a single case.
Case in point: SnowtechMX shop bike VS giant rock
Hit hard enough to shatter the front fender and rip the saddle bolt clear through the saddle. Zero damage to forks or spindle.
adjustable rake
When the spindles bend or are changed from their original geometry, the lateral force that was being correctly applied to the forks can become a torsional rotation on the fork tubes. This torsion was never intended for the forks to be subjected to. They were engineered to have lateral strength applied through the lugs.
In snowbiking this is achieved by spindles that are rigid and maintain their geometry in any situation. If anything, we should see shear pins at the ski saddle where the ski bolts through.
The Snowtech spindle was engineered from the start to maintain proper geometry in the event of a crash, to maintain the same lateral force applied to the forks. The majority of the impact still goes into the wheel axle, where the forks are designed to handle it. We don't see very many bent forks from bikes with wheels applied. They CAN take a lot of abuse IF the force is applied in the manner that the forks were engineered to take it.
I offer anyone on here $50 if they can show me bent forks or a bent spindle running a Snowtech spindle. I have asked far and wide and have not found a single case.
Case in point: SnowtechMX shop bike VS giant rock
Hit hard enough to shatter the front fender and rip the saddle bolt clear through the saddle. Zero damage to forks or spindle.
adjustable rake
