One of my deep-rooted reasons for selling the XLT was b/c after 3 years...it developed a "tick" that I just couldn't find. That crap annoys me. That really worried me. Not in a catastrophic sorta "imploding frame...watch my nads get skewed by shards of 7005" sorta way. More of a "I'm going to have a dMinor nervous breakdown from that little freakin' noise" sorta thing. Had I bought a better frame, I wouldn't have had that problem. Jamis duallies aren't the most consistant in the world. I took my tri apart and had to flex it to line up on reassembly. It went together straight, but extra pressure = extra stress on the bearings. I also hated the fact that my rear suspension was always smoother than the Fox Vanilla that I had up front. It felt imbalanced. I need balance.

I'm just rambling now...I really don't know why I sold that thing, but I wish I had it back! I love's me summa'dat dually, B!


If you're worried about suspension failure...buy a single pivot. I had a crapp'0 C'dale Super-V from 1998 to 2002 that I abused, misused, and voided the warranty on a daily basis. Never, ever did the coil shock fail me. Never, NEVAH did the single pivot fail me. One day, I'll jump on me some HecklahPIKE'age.

Now I'm sounding like an idiot. Almost as idiotic as riding rigid b/c I'm worried about suspension failure.


Your arms and legs cannot outperform suspension.
A suspension seatpost only works if you're a ghey roadie that has to sit down over all the bumps. Stand up.
Squishy grips are nice...OdiYeti's are primo.
Good gloves...I agree with this too. Good gloves = good grip.

But squishy grips, good gloves, and a limpy-shaft are not gonna save your rims when you're blasting over roots'n'rocks.
You can slow down and Nancy your way through the terrain...if that's your preference...but how ya gonna stay glued to a rooted/washed out berm going slow? You'll just fall over. Go fast to stick to the curve and the terrain will give you a pinch flat, blow out a rim, or just bounce you all over hayell!