Does A Chain Affect Mountain Bike Suspension Performance?

Published on June 17th 2018

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The rear suspension on a mountain bike is subject to a lot more movement than you might expect, but does the affect of having a chain restrict optimum performance because of pedal kickback? GMBN investigate… Subscribe to GMBN: http://gmbn.eu/subscribe Get exclusive GMBN gear in the GMBN store! http://gmbn.eu/Oa In the past we’ve seen Chris Porter deliberately make this hack for his race bike, and a broken chain for Aaron Gwin lead to his infamous and awesome win at Leogang. Rachel Atherton’s charge to the podium at the recent Fort William Downhill World Cup was complicated by a broken chain out of the start gate. Could she have gone faster being able to pedal? Or did the lack of a chain make her focus on optimal lines and let her suspension perform as intended? Would you try this hack at home? Let us know in the comments 👇 If you'd like to contribute captions and video info in your language, here's the link 👍 http://gmbn.eu/O9 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 Chain Affect On Suspension Geek Edition | http://gmbn.tech/nochainsuspension Click here to buy GMBN T-shirts, hoodies and more: http://gmbn.eu/tHEGMBNShop