where did you see images? I could only find this one
http://www.absolutebikes.com/29inchMTB.html
but somehow it just screams deparmentstore waterpipe bike to me.
and then in the article it says:
"Never a follower, always a trendsetter, Don McClung is just too large a character to pigeonhole"
but then he goes on about how he didnt like anything new when it came out but
now he likes it. sounds like a follower..although a slow one :-)
and also:
"I thought, damn it, I can't afford this sport anymore! So I just decided, most of that stuff, I could do without. You know, I don't believe you need a $200 pair of shoes to ride a bike in the woods."
but:
"It costs $2000 for a standard diamond frame and fork, and $2500 for a cruiser-style with a two-tone paint job"
huh?? I certainly can not afford that!