Vehicle suspension linkage

A two-wheel vehicle suspension linkage system comprising:

• a shock assembly operably connected to two linkage bodies, the shock assembly comprising a shock and a shock extension assembly, the shock extension assembly contacting a top surface and a bottom surface of the shock;
• a first pivot extending through a first mounting axis and a second mounting axis of the shock extension assembly;
• a second pivot extending through a third mounting axis and a fourth mounting axis of the shock extension assembly and a first mounting axis of the shock;
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• a third pivot extending through a second mounting axis of the shock opposite the first mounting axis of the shock, wherein a first axis of the first pivot is non-parallel to a second axis of the second pivot and parallel to a third axis of the third pivot, wherein:
• the shock extension assembly comprises a first extension body and a second extension body,
• the first mounting axis and the third mounting axis are on the first extension body, and
• the second mounting axis and the fourth mounting axis are on the second extension body.

A two-wheel vehicle suspension linkage system comprising:

• a suspended body comprising a seat tube;
• a dynamic body;
• a link body coupled to the suspended body and the dynamic body, wherein the link body and the dynamic body define an instantaneous velocity center (IVC);
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• a shock assembly coupled to the suspended body at a first pivot and coupled to the link body at a second pivot, wherein the second pivot is positioned in front of the seat tube, wherein:
• the shock assembly comprises a shock and a shock extension assembly, and
• the shock is coupled to the shock extension assembly by a third pivot.

A two-wheel vehicle suspension linkage system comprising:

• a suspended body having a seat tube, a link body, and a dynamic body, the dynamic body being coupled to the link body and defining an instantaneous velocity center (IVC);
• a shock coupled to the suspended body;
• and
• a shock extension coupled to the shock by a first pivot and coupled to the link body by a second pivot, wherein the suspended body and the link body define a stationary instantaneous velocity center (SIVC);
• and
• the IVC is positioned above the SIVC and in front of the seat tube when the shock is in an extended state.

A two-wheel vehicle suspension linkage system comprising:

• a suspended body, a link body, and a dynamic body, the dynamic body being coupled to the link body and defining an instantaneous velocity center (IVC);
• a shock coupled to the suspended body;
• and
• a shock extension coupled to the shock by a first pivot and coupled to the link body by a second pivot, wherein the IVC is positioned between the first pivot and the second pivot when the shock is in an extended state, the suspended body and the link body define a stationary instantaneous velocity center (SIVC);
• and the IVC is positioned between the SIVC and the first pivot when the shock is in the compressed state.

A two-wheel vehicle suspension linkage system comprising:

• a suspended body, a link body, and a dynamic body, the dynamic body being coupled to the link body and defining an instantaneous velocity center (IVC);
• a shock coupled to the suspended body;
• and
• a shock extension coupled to the shock by a first pivot and coupled to the link body by a second pivot, wherein:
• the IVC is positioned between the first pivot and the second pivot when the shock is in an extended state, the second pivot is positioned below the first pivot and above the IVC when the shock is in the compressed state,
• the IVC is positioned behind the first pivot and in front of the second pivot when the shock is in the compressed state, and
• the IVC is located above the SIVC when the shock is in the compressed state.

A two-wheel vehicle suspension linkage system comprising:

• a suspended body, a link body, and a dynamic body, the dynamic body being coupled to the link body and defining an instantaneous velocity center (IVC);
• a shock coupled to the suspended body;
• and
• a shock extension coupled to the shock by a first pivot and coupled to the link body by a second pivot, wherein:
• the IVC is positioned between the first pivot and the second pivot when the shock is in an extended state,
• the IVC is positioned below the first pivot and the second pivot when the shock is in a compressed state, and
• the IVC is located above the SIVC when the shock is in the compressed state.

A two-wheel vehicle suspension linkage system comprising:

• a suspended body, a link body, and a dynamic body, the dynamic body being coupled to the link body and defining an instantaneous velocity center (IVC);
• a shock coupled to the suspended body;
• and
• a shock extension coupled to the shock by a first pivot and coupled to the link body by a second pivot, wherein the IVC is positioned between the first pivot and the second pivot when the shock is in an extended state, the suspended body and the link body define a stationary instantaneous velocity center (SIVC);
• and the SIVC is positioned in front of second pivot when the shock is in the extended state and behind the second pivot when the shock is in the compressed state.

A two-wheel vehicle suspension linkage system comprising:

• a suspended body, a link body, and a dynamic body, the dynamic body being coupled to the link body and defining an instantaneous velocity center (IVC);
• a shock coupled to the suspended body;
• and
• a shock extension coupled to the shock by a first pivot and coupled to the link body by a second pivot, wherein:
• the IVC is positioned between the first pivot and the second pivot when the shock is in an extended state, the shock extension comprises a first extension body and a second extension body;
• the first extension body and the second extension body comprise first ends coupled to the shock by the first pivot;
• and
• the first extension body and the second extension body comprise second ends coupled to the link body by the second pivot.

A two-wheel vehicle suspension linkage system comprising:

• a suspended body having a seat tube, a link body, and a dynamic body, the dynamic body being coupled to the link body and defining an instantaneous velocity center (IVC);
• a shock coupled to the suspended body;
• and
• a shock extension coupled to the shock by a first pivot and coupled to the link body by a second pivot, wherein the suspended body and the link body define a stationary instantaneous velocity center (SIVC);
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• the IVC is positioned in front of the seat tube when the shock is in an extended state;
• and the dynamic body is a swingarm comprised of a rigidly connected chain stay and seat stay.