Originally Posted by
Ron Damon
But if I had to pick one
best, it'd probably be the
FSIR Spin 5.
Those chainstays look stout, but I'm still concerned with no triangulation, although with no place to attach rack stays except the seatpost, that does discourage touring loads. Do the chainstays flex perceptably, to give some ride cushion?
I saw for sale some time back, a very rare bike friday with monostays like the Spin 5, not even sure if production, it had a very low serial number. Almost always on this stuff, the craigslist ad is for Eugene OR, BF's home, so I'm guessing these made it out the back door, or were employee built, that's a fringe benefit, employees can build their own bike.