New blunt Ihc

BrandonWeir

BrandonWeir

Steel Member
Connzi machell said:
Alright I'm the biggest idiot in the history of all idiots, but can someone explain to me all this 'leverage' chicken-shit-bull-shit.
For me this actually looks pretty sweet.
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B

Blunt Scooters

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Ok, let’s clear some things up guys.
The fork tube is 4.3mm thick, same if not thicker than most of your Alu forks on the market. Not to mention that its cold forged, which is 40% harder and stronger than the 6061-t6 you find on the other forks.
The shim/sleeve is 2mm thick heat treaded 6061. Which has no opening, the slits you see in the shim finish 2cm from the top and just above the compression ring on the bottom, which makes it a solid tube unlike other HIC shims.. Adding to the overall thickness.
Also remember that this is not a compression that is to be used on different forks. It’s made for this range of fork.. So really we are not adding a system to the market we are adding a fork with compression built on it.
There is no risk to your headset or any product on your scooter using these forks. They have been in testing for over 4 months, and all new blunt products are going through extreme measures of testing before release.
If you have questions I’ll be happy to answer them.
 
humpurple kushiones

humpurple kushiones

Steel Member
Connzi machell said:
Alright I'm the biggest idiot in the history of all idiots, but can someone explain to me all this 'leverage' chicken-shit-bull-shit.
For me this actually looks pretty sweet.
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the longer something is, the more leverage it has, and the easier it is to break.

take a piece of (uncooked) angel hair pasta, and break a very small piece off it, and they to break it in half, then take a normal piece and break it in half. the smaller one is harder to break in half.
 
Casey DeHaven

Casey DeHaven

Steel Member
anthony07801 said:
the longer something is, the more leverage it has, and the easier it is to break.

take a piece of (uncooked) angel hair pasta, and break a very small piece off it, and they to break it in half, then take a normal piece and break it in half. the smaller one is harder to break in half.
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Very true
 
BrandonWeir

BrandonWeir

Steel Member
The only reason I think this could be stronger, is because the weak spot for HIC is normally in between the shim and the headset. In theory, this system eliminates that weak spot. After that, you would think the weak spot is right below the integrated compression ring, but the shim continues down until it's near the middle of the headtube, eliminating that weak spot as well (In theory).

However, a weak spot is created due to this system made to eliminate the weak spots. Since the shim continues down into the headtube, that creates counter leverage, so if you push the bars back, the shim will push forward and stop when it hits the headtube, creating counter-leverage which make it easier to snap. This brings the weak spot right back to in between the shim and the compression ring.

IN CONCLUSION, I think after a little bit the shim would crack right above the compression ring, allowing the fork to break soon after.
 
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