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Interbike test: Turner 5.Spot - the best dw-link bike yet

The whole enchilada. The effect of the linkage is to help isolate the suspension from pedaling and brake input, in much the same way as a Horst link. The exact position of the link has a big effect on performance.

  • Rocky, swoopy trails are the perfect habitat for the 5.Spot.
  • The Turner 5.Spot’s impeccable trail manners, demonstrated by technical editor James Huang.
  • There’s a lot going on in the 5.Spot’s suspension.
  • Bushings combined with grease port should make for very long pivot life.
  • The business end: this the link that gives the system its name.
  • The whole enchilada. The effect of the linkage is to help isolate the suspension from pedaling and brake input, in much the same way as a Horst link. The exact position of the link has a big effect on performance.
  • As ever, Turner frames abound with nice touches such as these round nuts for the brake bolts, which make a damaged thread a non-disaster.

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The whole enchilada. The effect of the linkage is to help isolate the suspension from pedaling and brake input, in much the same way as a Horst link. The exact position of the link has a big effect on performance.

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