should have made a high speed bike vid like this... http://vimeo.com/24262272

you'd think that Red Bull could come up with something a little nicer than some decent action against a blank sky....not impressed.....

as far as i know, the Specialized patent on FSR only applies to bikes sold in the USA.....and norco is canadian, so they make whatever design the want, and the few bikes that they import to the us, they have to pay for the licensing only for those few bikes.....i'd venture to say that norco only does 30% of their total sales at the most in the US.... but that does piss me off...b/c that means you guys in canada get better deals on the norco, b/c they dont have to pay license fees, so they can charge less, AND, good luck finding norco's anywhere this far south (florida)...makes me mad, b/c they're sick bikes...

i'm gonna go out on a limb and say this is one reason they went under....like someone said, all the time and effort that goes into making the components, and they're really not that expensive when you think about it. Just look at the intro to "Life Cycles"...when they take you through the shimano factory, stamping out chain rings in one punch, massive, fully automated robots, etc.....which company you think is able to be more efficient, and make more money in the end....it's nothing against raceface, they did a great job during their hay day, and in some ways after that....but it's just tough to compete with companies that can churn out parts on a massive scale, and sell them for cheaper (or more), and make a higher profit in the end....and dont have to employ as many people to boot....it's sad, but true.

yeah, b/c doing a 360 is JUST that easy....

You forgot to mention that bottle of Dogfish Head 90 Minute as being an ESSENTIAL tool in the mod process!! ;-)