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Dropout: a bicycle rear fork end that allows the rear wheel to be removed without first derailing the chain. The term dropout is often incorrectly used to refer to any fork end, but not all fork ends are dropouts; Dustcap: any cap serving to keep dirt and contamination out of an assembly. Common over crank bolts, often plastic
In the past, mountain bikes had a rigid frame and a rigid fork. In the early 1990s, mountain bikes started to have front suspension forks. This made riding on rough terrain easier on a rider's arms. The first suspension forks had about 1 1 ⁄ 2 to 2 inches (38 to 50 mm) of suspension travel. Soon after, some frame designers came out with a ...
Forks have been made from steel, aluminum, carbon fiber, titanium, magnesium, and various combinations. For example, a fork may have carbon fiber blades with an aluminum crown, steerer tube, or fork ends. In rigid forks the material, shape, weight, and design of the forks can noticeably affect the feel and handling of the bicycle.
Increasing the length of the fork, for example by switching from rigid to suspension, raises the front of a bicycle and thus decreases its head angle. [11] Lengthening the fork would have the opposite effect on the rake of a motorcycle, since rake is measured in the opposite direction.
This led to his own fork design and manufacture. He had two patents on suspension forks, one which, for upside down forks, he licensed to motorcycle and suspension manufacturers. In the late 1980s Paul began riding mountain bikes and with his motorcycle experience longed for suspension. Paul began developing the first bicycle suspension fork.
a rigid frame, a rigid fork, two knife-edged, rigid wheels, all connected with frictionless bearings and rolling without friction or slip on a smooth horizontal surface and; operating at or near the upright and straight-ahead, unstable equilibrium