SR Suntour Swing Shock

Bike Parts - Suspension

Suspension of the road is not exactly a new idea. Many of you probably remember the Paris-Roubaix SL fork that Rock Shox introduced in the early 90 's. Prior to the Roubaix fork, a hundred or so years prior to his specific, there were many other ideas that float around for suspension systems on the edge of rough roads.
It is an old idea, but I think the Swing Shock that SR Suntour during Eurobike launched brings something new to the table. The alloy and Magnesium Swing Shock is designed to replace rigid forks found in many urban and suburban commuter cycling. It offers 30 mm of travel at a reasonable weight 1300g (2.87 lbs), and it has simple lines that visually on an urban fixie or Single Speed work.

This urban cyclists, who tend to have a clean aesthetics, are exactly the types of riders that the design team to win with this fork. According to a spokesperson for the company:

"They had to make a suspension front fork, that the rigid fork fans with a sleek and slim design in combination with suspension comfort would convince.The 30 mm of travel absorbs the major hits of boulders, sidewalk curbs, little stairs and pits. the rigid construction can better acceleration while pedaling and the weight of the fork of about 400 g 1300 g is among the lightest standard forks.Low built-in height of the rigid fork replacement can without the original bike geometry. "


Here you can find more information about the swing-shock on the SR Suntour website. Also, be sure to check out their video on YouTube. I think it provides a nice option for suspension on a clean urban bike … and I especially like the idea of integrated fender. I guess time will tell if the fixie children agree with me.

Posted in Commuter, Road. Tagged with fixie, fork, Singlespeed, SR Suntour, suspension, urban bike. By James T


Bike Parts - Suspension


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