Originally posted by auger
yall are talkin out your buts!!!! gt i drive, it rules! none of this horse link stuff just plain and simple good suspension! (before you post about pacific or how much gt sucks just remember my dad can beat up your dad!) I have owned and rode a few fs bikes, and for me the i drive is the shiznit. no bob or jack just smooth liteweight, cushy, reliable, nonwarrentyable suspension. Gts i drive consists of blah blah blah blah blah blah FUN non power robbing bob! thats my teck rant( i would probably get more teckie if i could figure out how to post links and stuff! so i could back up my words but i cant so just belive me im right get a gt!)
i-Drive is part of a dying breed of full suspension frames which places the crank set on the swing arm. Reason being: when you get out of the saddle it effectively locks out the suspension so you won't bob. The cost: suspension is not fully active when out of the saddle, and it bobs like a drunkard when you're in it.
It was popular when full suspension was just starting to really find its niche and hardtail riders were having trouble adjusting. A person could hop from their hardtail to their dully, stay out of the saddle when they pleased, and not have their performance hurt in the process. The problem is, why have full suspension if its inactive when you need it? For that reason the horst and rocker designs common today were born for the best of both worlds.
Edit: for the record, I doubt your dad would hit a man in a wheelchair, EH?!