Leave a comment below. Thank you for signing up. Your information has been successfully processed! Kona says that the black-anodized aluminum air-spring is an early prototype, but its dedicated hardware and finished looks hint that the standard Magic Link's coil-spring actuation system will soon be replaced.
The tiny damper controls how quickly the swingarm driven Magic Link can switch from long travel to short travel suspension modes. More air pressure means the Magic Link will tend to stay forward in the short travel mode. The addition of rebound damping to the Magic Link actuator allows the rider to tune how readily the system returns to short-travel mode after a big impact.
More rebound damping keeps the suspension in long-travel mode momentarily, so the suspension can be ready for another big hit. Are Bike Brands Greenwashing? We Asked An Expert views. Lehel-NS Aug 5, at There you go Kona haters! Why not just make it mm instead of have one shock to mm another to mm and just higher pivot for rearward travel.
Just a bad idea, if you want firm at start, soft through travel don't fox have the brain technology that does that built into shock Isolated-T-Storms Aug 5, at DH-Til-I-Die : the magic link "shock" is not actually a shock at all. The main shock does all the work, at mm and mm.
What the magic link does is it alters the whole geometry of the bike, not just limit the travel. You know how some frames have multiple shock mounts that allow the travel and geo to change? Same idea, but instead of having to change the mounting points, it does it automatically. Not only does the travel change, but the HA goes slacker and the wheelbase gets longer. Pretty cool if you ask me. KonaStinkyKid Aug 5, at Mnorris, except setting the standard for HT geometry and producing the first freeride-specific bike.
Prestige Aug 5, at One of the best parts of it is the coil spring feeling in the suspension because of the magic link. If the new air-spring system doesn't lose that feeling it's warmly welcome. The Coilar's name predates magic link and is not named after the air sprung shock and magic's coil.
Correct me if I am wrong, but it sounds like you will be able to set it up with essentially a "floating" lower shock mount? The small air shock or coil on the current models does not suspend the bike but simply moves the shock position. So you are not switching back and forth between mm and mm travel, but constantly somewhere between the two depending on what the terrain and riding is doing to the suspension.
There's always gonna be haters. It's a good idea and works seamlessly. Sold 5 through our shop and everyone loves them - both Cadabras and the Coilairs equipped with it. Seriously - people need to stop being armchair engineers, or worse, criticising something they haven't, and probably won't, try. Give it a rest. Cool way of thinking, but i'm not sure about the maintenance factor?
I'd like to try production bike, based on air magic link, but for now - I'd stick with something more traditional for my own bikes! I'm also unsure about the "automatic" ML adjustment, though optional manual adjustment would be much more complex and expensive to manifacture Cord1 Aug 5, at So braking bumps, square hits etc.. What about landings? MTBLegend92 Aug 5, at Yes, I would like to see some video of it in action.
I can understand how it works by looking at it, but it wouldn't seem to me that, in some situations where it is needed, such as bigger landings, that it would be able to switch before the shock compressed. Even if it did manage to switch, I would think there would be some delay causing the shock to compress-decompress-compress throughout the motion, which would feel a bit odd, if not throw your balance.
Changing the geometry via changing body position, is, was and always will be a plus. That's why we hang off the back during steeps, or stand "up front" during sprint climbs.
This just makes it easier, and is totally natural. You are not conscious of the change, other than how much easier it is to ride. The '08 Coilair outclimbs any of those bikes, by a large margin. At the same time, it is many times more plush, and much more stable on descents. Stabs with DW link? Laughable performance by comparison.
Not even close in terms of benefits or performance. Think of it this way: The geometry of a DH bike feels silly if you're not going downhill. What if you could have both? The way the system works, it CAN'T change geometry when you don't want to.
The geometry change only occurs in response to your requirements as a rider. For example, if you are pedaling with maximum torque, by definition, you are in the small chainring. Also, by definition, you are climbing a steep hill. You DO NOT want slack angles at this time, and the bike will not produce those angle under these conditions.
Conversly, if your are braking hard, you DO NOT want steep angles at this time, and the bike cannot produce those angles under these conditions. I know it's a lot to digest, and the ultimate proof is in the riding, but, that is what this bike is capable of. To answer your initial question as to "why add a geometry changing link", the easy answer is, to climb better and descend better without having to stop and change settings.
This is, after all, what you're doing when you use ATA, or any of the other knobs and switches that bikes now come with. Bodin said:. If I've watched the video correctly, they're getting that much travel out of 2 shocks I'm not knocking the bike as I quite like Konas, but is it a good thing to get excessive travel out of a shock?
I though the idea was to use a longer stroke shock for longer travel, instead of putting too much pressure on things? Anyone with some engineering idea want to enlighten me. Ivan Eats Squid. Ivan said:. Adding to indica's thoughts, how do you tune compression and rebound damping when your leverage ratio varies so much? The shock damping would be a compromise, over-damped for 4" and under-damped? Apologies for the thread mine Tyron, do you know how much the magic link setup is dependent on the shock that comes with the bike?
Is the shock specially valved for the bike? I'm keen to get an AM bike and the Coilair is one of the front runners, but I want to get a bike that I can try different rear shocks on. I sold the bike within the month of owning it. Bought a Reign X1 and have been smiling since.. This is only my opinion of course.
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