Palo Alto, California, United States 
Wrong. Do the circles cease to exist when you look at the frame from the side? The shock mounting point on the swingarm follows a circular path around the bottom bracket. The lower pivot of that link also follows a circular path, but it is a different path. The shock cannot follow both paths, so one of the pivoting objects must conform to the path of the other object, which means the swingarm must compress. 
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scotteh
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Mar 23, 2011 at 15:10
Mar 23, 2011 at 15:10
You strike me as someone who would know about this; can you think of any clean looking, relatively cheap and lightweight steel xc frames?
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vengeance111
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Feb 26, 2011 at 1:41
Feb 26, 2011 at 1:41
mate have you still got the hardtail with duals on it ?
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iggys
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Jun 25, 2010 at 14:43
Jun 25, 2010 at 14:43
uhhhhh none at the moment... but hopefully in the near future 
Mar 23, 2011 at 15:13