Any got any experience with Kona's 'magic-link' frame ?
Does it work as well as its claimed ?
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my mate recently got a 2010 model from CRC - a Coilair i think
Its got 160mm forks and 120 / 200mm at the rear
He reckons its a total beast and rides really well
He's untouchable DH now mind!!
Singletrack magazine reviewed the original coilair one in 2008 (issue 44ish?) and the abra cadabra, maybe in 2010/11? Cant remember when. The reviews were pretty good, but theyve not kept them on on long termers or anything?
I cant remmeber seeing much on this forum about them either
They seem like a great idea but Im curious as to why they dont appear very popular
Do they steepen up if you try pedalling downhill? Is there a lot of chain pull as you try pedalling as it hits stuff?
I almost bought an abra cadabra frame off CRC in that sale, but I dithered too long and they sold out of sizes I was after
They took ages to come to market, the magic link frames - some major teething troubles, think the launch and the marketing buzz were so far apart that they lost any momentum or interest.