okay, check this out. because this is SO not fair. it's 1 1/4" .

this is not cool. not cool at all. not only will it be hard to find a suspension fork, i'll have real trouble finding a fork! so here's the real question: why was specialized putting 1 1/4" headtubes on their '98 or '99 (can't remember which year i got it) hardrock bikes?