Products
We are proud to be able to offer you products from Tairin Wheels, BC Canada which have found their way from the rough wilderness of the Canadian country to us in Switzerland.
Our bestseller, the Silent Shogun, which incorporates an innovative drive mechanism system that decouples when biking and enables silent, resistance-free riding and smooth out the effects of pedal kickback as well as counteracts chain elongation on full suspension bikes, is just as much a part of our range as the standard Tairin Shogun with the traditional drive mechanism or the Tairin R1 with its magnetically ratcheting star ratchet system. The Tairin hubs are low-maintenance and designed for quality and durability. Let yourself be inspired by browsing our homepage.
About Tairin
Tairin is a Canadian company based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The company specialises in wheels that are at the highest level for all disciplines in cycling.
Tairin is a young company of engineers and wheel builders dedicated to developing wheels that enhance your cycling performance by using the best hub and rim designs - paired with craftsmanship techniques that can only be achieved by master wheel builders. The company believes in a systematic, technical approach to producing components that achieve the best possible level of performance, while also considering the cost-benefit ratio.
Shogun 4th Gen Rear Hub Diagram
96 TEETH RATCHET RING
The Shogun hub series features a 96 teeth ratchet ring. These are precisely machined from A2 tool steel, and screwed onto the hub shell. Tested to perform beyond the standard life cycles expected on a hub, the high count of teeth allows more surface contact between the ratchet and the pawls, with less void between the teeth profile to pawl profile.
Using clever geometry, and a pyramid shaped profile, we developed a way to transfer the load without teeth wear. The higher teeth count means higher articulation with the positions where the drive mechanism engages; 96 points of engagement means that there is 3.75 degrees per click.
6 PAWLS w/ 3 STEPS SIMULTANEOUS ENGAGEMENT
The 6 pawl simultaneous engagement means that all of the pawls are engaged at every instance. Unlike systems with two groups of 3-Pawls with offset engagement seen on other systems (which can run double the engagement to ratchet teeth count) there are more continuous points of contact to transfer power from drive to wheel.
More over, each Pawl has a 3 step design, which means that there are actually 18 constant points of engagement. The pawls rotate in place like a sprag, and thus allowing an indexed wedging mechanism, The heavier the load, the stronger the contact points.
INDEPENDENT SPRINGS PER PAWL
Using a traditional method to provide pawl return, each Pawl is supported by its independent leaf spring. Being independent, there is no spring load variation as the 6 mechanisms are independent to each other, limiting the chances of having pawls not fully engaging.
The springs are designed with light preload, and are to ensure initial contact of the pawls to ratchet. the rest of the engagement its guided by a sprag-like wedging mechanism - light spring load translates to less friction and less wear on the teeth surface.
Shogun Silent Hub
With 4 years in the making, Tairin are releasing the silent version for the current Shogun MK4, made possible through their research and development testing of different silent clutches. Culminating with a clutch platform developed from the core mechanism of the S1 project, based on a very simple but thoughtful patent pending design.
The added silent clutch pairs perfectly with the Shogun's Indexed Wedge system. And in addition to the silence, this version introduces the Floating Engagement Index (FEI) system to the Shogun, where the hub is 5.5 degrees from engagement every time you re-engage the drivetrain from freewheeling-coasting.
The FEI is designed to smooth out the effects of pedal kickback on your suspension.
The Silent Shogun is still as reliable and robust as the original Shogun.
About us
The foundation of Byken is based on a great passion for cycling, which began back in the 90s. Since then, we have been able to steadily develop our passion and have already carried out several conversions and repairs on bikes.
In all our work, it is very important to us to achieve the optimum between your vision, the added value and function of the parts as also the feasibility.
We can offer you almost everything from advice, custom builds to conversions of your bike. Be a part of Byken and let us be a part of you.