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I felt like there were a few fewer retro bikes rolling around this year's Sea Otter Classic, but this one caught my eye so I stopped its owner for a q ...
By stwhannah
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That was cooler than a penguins pocket back in the day.
Still is IMHO, love a Foes.
I remember seeing one at the Malverns one year thinking to myself, a FS with 6" rear travel? madness!
admittedly at the time, most forks were barely touching 80mm (more like 63mm) so having that much at the back seemed bonkers.
I had an FXC same as NickC's above. It cracked 3 times and I couldn't be bothered sending it away for months to the U.S.A. for a second time so threw it in the recycling skip.
I always wanted a Foes with the massive Curnutt air shock.
That FXC was a ****ing cool bike
That Foes really needs an F1 fork on it.
I really wanted a Foes DH bike (in red) with the huge Curnutt 2:1 shock and Curnutt triple crown forks with the huge 30mm front axle/hub. Probably a bit overkill for Devon though.