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1997 santa cruz tazmon

11/9/2020

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This is one I just couldn't pass up. A 1997 Santa Cruz Tazmon, with a Manitou FS Bulge Ti fork. I was always curious to know how this bike rode given it's unusual shock mounting.

By the early 2000s, designers were looking for suspension to be 'active' - meaning they would react to any bumps, not just the large ones. Early bikes like this Tazmon though, seemed to be more about riding like a hardtail until you hit something big.


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    I'm 80. I wrench more than I ride and I like it that way.

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