If you've got a suspension fork on your mountain bike it's most likely to be a telescopic fork, whereby the stanchions slide in and out of your fork's lowers. However, the past year or so has seen a number of linkage forks come on to the market.
In this episode of BikeRadar's Tech Talk Podcast, our suspension expert Seb Stott talks with technical editor Tom Marvin about such forks. Why do they exist? What are their advantages? And what performance characteristics do they have?
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The links you need
- Trust Message linkage fork first look
- Motion France's carbon sprung linkage fork
- We've designed the mountain bike of the future
- The ultimate guide to mountain bike geometry and handling
- BikeRadar's suspension fork reviews
- Structure Cycleworks
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- Episode 1 — Cycling Plus' Bike of the Year Special (Spotify/iTunes)
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- Episode 3 — The BikeRadar Podcast | How do £10k bikes even exist? (Spotify/iTunes)
- Episode 4 — The BikeRadar Podcast | SRAM versus Shimano, and more! (Spotify/iTunes)
- Episode 5 — The BikeRadar Podcast | Why do all bikes look the same? (Spotify/iTunes)
- Episode 6 - The BikeRadar Podcast | Is it time to ditch 'The Rules'? (Spotify/iTunes)
