Top Gear has to be one of the best shows on TV right now, and once you accept that their "challenges" are staged and go along for the ride with them, it's fantastic watching. There's a better quality version of that segment elsewhere, maybe videos.google.com
Stick with a 5" SC fork, any bigger and you'll push the bike past its limits. Blah blah, it's warrantied for DC and all that crap, but the AC is a glorified trail bike with terrible geometry and a tendancy to crack. Find something better to ride if you want to go faster/bigger/harder than you do...
Besides lame names (well, not so lame if you like Bloodhound Gang), what do the hardtails actually offer? It's getting a bit boring seeing an already crowded market being crammed with more generic stuff being sold on stupid gimmicks.
Get a sharp knife and flake back the powdercoating around that area. Don't sand/file the paint away as you'll obscure any cracks, make sure you flake it away. You may be able to use a dye/paint, drip it on the area and wipe it off to see if there's a crack.
Unless you ride at walking pace, you'll be dangerously out of control. Either way, it's not worth it, even for novelty value. I've done a fair bit of xc/trail riding on a rigid SS, and as soon as it hit the rough stuff controlling the bike became near impossible. Give it a go once to find out...
Saint = better cranks, Diabolus = better BB. Since they're compatible, Saint with Diabolus BB is a winning combo.
Hollow forged arms with a pinchbolt clamp setup is far superior in my eyes to CNC'd arms with press fit spline. The RF BB has more thread insertion in the BB cups though, hence my...
Not only that, but they're covered for breaking, not bending. I don't know anything about metals or what they use, but know that some cranks (ie, Deore) will bend and bend back and bend again and never break, whereas others will break quickly without bending much... so what if they're stiff as...
That new linkage... it seems to have a pair of holes just forward of the swingarm mounting holes. What are these holes for, a bridge to aid stiffness, extra adjustability, or a bodged CNC program? :p
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