[sgoodwin]

You don't remember the Hossack front forks? There was a true Rube Goldberg front end. A friend of mine lusted over one of those (a Girvin I think) for his bike, we were all like "are you for real". Over complicated doesn't even begin to describe it.

https://www.google.com/search?q=hossack+fork&biw=1366&bih=767&tbm=isch&imgil=DYbRmm5bqIUbwM%253A%253BjTEXoXrm1Ug0PM%253Bh ttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.tonyfoale.com%25252FAr ticles%25252FSteer%25252FSTEER.htm&source=iu&pf=m&fir=DYbRmm5bqIUbwM%253A%252CjTEXoXrm1Ug0PM%252C_&usg=__FdvPsDJGtq2UD_9nazKtkkWtoDk%3D&ved=0CCsQyjc&ei=pu5sVJXgLqjmyQO_hIGICg#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=tWThlNmkpI0o2M%253A%3BrWp0syEcz3k2vM%3Bhttp% 253A%252F%252Fcyclesdeoro.com%252Fevents%252FNAHBS %252F2009%252Fkimori_12.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ff orums.mtbr.com%252Fframe-building%252Fgirvin-fork-552513-4.html%3B733%3B768