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081 – Behind the curtain: DVO Suspension (Ronnie Dillon, DVO Suspension)
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In this episode Josh & Dane chat with DVO Suspension’s Master Tuner Ronnie Dillon. Ronnie has been working on the design, test, manufacture, and tuning of mountain bike suspension products for over 25 years.
DVO is a high-end suspension brand offering innovative trail, enduro, and downhill mountain bike shocks and forks. Their products are known for plushness and small bump compliance.
This episode features the following topics about Ronnie and DVO…
- history and Marzocchi roots
- Taiwan operations
- prioritizing customer relations and engagement
- historical product features like Off The Top (OTT)
- new products like Jade X Prime & Topaz Prime
- overcoming past challenges like sticky bushings and setup complexity
- partnering with WP for the new GasGas eBike suspension
- driving innovation by hiring engineering talent outside of the bike industry
- some hints at things to come (new products in development)
Links
DVO Suspension
https://dvosuspension.com/
DVO Taiwanese Factory Tour – Mo and Hannah
https://youtu.be/AJWA9C_X0-I?si=crMUD3Jfvp0ueVgZ
GasGas eBikes (featuring a custom DVO suspension design)
https://www.gasgas.com/bicycles/en-us/bikes.html
Listen to Mountain Cog
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Email
mountaincog@gmail.com
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1. 081 – Behind the curtain: DVO Suspension (Ronnie Dillon, DVO Suspension) (00:00:00)
2. Bike Park Rainout and Trailer Stories (00:00:12)
3. Longtime Colleagues Recall Early Connections (00:03:58)
4. Language Barriers in the Bike Industry (00:06:51)
5. Father-Son Mechanics Bonding Stories (00:10:49)
6. DVO Suspension (00:18:06)
7. DVO Fork Innovations and Challenges (00:29:17)
8. DVO Suspension Innovations and Engineering (00:36:17)
9. DVO Fork Setup Challenges (00:46:24)
10. Norco Ride-Line Setup and DVO Challenges (00:50:54)
11. Suspension Maintenance and Innovation (01:00:57)
12. Comparing DVO Suspension Innovations (01:06:12)
13. DVO Suspension Development and Philosophy (01:19:41)
14. Suspension Industry Insider Insights (01:31:48)
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Manage episode 433968043 series 3396642
In this episode Josh & Dane chat with DVO Suspension’s Master Tuner Ronnie Dillon. Ronnie has been working on the design, test, manufacture, and tuning of mountain bike suspension products for over 25 years.
DVO is a high-end suspension brand offering innovative trail, enduro, and downhill mountain bike shocks and forks. Their products are known for plushness and small bump compliance.
This episode features the following topics about Ronnie and DVO…
- history and Marzocchi roots
- Taiwan operations
- prioritizing customer relations and engagement
- historical product features like Off The Top (OTT)
- new products like Jade X Prime & Topaz Prime
- overcoming past challenges like sticky bushings and setup complexity
- partnering with WP for the new GasGas eBike suspension
- driving innovation by hiring engineering talent outside of the bike industry
- some hints at things to come (new products in development)
Links
DVO Suspension
https://dvosuspension.com/
DVO Taiwanese Factory Tour – Mo and Hannah
https://youtu.be/AJWA9C_X0-I?si=crMUD3Jfvp0ueVgZ
GasGas eBikes (featuring a custom DVO suspension design)
https://www.gasgas.com/bicycles/en-us/bikes.html
Listen to Mountain Cog
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Other Podcast Sites
Socials
Instagram
Facebook
Email
mountaincog@gmail.com
챕터
1. 081 – Behind the curtain: DVO Suspension (Ronnie Dillon, DVO Suspension) (00:00:00)
2. Bike Park Rainout and Trailer Stories (00:00:12)
3. Longtime Colleagues Recall Early Connections (00:03:58)
4. Language Barriers in the Bike Industry (00:06:51)
5. Father-Son Mechanics Bonding Stories (00:10:49)
6. DVO Suspension (00:18:06)
7. DVO Fork Innovations and Challenges (00:29:17)
8. DVO Suspension Innovations and Engineering (00:36:17)
9. DVO Fork Setup Challenges (00:46:24)
10. Norco Ride-Line Setup and DVO Challenges (00:50:54)
11. Suspension Maintenance and Innovation (01:00:57)
12. Comparing DVO Suspension Innovations (01:06:12)
13. DVO Suspension Development and Philosophy (01:19:41)
14. Suspension Industry Insider Insights (01:31:48)
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