Rimpact Tuned Mass Damper - MTB Nerds time

[MingtheMerciless]

New, simpler version:

https://road.cc/tech_news/rimpacts-tmd- ... u0JWewrpLg

How's James getting on with his one?

[weeksy]

Yeah saw that on PB, a lot on there think they're snake oil

My lad seems pretty convinced by it

[Mr Moofo]

Not entirely snake oil, idea comes from F1. Well it actually comes from an academic at Cambridge Uni, it was merely applied first in F1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inerter_( ... _networks)

EDIT: Just like is says in that website, actually

Whuch is fine. But I am not sure how those small gains really make a huge difference on a downhill MTB

The "aggregation of marginal gains" is a concept championed by Sir Dave Brailsford, who led the British cycling team to dominance, including winning 16 gold medals in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. This theory focuses on making small, incremental improvements in many areas, believing that even 1% improvements in various aspects can collectively lead to significant overall performance gains.

And that marginal gains may have included performance enhancing substances in the case of the Sky team. Even I can cycle quicker with salbutamol in my lungs