{"id":405497,"date":"2010-03-08T17:48:45","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T22:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pronghorn-apls-mountain-bike-frame\/14432\/"},"modified":"2010-03-08T17:48:45","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T22:48:45","slug":"pronghorn-apls-best-of-both-worlds-mountain-bike-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/405497","title":{"rendered":"Pronghorn APLS &#8216;best of both worlds&#8217; mountain bike suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/pronghorn-apls.png\" alt=\"The Pronghorn mountain bike frame with APLS - the suspension unit is mounted on the top tu...\"><\/p>\n<p>Serious mountain bikers are always looking for a competitive edge. Often, that can mean extracting every ounce of energy from their bodies and their equipment. Danish high-end mountain bike builder Pronghorn has designed a bike frame the company calls its Anti-Power-Loss-System (APLS) where the rear shock absorber is mounted on the top tube. This, says the company, better utilizes the rider&#8217;s energy by delivering power more efficiently to the back wheel when the rider needs it &#8211; climbing uphill or negotiating technical courses &#8211; while performing like a full suspension model on the downslope&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/bike\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bike<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/carbon+fiber\/\" rel=\"tag\">Carbon fiber<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/cross-country\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cross-country<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/mountain\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mountain<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/suspension\/\" rel=\"tag\">Suspension<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/1192\/\">Porsche Evolution Mountain Bike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/6633\/\">KTRAK converts a mountain bike into a snow toy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/bergmonch-folding-bicycle-backpack\/10804\/\">The Mountain Monk transforms from backpack to downhill bike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/fx-mountain-moto\/14318\/\">Part dirt bike, part mountain bike, all Mountain Moto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/3834\/\">Mercedes-Benz fully-automatic pushbike  <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/a2b-electric-bike\/10199\/\">Urban cruiser: the A2B electric bike<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zl-hXdwO05RJZ_X8hHxEcpqnImU\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zl-hXdwO05RJZ_X8hHxEcpqnImU\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zl-hXdwO05RJZ_X8hHxEcpqnImU\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zl-hXdwO05RJZ_X8hHxEcpqnImU\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=MNJpYE8kpQQ:cOsROKwgVOc:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=MNJpYE8kpQQ:cOsROKwgVOc:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=MNJpYE8kpQQ:cOsROKwgVOc:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=MNJpYE8kpQQ:cOsROKwgVOc:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=MNJpYE8kpQQ:cOsROKwgVOc:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=MNJpYE8kpQQ:cOsROKwgVOc:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=MNJpYE8kpQQ:cOsROKwgVOc:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/MNJpYE8kpQQ\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serious mountain bikers are always looking for a competitive edge. Often, that can mean extracting every ounce of energy from their bodies and their equipment. Danish high-end mountain bike builder Pronghorn has designed a bike frame the company calls its Anti-Power-Loss-System (APLS) where the rear shock absorber is mounted on the top tube. 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