What was the best looking retro Full Suspension design?

[JustKev]

Okay I’ll admit that I’m potentially opening a can of worms here. Everybody has their opinion on full suspension bikes. Some I know are stronger than others

I like many ride a modern XC FS ‘rig’ with 4” travel and its great. But the design has retro origins.

So my question “What is the best looking retro Full Suspension bike/design?

I’m not really interested in the merits of one design over another or how they rode (mainly badly IMO) it’s all about ‘form over function’ here

 

[jango]

Mongoose Amplifier with the twin downtube

 

[jimihendrix]

Well if we are talking form over function it has to be the Bradbury or Answer Manitou FS, was there another full susser that retained the conventional double triangle profile and didn't have linkages levers and exposed coil springs ?

 

[beepbeep]

Any of the strut bikes – Yeti ASLT, Amp, Rocky Edge, etc

To me a natural progression of the double-diamond, classic clean lines, they just look 'right'.

 

[BarneyRubble]

I always liked the clean lines of a GT RTS, they had a nice symmetry between the rear triangle and the lower part of the front triangle. The first full susser that I really wanted.

 

[legrandefromage]

my money goes on the first Marin Mt. Vision design or the more humble Proflex

 

[yo-eddy]

thought you allready knew

 

[JustKev]

thought you allready knew

@ Roy. You know I'm a big Yeti fan but the AS-LT wouldn't be my choice :shock:

 

[mattbrown]

I always liked the clean lines of a GT RTS, they had a nice symmetry between the rear triangle and the lower part of the front triangle. The first full susser that I really wanted.

I second that, the review in MBUK confirmed it for me, all others just paled insignificance

 

[Dr S]

I'm terribly biased but the SAB and the Boulder are real handsome machines

Got to be the cracking Manitou though. Very perdy bikes.

Si