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From: swifty
Product: Mountain Bikes
Date: 15 May 1999
Time: 22:15:35
Remote Name: 195.21.255.6
Will you guys ever offer an XLM or Echo with disc brake mounts? Disc brakes are steadily getting lighter and more svelte, and it doesn't seem like the stresses on a seatstay from a disc could be that much greater than a rim brake (I have no idea what I’m talkin’ about, though. I just think that the main difference would be that the braking force would go into the seatstay towards the front of the bike and out. Seems stiffer to me.). You could (read: I’d buy one) make disc-specific frames with no brake posts and differently strengthened seatstays.
Also, I've noticed that more and more full suspension bikes have been popping up with flexing Ti members instead of pivots. I consider that whole idea the coolest thing that's ever happened to the suspension world. Are there any plans to make a longer travel full suspension bike? The Ibis Bow-Ti has a good 5" of travel, for example, and is a very, very sweet ride. I own a Szazbo and have never been anything less than amazed at Ibis's products, but I know that a long(er) travel Ti pivot free bike from Merlin would be serious competition for the Bow-Ti.