my bad, my maths all gone liao

i'll just use this picture to display what i meant to say...

anak kaizer

Try with a harder rigid fork, go down Steroid Hill at 15 km/h or more. Go try. Please. Let me know how it feels after that.

Rebound adjustment is so that the fork doesn't spring back towards you like a pogo stick after compression. I'm not sure how that relates to hand numbness. Numb here meaning no feeling due to lack of bloodflow due to constant pressure applied to the same area for long time.

No la, I wasn't suggesting moving hands around *during* a technical descend. He said his hands were numb *after* a 45km ride. Not after a particular downhill section ma.

Honestly, the price you pay for a set of sea sucker can get you a decent bike rack.
Moreover the demo looks secure and rugged. However when you drive you can't stop every 20KM to check if the pressure has dropped?
Keep inside but when the bike is dirty after all the ride, the bike is damn dirty.

Biker dun choose sport car that cannot mount bike rack.

Custom frame? 
Get good welder, show design, ask him or her to build.

I'm looking for this:
Halo XL Hex Key Skewer Set

Any idea where to get in Malaysia other than ordering through CRC?
I find QR not tight enough for my usage.

Canterbury.. some far end desserted city (town).. hmm yeah heard about stolen bikes a lot.. My friend said even a lousy wheel with quick release, will get stolen if it's not lock down

i'm TA, but most XC bikes are on QR anyway...
QR15 are very new school for XC bikes. kinda normal that most are on QR. keep it and built a XC hardtail? hahah