Recent Whytes are four bar. Design has really come into it's own as shock technology and computer modelling has advanced. My first full sus was a 1997 GT STS 2. Really plush suspension action, but bobbed like a rowing boat in a tsunami when pedalling, even seated. My current Whyte still has the same plush feeling but pedals so much better. 1x drivetrains have also helped, as the suspension can be optimised to work for a single chain position relative to the pivots. On my STS the amount of pedal induced bob is noticeably worse in the granny compared to the middle ring.
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I've had a GT LTS 3 - great bike, solid and very reliable.
GT LTS 1000ds 1998 with a RS DH shock (Shock was utter shit and an ass to replace) - Still have this frame in the loft.
Over lockdown I managed to find a broker LTS 1000ds 1999 with front and rear discs. Many hundreds of pounds later its full working inc the Fox Air Shock.
Also had a XCT Giant Team frame - I never got along with that bike. Was better built then the GT.
1999 might be up for sale - its super rare and exactly how it came out of the shop.
I've had a GT LTS 3 - great bike, solid and very reliable.
GT LTS 1000ds 1998 with a RS DH shock (Shock was utter shit and an ass to replace) - Still have this frame in the loft.
Over lockdown I managed to find a broker LTS 1000ds 1999 with front and rear discs. Many hundreds of pounds later its full working inc the Fox Air Shock.
Also had a XCT Giant Team frame - I never got along with that bike. Was better built then the GT.
1999 might be up for sale - its super rare and exactly how it came out of the shop.
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Does this count. Recent, but 4-bar Horst link
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Hope HB160. Had it almost 2.5 years and love it.
Hope HB160. Had it almost 2.5 years and love it.
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