I've always had single pivot bikes (C-Dales for all the bashers) and have no problems at all with the pivot points. My question is, what problems, if any, have any of you all had with linkage bikes such as Kona, Ellsworth, etc? I've heard some problems with bigger folks flexing bushing and the like. The few guys I ride with who have linkage bikes have all gone to bearings in the pivots. Some even went back to Cannondales because they were tired of always fixing the moving parts.
I'm trying to convince myself to buy something other than the Prophet even though I've had great luck with all my C-dales and love the Lefty fork. Several of my buddies have them and absolutely love them so I'm not really getting any help from them!
I'm mainly looking at the Kona Dawg. I've never ridden at 4 -bar linkage type bike so I have a lot of shopping to do. Looking at the $1500 to $2000 range for the next bike unless I can talk Mama into and Ellsworth. 4 to 5 inches is all the travel I want. Still like riding uphill.