Custom mountain bike seatstay

Inspired by professional downhill MTB teams that bring prototype parts to each race, I designed and CNC-machined an aluminum seatstay that optimizes the bike’s geometry for my local terrain and riding style, improving pedaling efficiency and responsiveness.


Suspension Dynamics Experimental Research

Linkage X3: full suspension MTB geometry simulator
Anti-squat calculation
Suspension Compression Graph
Experiment footage

Build Process

Model in Rhinoceros 3D
Technical Drawing for CNC Machining
3D Printed Prototype
Finished Product

3D modeling

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