by the way, has anyone a 20inch suspension fork on the nova. i am probably going to do it. i wanted the nova because its like $225 on ebay, and its the lightest downtube offers and it folds the best allowing it to roll when folded. if you add the shock you have something similar to the 8H but its still much less expensive and still lighter and still a better folder but with the suspension.

I know the option of getting big apple tires but i don't think that will do it on cobblestone streets and jumping lots of curbs in south america.

the zoom on the downtube does not work since its threaded and the nova is threadless according to dr yan

does anyone know of a similar priced shock that is threadless