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There is a little car for sale in the UK called a Caterham. It's design is essentially the same as when it was conceived in the 1950's. The models with the high output engines will put seconds into any modern supercar around a track. The point is, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Bikes are all about geometry and suspension (mainly shock rate). Seeing as though these things can be built up very light I see no reason why it isn't at least as good as anything else on the market.

Dang that's beefy. I guess I'm always of the opinion that most of the "technological advancements" being made in suspension linkages are market ploys. That's not to discredit some of the amazing things being developed -- look at where we are today vs. 1992. But I like simplicity -- the single pivot is simply sexy.