I say more random; other folks certainly disagree and say on average less engagement makes their suspension better. I wrote a piece on hub engagement inspired by Ryan Walter’s WeR1 review. I won’t try to sum it up in a post, but if you’re interested it’s here: [https://nsmb.com/articles/varying-degrees-of-engagement/](https://nsmb.com/articles/varying-degrees-of-engagement/)
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There were a few companies (Norco’s Horst-link bikes a few generations ago specifically come to mind) using a bit of initial chain growth to try and improve pedaling efficiency but it wasn’t a good trade off traction wise. And that’s a bit of growth, a bike like the Chainsaw would be brutal.
There’s a good reason you aren’t seeing high pivot bikes without idlers.
Jan. 9, 2024, 8:33 a.m. - Andrew Major
I say more random; other folks certainly disagree and say on average less engagement makes their suspension better. I wrote a piece on hub engagement inspired by Ryan Walter’s WeR1 review. I won’t try to sum it up in a post, but if you’re interested it’s here: [https://nsmb.com/articles/varying-degrees-of-engagement/](https://nsmb.com/articles/varying-degrees-of-engagement/) . There were a few companies (Norco’s Horst-link bikes a few generations ago specifically come to mind) using a bit of initial chain growth to try and improve pedaling efficiency but it wasn’t a good trade off traction wise. And that’s a bit of growth, a bike like the Chainsaw would be brutal. There’s a good reason you aren’t seeing high pivot bikes without idlers.