They were SO bad! And SO heavy! And SO flexy! There was a wonderful guy who was part of the San Francisco DFL crew back then - Jungle Jon as everyone knew him. He was a trials rider and an old school freak known for dispensing sage wisdom in the form of one liners. A few weeks after that Mammoth debacle, he asked to take my bike for a spin. In front of several of us he did some log hops and stoppies and a few other trials-y moves. About 5 minutes total. When he handed the bike back to me, the bonded in axle caps at the bottom of the upside down stanchions were both loose enough to be visibly rocking back and forth when you put the brake on and pushed the bike. This in addition to the already very noticeable side to side play coming from the Bullseye front hub... I pointed out the new back and forth slop to Jungle Jon, stating that he'd just rooted my fork in very short order. He shrugged, smiled cryptically and said, "That's what happens with the cutting edge. Sometimes you get cut..."
Oct. 29, 2021, 10:31 a.m. - Mike Ferrentino
They were SO bad! And SO heavy! And SO flexy! There was a wonderful guy who was part of the San Francisco DFL crew back then - Jungle Jon as everyone knew him. He was a trials rider and an old school freak known for dispensing sage wisdom in the form of one liners. A few weeks after that Mammoth debacle, he asked to take my bike for a spin. In front of several of us he did some log hops and stoppies and a few other trials-y moves. About 5 minutes total. When he handed the bike back to me, the bonded in axle caps at the bottom of the upside down stanchions were both loose enough to be visibly rocking back and forth when you put the brake on and pushed the bike. This in addition to the already very noticeable side to side play coming from the Bullseye front hub... I pointed out the new back and forth slop to Jungle Jon, stating that he'd just rooted my fork in very short order. He shrugged, smiled cryptically and said, "That's what happens with the cutting edge. Sometimes you get cut..."