[Strzelecki]

Hmm the tyre may be ok if you don't do too much riding, or ride mainly on the road, definitely a no no if you ride proper off road stuff. They're good on road in that they have less rolling resistance (compared to MTB tires) but off road they're firmness does allow them to grip as well as a decent set of conventional tyres, such as WTB's. ATS used to sell (maybe still do) them. As for the rear suspension arguement it all depends on the design, cheap and cheerful sus bike are very bad at transferring thier energy, mainly becuase of their single pivot design (which is cheap to manufacture) where as bikes such as the GT iDrive are exceptionally good (google for it to find out more). Pictures to follow shortly!