It does narrow down frame selection a bit, but I don’t think I’d ever put down money for a high-end bike that uses a trunnion mount or a yoke.
There’s enough good options out there with regular shock mounting where you don’t have to deal with shock loading or potentially poor manufacturing tolerances. Especially if you plan on keeping the frame + shock for a couple years.
Santa Cruz making the best frames at the moment? They are about the only mainstream brand that seem to have all their shit sorted?
It’s absolutely mad that people are defending $5k frames that eat shocks.
Outside of the discussion on whether they make the nicest riding bikes or not, I’ve been so impressed with the build quality and longevity of mine that I’d happily drop the money on another SC frame tomorrow, even with their price increases. For topics sake, I’ve had the same Fox RC4 on my Nomad since I bought it, 6.5 years ago. Can confirm it doesn’t eat shocks.
Only downside of santas i've seen is their clear coat is extremely soft. I have 3 friends with glossy paints and all the bikes are full of micro scratches
Only downside of santas i've seen is their clear coat is extremely soft. I have 3 friends with glossy paints and all the bikes are full of micro scratches
that happens to all bikes with glossy clear coats.
Rocky Mountain is making great frames right now as well.
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