Talk:DW-link

This article was nominated for deletion on 18 July 2009 (UTC). The result of the discussion was no consensus.

More info[edit]

This page definitely needs to be expanded. I would love to see some of the more techincal info that is out there incorporated (anti-squat curves, wheel rate...

I also think the "criticisms" of DW-link (like the oft-made argument that it isn't original enough to warrant a patent) and comparisons to similar systems like Maestro or VPP would enhance the article greatly. Laxman2001 (talk) 00:33, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why does the DW link get a page of it's own when it is a subset of other existing types (Karpiel, Maestro etc are the same system). It is strange that none of the other bicycle suspension "brands" get their own page. Should we have an i-drive, horst link or ABP page too? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.154.150.13 (talk) 08:48, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This page exists because someone wrote it, and it met Wikipedia's notability criteria. If you think other pages should exist, feel free to create them. The fact that they do not exist yet, has nothing to do with the suitability of this article. -AndrewDressel (talk) 16:22, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization[edit]

The name "dw-link" appears to be usually spelled with the hyphen, so I guess this article should use the hyphen. At least that is how it usually appears on www.dw-link.com (except for the tab at the top of the page and the copyright statement at the bottom of the page), arguably the definitive source for such matters.

How about capitalization? It appears to be written usually in all lower case, again with a few exceptions.

Comments? Better sources? -AndrewDressel (talk) 14:29, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Statements in need of citations[edit]

This particular suspension design has been successful in the mountain biking community due to its position sensitive anti-squat response.^{[citation needed]}

The first DW-link bicycles were released in 2005, including the Ibis Mojo, which won best of show honors at Interbike in 2005, and the Iron Horse Sunday, which became the best selling downhill bike in the history of the sport by 2007.^{[citation needed]}

The DW-link eliminates the need for a floating brake design because no external torque can be produced about the rear suspension system.^{[citation needed]}

How cany Tony Foales book cite a patent which was lodged after his book was published? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.154.150.86 (talk) 08:43, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

An interview recorded that David Weagle and Tony Foale met in 2005 where David discussed his idea of characterizing anti-squat versus travel in a graphical format. Also, the patent applications published in 2003 and 2004 (information at USPTO), well before the March 2006 second edition of Tony Foale's book (which includes discussion of anti-squat curves) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.235.24.66 (talk) 19:47, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Grammar[edit]

"This winning streak made the dw-link the winningest linkage suspension platform in the history of the sport of downhill."

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Is there a point to this posting? -AndrewDressel (talk) 22:06, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

it doesn't sound like proper grammar, but i don't feel like changing it, because i find 1337speak amusing 86.45.72.131 (talk) 00:18, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]