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The CVA was ahead of its time, when the Horst Link was pretty much the best. CVA was active yet had little pedal feedback and has more anti-stat built it. Now the others have caught up and have their own characteristics, which are even better....DW Link, Split Pivot, Switch Infinity, and even Spot's design. Santa Cruz has also made improvements to the old VPP design. Niner just relied too much on CVA and got caught exposed when DW Link came out. The Jet9 is a fast little bike but CVA on the RIP9 was much better.