In addition, the quality of the frames can already be checked during the production process.

During the journey, the two mechanical engineering students identify development potentials in their sponsored mountain bikes.

The full-suspension mountain bike sold extremely well and is also marketed under other trend labels, e.g.

Muddy Fox.

With its VO2max, the company presented the worlds first frame with a bi-oval down tube.

With its WARP, Hot Chili presented the worlds first full-suspension bike using an air shock with a negative air chamber.

This design, which would later be called dual air, has been refined and still forms the basis of all good air suspension systems on bikes.

These included new developments such as the Scott Strike, which was the first full-suspension bike with a frameshock weight of below 2 kilograms.

Right from the start the company set standards in the development of innovative bikes and components: as early as 1991 it revolutionized the still-young mountain bike segment with the development of the Unishock suspension.

In the racing bike segment, development of aerodynamic racing handlebars, a milestone for the scene, cemented the Swiss producers success.

It was also the first downhill bike to have completely non-rocking neutral kinematics.

An insightful innovation that proved, however, to be unviable.

From then on Denk Engineering was the first company in the bike sector to work on new technologies to make carbon bikes lighter and stiffer than aluminum bikes for serial production.

For the first time, the spring linkage was separate from the damper in order to implement different characteristics.

A seat system like that of motocross motorbikes was developed to achieve greater curve speeds.

Denk Engineering had the system patented and further developed it for cross-country bikes.

The variable spring travel led to a significant improvement in climbing properties whilst maintaining ride comfort.

The system was bought by Rock Shox and sold under the name of U-Turn from 2000 onwards.

The G-Zero pivot kinematics was to become a further milestone in the development of full-suspension bikes.

The technology convinces through its high stability and consistent product quality.

World Champion Thomas Frischknecht even managed to polish his own version down to 1087 grams.

Nevertheless, no compromises were necessary regarding durability or ride characteristics, and the Scandium Team Issue was the first frame under a kilogram to enter serial production.

The tube-to-tube process enormously simplified the development and production of carbon frames that had hitherto been almost impossible to master.

It allowed carbon frames to be produced from individual tubes in contrast to monocoque (single-piece) construction.

With this system, even pressure can be applied during connection of the tubes.

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