If you take a minute to actually think and aren't a total retard, you will see that the rear of the frame is very strong. The 4 bolts aren't doing a whole lot of "holding it together". The bolts are simply holding the hardware together. The solid dropouts slide into I-beam style chainstays. This takes care of forces from hard hits. It is like a telescoping rod. For example: take a camera tripod... Slide one of the legs half way out then clamp it back down. Let's say the extended length is 3ft. The rod inside of the other makes it stronger. You could take this 3ft section of leg and try to bend it, it would be way more difficult to bend it than a 3 ft section of straight pipe the same length. The chainstays are square and wrap around the bottom bracket (really stiff) If you exert force sideways, it isn't like you are putting a lot of pressure on the bolts. The opposing chainstay is keeping the dropout firmly in place. All of this boxed together with a 12mm axle is plenty strong enough. You would be more likely to pacman/fold rims or break pedals before the strength of this rear end would be a problem. Good work James and Mike

I measured it last week, laying on the ground using my body length...I figured it to be between 33 and 34 foot from the top of the takeoff, to the top of the landing.

haha. tha call on line 3 shit is the best. i worked the bikeshop at a large outdoor adventure shop and when a hot girl came in we would announce "(insert whatever department the girl is in) line four". we actually had a line three.