Ahh, here it is! I've said all along that I was happy on a hardtail and that full suspension wasn't necessary with big wheels, but now look at me. I thought it would be cool to do my winter riding on a squishy bike and maybe prove myself wrong. Niner does an excellent job with the details on the frame, now it's time to see how it rides.

The design is a VPP(Virtual Pivot Point) in which the rear end swings as if attached to a pivot located out in front of the cranks. By changing the length and arc of the linkage plates they can control the path of the rear axle throughout the travel. This is where the CVA(Constantly Varying Arc) comes from. In the first part of the travel the rear wheel actually travels back, most of this travel should be taken up by sag if set up properly. From that point on the wheel follows a more upward path. This translates to a very active suspension that braking and drivetrain forces have little affect on.

BTEpic

The results for the Berryman Epic are up.

1 CHRIS PLOCH 30 1 1ST 30-39 GEAR 4:42:46
2 BRAD HUFF 29 2 1ST 29- GEAR 4:43:29 69
3 MIKE BEST 34 3 2ND 30-39 GEAR 4:44:3269
4 MATT KEEVEN 32 4 1ST SING SING 4:45:17
5 TRAVIS THROWER 21 5 2ND 29- GEAR 4:52:29
6 MITCH JOHNSON 34 6 3RD 30-39 GEAR 4:53:05 66
7 CLAYTON BELL 25 7 3RD 29- GEAR 4:55:13
8 RICHARD MACHYCEK 42 8 1ST40-49 GEAR 5:01:55
9 JIM VANDEVEN 34 9 GEAR 5:04:50
10 DWAYNE GOSCINSKI 37 10 GEAR 5:05:09
11 ANDY GIBBS 35 11 GEAR 5:06:50
12 JEREMY BRADSHAW 33 12 GEAR 5:19:11
13 WES BIERMANN 31 13 GEAR 5:20:29
14 JIM KREWET 35 14 2ND SING SINGLE 5:24:45
15 ERIC SCHUCK 50 15 1ST 50+ GEAR 5:29:12
16 DAN FUHRMANN 16 GEAR 5:31:42
17 SCOTT PEIPERT 27 17 3RD SING SINGLE 5:34:57
18 STEVE HULL 54 18 2ND 50+ GEAR 5:35:50
19 NATE MEANS 36 19 GEAR 5:39:06
20 SAM YOUNT 27 20 GEAR 5:45:30
21 JASON OZENBERGER 33 21 GEAR 5:45:40
22 RICK SEDERBERG 59 22 3RD 50+ GEAR 5:47:27
23 GARRETT SPEINMUT 23 GEAR 5:48:15
24 CHRISTIAN STIZTZ 30 24 GEAR 5:49:45
25 STACEY LAPRESTA 31 25 1ST WOMEN GEAR 5:49:58
26 MATT PAYES 30 26 SINGLE 5:51:55
27 SCOTT MORTIMER 36 27 GEAR 5:53:34
28 TOM ALBERT 50 28 GEAR 5:53:35
29 DOUG LONG 55 29 GEAR 5:57:30
30 CHARLES EMMONS 33 30 GEAR 5:57:31
31 BRYAN ADAMS 41 31 2ND 40-49 SINGLE 5:59:39
32 DATHAN ATCHISON 39 32 GEAR 6:00:30
33 MATT SCHWEIKER 22 33 GEAR 6:01:43
34 ALLEN COCHRAN 33 34 GEAR 6:02:05
35 ALAN CORUM 35 35 GEAR 6:02:47
36 NATHAN KOEN 25 36 SINGLE 6:03:27
37 TOM LAURIA 57 37 GEAR 6:04:23
38 ANDY SCHUETTE 25 38 GEAR 6:05:06
39 LOREEN MATTSON 40 39 2ND WOM GEAR 6:06
40 ADAM MANNINEM 25 40 GEAR 6:08:24
41 JARRED BRACKETT 35 41 GEAR 6:11:30
42 CHAD BRIXEY 38 42 GEAR 6:16:07
43 TODD HOLTMANN 39 43 GEAR 6:17:50
44 ANDREW WARRER 22 44 GEAR 6:20:09
45 CHASE KELLY 23 45 GEAR 6:21:16
46 CODY RANKIN 34 46 GEAR 6:21:36
47 JARRET KINDER 29 47 GEAR 6:21:59
48 BRIAN ROGGEVEN 34 48 GEAR 6:26:33 182
49 BRIAN BUSKEN 37 49 GEAR 6:28:09
50 MATHEW FULLBRIGH 37 50 GEAR 6:29:17
51 SARA MILLER 27 51 3RDWOM GEAR 6:31:15
52 JR. SHOEMAKER 45 52 3RD40-49 GEAR 6:31:59
53 WALTER DAVIS 40 53 GEAR 6:35:28 120
54 ROBERT METZ 24 54 GEAR 6:37:10
55 JASON MATYAS 29 55 GEAR 6:44:50
56 KAREN HOLTMAN 38 56 GEAR 6:44:50
57 KERRY RASCHER 45 57 GEAR 6:46:15
58 PETE BERMUDEZ 60 58 SINGLE 6:48:10
59 SARA PARRISH 40 59 SINGLE 6:48:13
60 TOM BURKS 62 60 GEAR 6:59:59
61 STEVE MILLER 43 61 GEAR 7:01:30
62 CHAD CANFIELD 33 62 GEAR 7:05:55
63 SUSAN WILLIAMS 42 63 GEAR 7:11:42
64 KEVIN WILLIAMS 25 64 GEAR 7:14:35
65 MARK SIEVERS 46 65 GEAR 7:39:20
66 CHRIS LUDWIG 47 66 GEAR 7:49:00
67 LON FARINELLA 33 67 GEAR 7:49:01
68 123 68 GEAR 9:24:2769 181
69 GEAR 9:24:3670 58
70 GEAR 9:29:13 103