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Sorry Woody but it's hard to forgive you for your stupidity when you manage to mix it with such rude and stupid comments! The Missinglink axle path don't cover any "area" since its 1Dimensional. Magic link was 2D. But even my old Kona that got the undampened auxiliary shock have never sendt me OTB since the undampened rebound from the auxiliary shock is so short. It might send a completely stiffened up rider OTB. But no suspension can guarantee to cover rider errors like that. You could take a closer look and read at the Tantrum tech page. Brian have...

Good explanation Brian. It's easy to understand the linkage must be very sensitive to small bumps since the initial travel got falling rate. I guess the rearward axlepath help on "plushness" to. And certainly the lack of any need of platform-valve that need oilpressure to react and open up on bumps. And no need for complex separated dampening settings for high / low compression and high / low rebound, to try to find the best compromise, should make the suspension noticeably easier to set up then on anything but the most advanced and expensive of today's electronic alternatives.

Since nothing can beat a coil shock for small bump compliance / sensitivity . And no LSC, platform, lockout, piggyback or "brain" camber or electronics is needed - It leads me to wonder if a light and simple (titanium spring) coil shock could be a even better match for the Trust Vector suspension then an air shock? Or does the trust vector forces make this suspension even less sensitive to shock stiction?

I've been riding my Magic Link bike hard for 5years without any bearing issues even it got 5sets. I have not heard anyone complaining about either. Shock bushings on the other hand was another story as on any bike with the standard cheep unsealed alu bushings. Both bushings and most of the 5 sets of pivot bearings on my previous bike, a Scott Genius, fell apart within 2 years due to being badly underdimentioned and poorly sealed with standard non high pressure resistant RS seals, and lubed for a life in high rpm appliance instead of moist and harsh impacts...