Originally Posted by
UnfilteredDregs
It's more than that...I'd say if you could quantify how much effort these (or other equivalent engineering marvels...) save you overall in application then you have a good ruler. That's the wrinkles. Cycling is a complex, and dynamic endeavor. On a hunch I believe all the metrics in isolation fail to quantify everything adequately as well.
What I get as a high up takeaway from the technology presented is that they're seeking to address and neutralize wasteful dynamic loading, practically ignored by every other manufacturer, at the interfaces in question.
I'd say having a conventional drive train attached to it probably hampers the elegance of what they're attempting. Nevertheless, pretty cool IMO.
I like these because they seem very industrial. Torn apart, they look like machine parts I would see at work (machining engine parts for Toyotas, we use many high speed spindles that are required to keep micron tolerances). My only quarrel with them is the O-ring they used for shock absorption. That seems like a part that would fail and make a rattley hub. I think with that solid shaft they use and the 4 in-line roller bearings would be plenty solid enough to keep the axle from deflecting from rider weight and bumps in the road, and the little angle deflectors on the side would prevent the fork flex (Although, I'd venture a guess that the fork would conform to the shape of this spindle rather than the other way around, so that may even be over-engineered).