Try Sinister, I forgot the name of the welder but i heard some where that he's pretty much a legend. so i;d assume he does some good work
Who has the best quality full suspension bikes?
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cannondales are nice but way over priced
not really if you consider linkages, shocks etc etc....then look at my c'dale six13 frame...linkage-no shock-no pivots-no. guess its just what the market will bare
yeah i second specialized and trek, just have had good luck personally.
Agreed.
I'm not looking forward to the day I buy a frame that isn't from specialized (sadly that'll be soon thanks to their hideous new looks), because I know i'll miss a whole lot.
Custom tubing to match gorgeous cold forgings, pivot hardware that is always well engineered right out of the box (unlike say ironhorse), beautiful welds, and generally pretty tough bikes.
Everything breaks - I took out a bighit chainstay after 2 years of serious abuse (I also put a pretty big dent in the stay prior to the break which likely helped) but I went out and bought another one a week later.
And for those that said turner, little things about the specialized frames stood out over them. To name one - the ISCG mounts - specialized use a cold forged BB shell that is one piece with the tabs, and the tabs slowly taper into the shell which makes for a pretty tough setup. The turner has 3 skinny tabs cheesily welded on, and i've seen a couple crack off on older frames.
So just the little things... pity about their new design guy, he's gonna cost them a lot of business.
