What does the FRO actually mean? i know it stands for 'For Race Only' but what does that specify? the length of usage? tendency to break after a certain amount of time? any advice would be appreciated.
The FRO intense frames are built as light as possible with a short life time in mind .
false. they're just as strong as any other intense built frame. FRO is a marketing term for their high end bikes standing for "FOR RACE ONLY". it has nothing to do with the warranty on frames or anything like that. They even put it on their SS1 frames, which were clearly not race frames.
The FRO intense frames are built as light as possible with a short life time in mind .
they did not all sit around a table brainstorming saying "lets build something that wont last long"... so i dissagree with that statement but they are build to be race frames that are light. if you compare what an m9 looks like to an old m3 its more or less the same bike but its had lots of its guts pulled out to lighten it up. they would still be strong as and designed to handle to abuse that racing gives it. but factory riders get a new one every season
I read that FRO frames have less structual frame supports to save weight so there only meant to be used for one season and by people who can afford a new frame every year and for the hardcore racer. Well that was for the Socom FRO.
i just finished building my M9 a couple of weeks ago, there is nothing light duty about any of it. if you actually have a chance to sit down and look at what pieces make that frame, its amazingly sound. i am confident in saying that with proper maintenance and care, there should be no reason for me to ever get another downhill frame.
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