2009 is going to be an interesting year.
First there is news of this Fox is dropping the qr for a 15mm thru axle and shimano co developed it.
http://www.bikemagic.com/news/article.asp?UAN=6068&v=1
More recently Rock Shox(Sram) has announced the Maxle Light.
http://www.sicklines.com/2008/02/28/...ght-20mm-axle/
It's going to be interesting to see what the other fork makers release to counter these.
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