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Review by David Howell // Photos by Dave Trumpore Until the last few years, parking lot suspension experts have been talking about how good their “dampening” is, how supple their mid-stroke is and how their suspension wallows when they pin it through the gnar faster than you. We have all heard it. Well, more recently the familiar brands like RockShox, FOX, Manitou and Marzocchi have started seeing competition from less familiar names like X-Fusion, SR Suntour and DVO. And having heard excellent things from my friends that were already on X-Fusion products, I jumped at the chance to nerd out...

While some of these tricked out custom bikes are awesome, I don't know how the owners can bring themselves to ride them. If I had one if those custom paint jobs I think I would cry the first time I took a spill or heard a rock fly up and slam the frame.

Location looks very attractive. That panoramic picture (3rd from the top) is amazing. Stupid question but I have to ask, is Mike Hopkins bike running what seems to be a Fox Kashima coated fork?