Originally Posted by I_bRAD
What's the deal with the extra tubes at the front end of the bike? Is it just for added strength?
The whole kit and kabooble is TI. Because of the flexy nature of TI the extra triangulation provides stiffness for steering response. It flexes a fair bit for give in the rough stuff. Merlin did something very similar years ago but gave up on it due to the work and cost involved.