Turner Are The New Dw Link Licencees.

specializedman · *by **specializedman** on Thu 4/Sep/08 10:09pm*

Time to start saving...

Robbie · *by **Robbie** on Fri 5/Sep/08 9:21am*

Spokes wrote:
Robbie wrote: Umm why?
A change for the better I would say, the only downside is that the new bikes are different to the old ones. Scarey.

I guess the question being asked is if its any better than TNT. I guess that remains to be seen.

read Wobbler's link, and you will be better informed

DW-Links work, so the chances are they will be excellent.
All they need is corectly valved shocks and good QC .

Spokes · *by **Spokes** on Fri 5/Sep/08 9:30am*

Robbie wrote:
Spokes wrote:
Robbie wrote: Umm why?
A change for the better I would say, the only downside is that the new bikes are different to the old ones. Scarey.

I guess the question being asked is if its any better than TNT. I guess that remains to be seen.

read Wobbler's link, and you will be better informed

DW-Links work, so the chances are they will be excellent.
All they need is corectly valved shocks and good QC .

I did read it and it sounds like marketing to me. He would say that.

I dont think QC is an issue for Turner.

Robbie · *by **Robbie** on Fri 5/Sep/08 9:34am*

Ever aspect he mentioned is just a result of physics and levers, jump from a 4 bar bike or single pivot, or VPP bike onto a DW and all those characteristic differences he mentions are there.

Whether you think that it matters is your choice

Joel · *by **Joel** on Fri 5/Sep/08 9:44am*

at the end of the day, turner does have a pretty good rep for bikes that just work. so taking his track record into account.. should be some pretty sweet riding frames.

Trail · *by **Trail** on Fri 5/Sep/08 9:54am*

Yep. Change happens. It is a shame he could not have just held out and kept making HL Turners until he had the DW ones sorted. Bit of a shame to have a couple of years of something as a stop-gap.

When I am looking for a new trail bike in a couple of years time, Turner will still be my first stopping point. I like the build quality, how it rides and the bushes with grease zirks. I believe that they will make a great bike using the tried and tested DW technology. Apparently Turner have been testing the DW technology on their proto-bikes for the last couple of years!!

Tama · *by **Tama** on Fri 5/Sep/08 11:30am*

Wide Open wrote:Turner Suspension Bicycles have just announced that for 2009 and beyond that they have a license to use the DW link system.

Turners full bike line for 2009 will utilise the DW link design. Combining Turner's 15 years of making great handling bikes and the linkage system that has taken multiple world championship and world cup victories, will make for amazing bikes.

Wide Open will hopefully have Spot , Flux and Sultan frames available from late October. The DHR frames are expected in late April 2009, with the new RFX to follow in May.

Keep watching www.wideopen.co.nz for live updates from the Wide Open product launch in late October, where there will be DW link Turner bikes in the flesh.

Trail · *by **Trail** on Fri 5/Sep/08 11:42am*

Interviews and questions answered by Dave Weagle (DW link guy) here

VERT · *by **VERT** on Fri 5/Sep/08 12:22pm*

Good to see they havent jumped onto the carbon bandwagon

CaptainCaveman · *by **CaptainCaveman** on Fri 5/Sep/08 12:40pm*

VERT wrote: Good to see they havent jumped onto the carbon bandwagon

Steel bandwagons ride much better, you know

Stun · *by **Stun** on Fri 5/Sep/08 7:24pm*

I always found aluminium bandwagons to be a bit harsh unless you're riding a fully suspended bandwagon, then, if you do choose to ride one, you need a VPP design at a bare minimum.

Percy Pig · *by **Percy Pig** on Fri 5/Sep/08 7:31pm*

Stun wrote: I always found aluminium bandwagons to be a bit harsh unless you're riding a fully suspended bandwagon, then, if you do choose to ride one, you need a VPP design at a bare minimum.

So why do you ride a steel bandwagon? :eh:

Stun · *by **Stun** on Fri 5/Sep/08 7:49pm*

Percy Pig wrote:
Stun wrote: I always found aluminium bandwagons to be a bit harsh unless you're riding a fully suspended bandwagon, then, if you do choose to ride one, you need a VPP design at a bare minimum.

So why do you ride a steel bandwagon?

I ride both steel and aliminium bandwagons thank you very much