Chris Canfield’s new Vampire Bikes challenge kicks off with one extremely adjustable, high-pivot Fastarossa DH body design and three suspension patents tucked inside. CF3 is the important thing. 3 adjustable pivots. 3 journey settings. 3 potential rear wheel paths. Chris calls it a “quiver killer”!
Strap in. This one will take a minute to wrap your mind round.
Vampire Fastarossa DH bike debuts adjustable CF3 suspension
Ex-DH racer Chris Canfield has been designing mountain bike suspension for 2 and a half many years, most lately underneath the corporate identify Suspension Formulation. We finest know his present suspension designs from these developed along with his brother Lance Canfield for his eponymous bike model, and likewise for full-suspension Revel Bikes, each of which license his CBF – Canfield Steadiness Components
However he has loads extra loopy suspension concepts, so determined it was time to show all of it into one final DH bike.
Chris additionally sat down with us a few 12 months and a half in the past for the Bikerumor Podcast Ep. 086 to elucidate multi-link mountain bike suspension designs in a manner that extra of us might perceive.
OK, so what’s new right here, and what carries over.
Canfield Steadiness Components patent tech
First, let’s begin with CBF, that is Chris’s patent that’s already on the market on numerous bikes. Principally, it’s a digital pivot design the place the Prompt Middle (that’s primarily the momentary digital pivot at any level all through a motorbike’s journey) is all the time consistent with the highest of your chain, because it comes off your chainring delivering energy to the rear wheel. Because the rear wheel goes up, the IC goes down to remain aligned with the taut part of your chain underneath load.
Canfield explains that this leads to “most pedaling effectivity” but in addition means the bike may have no brake-jack and no brake-squat, so balanced braking, too.
What’s new is CF3 – Chris’ Components Three
The core of what makes this bike so distinctive is its three primary pivot areas. Chris Canfield mentioned he needed one DH bike that would do all of it “a race bike that would deal with any observe, from rock gardens to bike park air DH programs. It needed to be versatile sufficient to adapt to all of them.“
So, as an alternative of choosing a low, mid, or high-pivot design, Canfield simply provides you all three in a single body.
Swapping apparently takes only a few minutes – simply unbolt the primary pivot axle, pull it out and place it again the place you need to attempt subsequent.
Every transfer considerably adjustments each suspension journey and rear axle path. Assume 165mm in low, 180mm in mid, and 220mm in excessive. It even retains a comparatively constant shock remedy so that you get an analogous really feel all through, simply with increased leverage as you elevate the primary pivot and lengthen journey. Canfield explains which you can often set your ideally suited spring setup within the center place after which add high-speed compression damping going up a gap or decrease HSC happening (plus 1 click on of rebound for every gap going up.)
That manner you may get three bikes in a single – from enduro bike really feel to professional DH shredder – all fast and simple to swap forwards and backwards relying on the way you need to trip.
I-Observe Suspension license
The ultimate patent that makes the brand new Vampire Fastarossa DH bike tick is the i-track dynamic loafer pulley design that Canfield licenses from Australian suspension designer Hugh McLay. Mounting the i-track loafer pulley on the Fastarossa’s swingarm signifies that as you pedal tougher, a bit extra stress (anti-squat) is added to the suspension so it stays extra steady whenever you put the facility down. And the drive is stronger early within the journey, having much less influence whenever you push the bike deeper into its journey.
Vampire Fastarossa DH – Tech particulars
Sure, the Vampire Fastarossa DH body has a batwing rocker hyperlink and batwing headtube gussets.
And sure, there are bats infesting Vampire’s web site that continually flutter round (and presumably will drive you loopy whenever you attempt to learn concerning the bike’s specs!)
- bolstered 4130 metal entrance triangle to “dampen high-speed vibrations and supply a stable, managed really feel throughout massive impacts”
- 7005 aluminum seatstays, chainstays, and linkages for mild weight & stiffness
- variable 150-220mm rear wheel journey relying on primary pivot place & Trunnion shock stroke size from 67.5-755mm
(for ex. 165/190/220mm with a 75mm stroke) - 3 primary pivot positions – fast swap Low, Mid & Excessive pivot setups in a single body
- chainstay mounted i-track loafer pulley could be swapped with a chainguide within the Low place
(and saved on the additional non-driveside mount) - 29″ or 27.5″ rear wheel with decrease shock mount flip-chip
- exterior cable routing, however with stealth routing for a dropper put up
- IS44/56 tapered headset
- 34.9mm seatpost, features a Cane Creek 31.6mm shim
- 180 put up mount rear brake
- 1 bottle cage + 1 instrument service cage mount on every body
- 73mm BSA threaded backside bracket with ISCG05 tabs (52mm chainline)
- Increase 148mm spacing
- not SRAM Transmission suitable
- 4 body sizes supplied (S-XL)
Vampire Fastarossa DH – Pricing availability & choices
With no rear shock, the $2998 Vampire Fastarossa DH body is available in 4 sizes and three vampire-themed colours. It’s obtainable now in choose shade and dimension combos. You decide from Twilight white, Coffin Nail black, or vivid Blood purple.
After which Chris Canfield will assist get you arrange with the fork & shock of your selection to begin your excellent construct.