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BK needs to pay for those supercars somehow...they also just signed Bryn and Jill so another couple salaries there.
 
komdotkom said:
Another brilliant advertisement from Flow, what a joke.
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I especially like these two paragraphs. Just amazing.
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fjohn860 said:
I especially like these two paragraphs. Just amazing.
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And yet, I wonder if they're still using the "Slipfit" linkages... I've got 2 friends who have current mdoel Switchblades with this "Feature"... Shitty tolerances dressed up as a feature. Literally the bearings can just fricken drop out, and it's a "feature to promote correct alignment when dealing with the differing shock & rear triangle tolerances"...

Yeesh!

Sorry, editing this to note, it's not Switchblades that use the "Slipfit" feature, but Firebirds - well, at least the friends bikes are both FBs... So potentially even worse as the forces there are destined to be higher if the bike is used right.
 
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Out of interest, who does make the best machined frames in terms of tolerances and other engineering terms that matter?
 
Jabubu said:
Out of interest, who does make the best machined frames in terms of tolerances and other engineering terms that matter?
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Nicholai probably have the best system to get around the inevitable tolerances of manufacture at a reasonable price. They have lot of adjustable bits to take up the tolerances to give you a smooth operating final product.
 
Jabubu said:
Out of interest, who does make the best machined frames in terms of tolerances and other engineering terms that matter?
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RAAW and Santa Cruz have been the best-aligned out of the box I've come across (The SC's were a while ago though, 5010 V2's).
 
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