Ever heard of Duncon bikes?
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Just posted on ridesoul.com :
"The Matador 4X/DJ frame has completed production and will be ready for sale by early January. The estimated final price will be between $800-$1000 without a shock. Buyers will have the choice of adding a number of shocks to their order. View the finished product here 1 2 3 4 5.
Special thanks to all those who participated in the design and production of this frame.
* Factory Rider Alejandro (Concept And Geometry)
* Manitou Suspension Engineer Jose (Suspension Analysis)
* Drafting Engineer Nicky (Dropout & Swingarm Design)
* Production Engineer Strong (Dealing With Our Constant Revisions)
* All The Testers
Recently we have received comments in our email box stating the rear end appears similar to another frame. We typically do not bother with internet rumors, but felt this issue needed addressing due to a number of grossly incorrect statements.
Most of our projects involve a number of engineers and production staff who do not necessarily work for us full time. In the case of the Matador the dropouts and a SIMILAR swingarm ended up on another European company's frame. To clarify, these are the EXACT SAME dropouts, but the swingarm and rear end is a different story. The dropout/swingarm engineer had no obligation to license the dropouts and swingarm concept to us exclusively and allowed the use of the dropouts and a similar swingarm in another European company's frame. The swingarm and rear end may appear similar, but are completely different. The Matador's swingarm is COMPLETELY CUSTOM machined and contains the following, slip fit bearings, a machined bolt on chainstay support, scissor link, and single position shock mount for starters. This swingarm was designed to achieve the specific bearing to shock mount length needed for our idea of an ideal leverage ratio. The Matador is a CUSTOM DESIGNED frame and in no way shape or form an OEM cookie cutter design. Unfortunately due to the fact the dropouts were used in another frame and a similar swingarm ended up on another frame comparisons have been made." - Soul Cycles
"The Matador 4X/DJ frame has completed production and will be ready for sale by early January. The estimated final price will be between $800-$1000 without a shock. Buyers will have the choice of adding a number of shocks to their order. View the finished product here 1 2 3 4 5.
Special thanks to all those who participated in the design and production of this frame.
* Factory Rider Alejandro (Concept And Geometry)
* Manitou Suspension Engineer Jose (Suspension Analysis)
* Drafting Engineer Nicky (Dropout & Swingarm Design)
* Production Engineer Strong (Dealing With Our Constant Revisions)
* All The Testers
Recently we have received comments in our email box stating the rear end appears similar to another frame. We typically do not bother with internet rumors, but felt this issue needed addressing due to a number of grossly incorrect statements.
Most of our projects involve a number of engineers and production staff who do not necessarily work for us full time. In the case of the Matador the dropouts and a SIMILAR swingarm ended up on another European company's frame. To clarify, these are the EXACT SAME dropouts, but the swingarm and rear end is a different story. The dropout/swingarm engineer had no obligation to license the dropouts and swingarm concept to us exclusively and allowed the use of the dropouts and a similar swingarm in another European company's frame. The swingarm and rear end may appear similar, but are completely different. The Matador's swingarm is COMPLETELY CUSTOM machined and contains the following, slip fit bearings, a machined bolt on chainstay support, scissor link, and single position shock mount for starters. This swingarm was designed to achieve the specific bearing to shock mount length needed for our idea of an ideal leverage ratio. The Matador is a CUSTOM DESIGNED frame and in no way shape or form an OEM cookie cutter design. Unfortunately due to the fact the dropouts were used in another frame and a similar swingarm ended up on another frame comparisons have been made." - Soul Cycles
