[Closed] any summer-season riders?

zone asks a good question in this thread:

[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/130mm-fork-hardtailsquestion-questions ]130mm forks on a hardtail?[/url]

and it got me thinking - why do i need 130mm forks on a hardtail?

and then i got thinking - other than the 'summer season', does anyone make a hardtail frame that'll sit with a nice slack head angle with 100mm forks?

(the ragley pig is designed for 140mm forks)

and then i got thinking - if i'm thinking of getting a bike [i]like[/i] a summer-season, why not get a summer season?

so, my question to 'season' owners is this: does the plain-gauge tubing make the frame too stiff/heavy?

(do i buy one, just so i can weigh it in for scrap?)