OT: Bicycles with coil-overs

[FoxRocket]

So, not too long ago while I was riding my bike around town part of the frame snapped. The bike was 15 years old so while annoyed I could understand somewhat the frame breakage. So yesterday I went out to buy a new bike with the realization that technology had caught up with bikes...I just hadn't realized how far it had gone.

The first mountain bike that I looked at was pretty damn slick. It had a carbon fiber swing-arm frame with a coil-over shock (with fully adjustable perches) to support the rear swing arm and the front forks were inverted gas adjustable shocks with coil-overs as well. The breaks blew my mind too. Small 4 piston calipers with cross drilled rotors in front and in back. I don't remember the name on the bike but it was being sold as a 'competition mountain bike' and cost nearly as much as a car.

After admiring the lovely bike I pried myself away to look at something much more reasonable.

Sean

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[hooper]

This is another topic I can relate to, owning a bike shop and all. What did you buy?