Launched a couple of years in the past, their unique suspension telemetry equipment has larger, extra delicate, and way more costly. The brand new, smaller, and extra inexpensive Movement Devices System 2 solves all of these issues, opening up true suspension setup testing to the lots.
MSRP for the unique was $1,300, and, of their phrases, they’re “bought lots of”. For groups and types that received previous that upfront value, the opposite challenge was the potentiometers, that are actually costly but additionally don’t final that lengthy.
The brand new system is simply $499 and it’s 100% digital, there are not any transferring elements. It’s additionally hermetically sealed and IP67 waterproof, so you may energy wash your bike and it’d be fantastic.
It’s additionally smaller and far simpler to mount to virtually any bike. Up entrance, the Fork sensor works on every thing from XC to DH, with a crown mount for double crown forks.
The entire thing mounts in like 5 minutes with a single 2mm hex wrench. The highest slots over your fork’s Schrader valve, and the included high cap alternative holds the machine in place. As such, that is designed tow work solely with air sprung forks.
The rear shock is even simpler. It makes use of an angle sensor on the bike fairly than an potentiometer and piggyback sensor on the shock. The angle sensor mounts magnetically to a pivot level and feeds to a mind that straps to the highest tube.
The design permits you to shortly transfer it from bike to bike or use it to check completely different shocks again to again.
MotionIQ app visualizes the information
Their MotionIQ app is now on iOS and Android, which is used to indicate the information out of your journey. It’s recording in actual time, there’s no on-board knowledge seize constructed into the System 2 {hardware}, so that you’ll have to journey together with your telephone on you and paired to the equipment.
‘Additionally they made a lot of the options free, with no subscription charge, so your whole value of possession is decrease, too. There are nonetheless paid Professional and Coach variations for groups or retailers who want extra knowledge or have to file it for extra riders and maintain all of it sorted.
Some syncing with Strava permits you to use segments and tracks to make course-specific changes based mostly in your recorded knowledge, so there’s ongoing profit to utilizing it…it’s not only a one-time tuning after which it sits in a field on a shelf. They are saying it’s additionally helpful for checking knowledge and suspension efficiency whenever you’re at a distinct course, and possibly even when altering tires.
What’s within the field?
The Movement Devices v2 equipment contains:
- Entrance Tracer
- Rear Tracer
- Strap Package
- Adhesive Package
- Magnet Package
Extra mounts, together with an adapter for dual-crown forks, can be found individually. MSRP for the equipment is $499, ships in June 2024.
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