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Old 07-07-06, 05:47 PM
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"faux bar" - the debate continues

Gastro, your polar moment of inertia concept is valid, but a fellow Heckler rider tells me that a four bar can have up to eight pivot points (not including shock and link), which means more parts to fail, and loss of symmetry in the rear triangle, resulting in premature hub and bearing failure. I think maybe it is a matter of how hard someone torques their bike around, and how often one wants to replace one's suspension bushings. I rode a four bar around for a while, and I have to admit the suspension was amazingly cush. But my Fox Float is the bomb, and perfect for me because it is air and thus lightweight, which I can get away with since I'm light. All this is stuff I should have said in the beginning on my reply to jamisgirl when she asked what bike to get, since we sound like we're the same build.
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