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This will make very little difference for fast riders; the faster the hub is spinning, the less likely the freewheel is going to be able to catch up when the suspension moves - have you ever noticed your noisy freehub go quiet when your rear suspension compresses?

So, did anyone notice the number of BB and hub standards they list as being compatible with! This is what frustrates me most about the bike industry! They are creating ways to make our current bikes incompatible and therefore obsolete, forcing customers to "upgrade" to the latest and "greatest"! Rant over.

Dartmoor boring?

When will Rock shox start using shimmed rebound? Without it you don't have speed sensitive rebound!

All the geometry angles and measurements in the world won't tell you how a bike will fit you(unless they are identicle to the bike you are currently riding), at best they will get you in the ballpark, enough so that you know which dealer to visit to "test ride" your new bike. Since suspension bikes necessitated interrupted seat tubes that no longer originate from the BB, Seat tube angles mean very little and Effective top tube measurements even less (unless you ride with your seat at headtube height all the time) This new "standard" will work well for DH and FR bikes where you stand 90% of the time, for AM and Trail bikes however, it becomes important to know where the Seat tube angle will position your seat when you are sat down pedalling. Hard to tell from a brochure, hence the need for test riding! I like Dave Turners idea of leaving off Eff top tube length on DH bikes (its irrelevant and confusing to customers!)