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@brianpark: Only now i red the summary on the top. So i see we picked similar bikes! :) AMP is pivotal. Nomad was great and important bike.. but off course there would be no Nomad and arguably even no Santa Cruz company today, if there wasnt Outland. Their patents acquisition was genius move by Santa. Cheers, Jan

There are two bikes that are without any question. With third i have hard time. First one is. AMP. I think it doesnt make difference what model. But as a birth of Horst link type of suspension its just absolutelly crucial in taking us from prehistory into bikes as we know them now. System was purchased by Specialized, but licensed by countless companies. Now since patents are over Its still being used on new bikes. Second one is Outlend. Small canadian company in mid nineties created something that became another step up from Horst link system. And now in 2020, basically whole world rides on one of few variants of Virtual pivot. Third one is debatable. But despite otherwise im not so much in the fanclub of that guy, I think that when Gary Fisher in early 2000s created those hardtails with Genesis geometry, he started really breakthrough in how we looke at geometry. Till then it was short frame/long stem.. But after Genesis concept paradime shifted.

I would expect 24mm Maverick style front axel. dedicated front hub should come with the fork. With such a price tag it will not be mainstream anyway so it wouldnt matter. I looked closely at the slomo sequence on their website.. its cleverly cut, but at one point front wheel flexes that it almost touches the leg of the fork..