The lower fork fitment on them is very flimsy. If you hold it in your hand you can squease the fork and bend the metal with your hand. to me thats not something I would like to have my life depending on. K sports are the same as they are built by the same people. The valving in them has got better as well as the seals they don't blow as much but its just the durability of such a flimsy bit of metal that scares me. BC, Skunk2, Tokico, Tien, you would never be able to bend there forks with your hand.