Downamics

World cup level data acquisition & analysis service available for every level of racer & rider who wants to go faster & find the optimum setup.

27/03/2026

Not a bad first attempt at using MatLab to track features in video and analyse their behaviour.

This was part of the upper tube materials testing I've been doing on the Dorado. I have datasets for the carbon tubes and aluminium as well as video footage.

The MatLab code allows tracking of the upper tubes and it (kind of) analyses the lateral movement of the legs as well as flex

17/03/2026

This is surreal!

So stoked to finally have a physical copy in my hands. It feels pretty incredible to have been looking at this on a screen for a year and now it's an actual book!

This is a proof copy, so although the final version is still being worked on, I can check the layout, image quality, paper type, cover artwork etc and I couldn't be happier!

Huge thank you to the 136 people who have placed pre-orders. I can't wait to get it printed and out to you all.

15/03/2026

The Downamics DAQ dashboard uses machine learning in order to understand component health.
Based on run log data and servicing updates, the dashboard will learn when seals, brake pads, bearings etc will likely need replacing.
It can learn how often parts are changed as routine maintenance, but also as a failure, it can take the weather and terrain conditions into account too.
The more data that is logged, the more accurate and smart it will become. This will eventually help to eliminate possible failure modes as well as help keep consistent and optimised performance.

14/03/2026

Big day on the quest to acquire data.

The main goal was to work on the set up of the Telum shock, but today's programme also involved looking at the fork and braking, which makes sense as they all go hand in hand.

This footage shows just how dynamic the fork is and how grip levels are maximised through consistent tracking of the terrain.

Just wanted to share 😂

13/03/2026

In case there was any doubt, I am fond of a graph!
The amount of support and pre-orders is incredible, but the amount of countries that the book will be going to is also pretty amazing.

Only 3 days left at the early pre-order price of £74.99 - if you haven't already, get your copy secured now!

10/03/2026

The first proof print of the book has been ordered!

Although the editing stage is still on-going, a proof print allows me to check the formatting, image quality, colours and cover artwork. Meaning if there's any issues here, they can be addressed now and reduce the chance of delays.

It's really exciting to know a physical copy will be in my hands in a week's time.

I want to give a huge thanks to everyone who has already pre-ordered a copy. Currently there are 112 copies already allocated to people, which blows my mind! 🤯

There's also only 5 days left to secure your pre-order at the early bird price of £74.99. From March 15th the book will then sell for the retail price of 94.99.

06/03/2026

I posted a story earlier this week to see if anyone could guess what these white dots are for.
There were some very creative guesses but no right answers.

These are NFC stickers, which are basically stickers that can hold a small amount of data. So in the case of these ones, they hold all my current shock settings and service info, front end geo and cockpit setup and fork settings and service info.

These are only as good as your ability to keep them updated, but if you're out testing, then you can make changes, update the sticker and then you don't lose track of anything.

Most don't work when stuck to metal, like these ones, so you need another material to put them on or get metal friendly versions, but these usually have less memory.

Not essential, but I've found it a very useful way to keep track of changes I make and especially service intervals.

05/03/2026

A few changes to the rig, and an awesome sunset obviously means we need another video!

The Sego now has the benefit of running the very impressive Telum.
The frame has also gone through the Downamics Factory Race Programme, resulting in a bike that now says under its own weight.
There are additional parts currently being manufactured which should bring further gains...keep an eye out for these later.

There are now .mtb Advocate brakes, running Green pads but now with Hel's own rotors.

haven't just booked me up with new helmets and goggles, but also their grips and pedals.

The Dorado fork has also had extensive work again, with an improved 3 stage stanchion polish, bushing resizing, improved lubrication and an additional 48 dimples drilled into each stanchion, which has led to a fork that has sensitivity like no other.

There is currently an extensive testing programme planned for next 6 months which largely involves running the bike in this spec, which is certainly no bad thing.

04/03/2026

The Curse of Moto...but this comes from a fan of Moto too!

Mountain biking has spent years trying to apply motocross solutions to mountain bike problems. The trouble with this is that the physics are very different — a World Cup downhill track averages 22-25% gradient, whereas a motocross track is fundamentally flat. The mechanism to drive the vehicles are different, which impacts the behaviour of both masses (the rider and the bike), and those masses interact in vastly different ways with each other. This is to just name a couple of the issues. Not everything from Moto translates to MTB, and arguably, very little is actually relevent to MTB if you analyse the two sports correctly.

We can learn a lot from Moto, and we have done, however mountain biking needs its own engineering language that doesn't rely on what happens in Moto as the blueprint for the direction MTB needs to be heading.

Chapter 30 of Data Driven Descents makes this case in full. It's the most opinionated chapter I've written — and I think it's one of the most important.Pre-order link in bio.

03/03/2026

People see the race runs, but they don't always see the hours before — the sensor checks, the data review from practice, the setup changes between runs based on what the numbers are saying and conversations with the riders.

Chapter 27 of the book covers the full trackside workflow. What you check before the day starts, how you review data between runs, and how you make setup decisions under time pressure.

Pre-order at £74.99 — 13 days left at this price. Link in bio.

02/03/2026

THANK YOU! 🤯

When I put the pre-order up I genuinely didn't know what the response would be. 93 of you have already placed an order. That's 93 people who will have this on their shelf in April. 👊

It's literally blown my mind the level of interest that's been shown in the book and I can't thank you all enough. 🙏👏

If you've been on the fence — the early-bird price of £74.99 is open until 15th March. After that it moves to £94.99. Link in bio.

01/03/2026

The Downamics Chassis Flex and Dynamics report!

This allows for easy and quick analysis of various combinations of chassis variables.
We can see how much energy is in The System, how that energy is transferred throughout the chassis, how related the various combinations are and across the 3 different axes available.

It makes understanding chassis dynamics a much easier process.

As with all these tools, they're constantly a work in progress, but this one is pretty exciting I think.

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