[dante]

Well the Giant NRS has brake jack BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN FSR. There is a horst link, but it lacks the additional pivots of the FSR design. And a BigHit has zero chain growth, where as on a Bullit, you can watch the Rear mech swing as the chain effectively grows.

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-NRS is an FSR Horst-Link 4-bar suspension, licensed from Specialized.
-It has the exact same amt of pivots as an FSR design.
-BigHits have chain growth, try running one SS and find out for yourself.
-Bullits have more chain growth b/c of the higher pivot location, not the fact that it's a single-pivot. *Anything* other than a design with the pivot concentric around the BB (think Schwinn Rocket 88, Cove G-Spot) will have chain-growth.

 

[Curb Hucker]

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-NRS is an FSR Horst-Link 4-bar suspension, licensed from Specialized.
-It has the exact same amt of pivots as an FSR design.
-BigHits have chain growth, try running one SS and find out for yourself.
-Bullits have more chain growth b/c of the higher pivot location, not the fact that it's a single-pivot. *Anything* other than a design with the pivot concentric around the BB (think Schwinn Rocket 88, Cove G-Spot) will have chain-growth.

hucker13, if you try to argue your point against anyone or Dante (who is an industry guy) your respect/credibiltiy will go down to a point that no one will notice you anymore

 

[punkassean]

Giant NRS,
"Knows the difference between your butt and a hole in the ground"

People keep mentioning the NRS' tendency to brake-jack and stiffen under pedaling loads. I just wanted to point out that that is what the designers wanted it to do, it is an XC bike not a freeride bike. Most people don't want that, hence the AC line of bikes.

As far as chain growth and vertical axle paths of FSR's, specialized has always claimed the truth which is this, the axle path is just off from perfectly vertical but only by a few º's (which equates to a few mm's of chain-growth on most bikes, a few more mm on DH bikes obviously)

 

[escapeartist]

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