Check out this sweet bike from GT. This appears to be a full suspension BMX bike! I couldn't find any more information about it, but here are a bunch of pictures:
Check out the innovative chain tensioner! With the right clamp design, this could be a cool tensioner for a single speed. It's interesting to note that this would have to go on the lower (return) of the chain. It would have to run with a pretty large chainring for the chain to clear the tensioner.
Here is where the shock should go, but it is not attached. I would have liked to see how it was meant to be mounted. It's also interesting that it has a bit of a camming motion.
This reminds me that GT has always had a thing for overly complicated suspension systems:
That's about it for this bike. Keep an eye out for even weirder bikes, after all it's weird bike season.
GT full suspension BMX
Upper pivot
Check out the innovative chain tensioner! With the right clamp design, this could be a cool tensioner for a single speed. It's interesting to note that this would have to go on the lower (return) of the chain. It would have to run with a pretty large chainring for the chain to clear the tensioner.
Read dropout
Here is where the shock should go, but it is not attached. I would have liked to see how it was meant to be mounted. It's also interesting that it has a bit of a camming motion.
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This reminds me that GT has always had a thing for overly complicated suspension systems:
GT I-Drive
Here's a simple force formula for how this suspension system:
Solve for WTF
I know this is a very old post, but do you know who has/had this frame? I'm the BMX PM for GT and we would be interested in talking to the owner!:)-ben ward
ReplyDeleteThis frame, is amazingly, in my hands :)
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