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January 9th, 2010, 18:05
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If you're a bicyclist or just a tech-minded person with a hankerin' for cool suspension technology, you've got to check out the videos after the break. One is a short demonstration to whet your appetite, the other a rather longer explanation from Cannondale engineer Stanley Song of just how the thing works. What is this thing? It's Simon, a fully electronic and nearly-instantly adjustable suspension system that does away with all the complex mechanical internals of a traditional high-end suspension system (shims, springs, valves, needles, knobs...) and replaces it with an electro-mechanical device that can near infinitely vary not only suspension strength but also ride height instantly based on road conditions. It even has an LCD on the bars. Interest piqued? Click through to see it in action.
Gallery: Cannondale's Simon hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/cannondales-simon-hands-on/)
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If you're a bicyclist or just a tech-minded person with a hankerin' for cool suspension technology, you've got to check out the videos after the break. One is a short demonstration to whet your appetite, the other a rather longer explanation from Cannondale engineer Stanley Song of just how the thing works. What is this thing? It's Simon, a fully electronic and nearly-instantly adjustable suspension system that does away with all the complex mechanical internals of a traditional high-end suspension system (shims, springs, valves, needles, knobs...) and replaces it with an electro-mechanical device that can near infinitely vary not only suspension strength but also ride height instantly based on road conditions. It even has an LCD on the bars. Interest piqued? Click through to see it in action.
Gallery: Cannondale's Simon hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/cannondales-simon-hands-on/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/cannondale-2010109-800-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/cannondales-simon-hands-on/2602697/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/cannondale-2010109-800-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/cannondales-simon-hands-on/2602698/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/cannondale-2010109-800-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/cannondales-simon-hands-on/2602699/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/cannondale-2010109-800-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/cannondales-simon-hands-on/2602700/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/cannondale-2010109-800-05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/cannondales-simon-hands-on/2602701/)
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