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I have been mountain biking now for almost 20 years, and technology has come a long way. I thought perhaps it was time to try full suspension again.

My first dive into full suspension was in 1994 when I was racing for Dean. It was an AMP Research rear end mated to a Dean front triangle. Many companies utilized the AMP rear end for their FS bikes at the time.

That design left a lot to be desired. The main problem was there were only two attachment points for the rear end: At the shock mount and at the crude pivot behind the bottom bracket.

This led to a wildly flexible frame. My friend Doug also had this frame, and I remember riding behind him on a downhill in Auburn and marveling at how the front and rear wheels were rarely even close to being in the same plane.

Thankfully I broke the seat tube before the bike broke me.

Now, almost a decade later, I am going to try it again. This is my new Santa Cruz Blur.

I finished it just in time for our trip to Tahoe tomorrow. We will see how it goes.

Later.