I love the Savior frame look, but I have heard they handle poorly; any truth to that?
Savior frames got a bad rap for a couple reasons. Biggest problem is no one took care of them. You've gotta lube up the bushings in the back end every so often so they don't wear out. Once they wear, then the rear gets sloppy and handles real funny, but when they're right I don't notice anything weird. I've had a couple, this was the last one that met an unfortunate and untimely end when I sent it out for some frame work and it never came back. Now I do everything myself
There are also lots of frames people call "saviors" that aren't. Several companies made plunger frames where the axle trailed behind the springs. In a real savior frame, by Amen, the axle goes through the plunger. Much more contact area to keep it from cocking. Anyway, though, as a long time chopper builder said "Build it the way you want, then learn to ride it". My first chop was a savior, learned to ride squirley bikes on it and never looked back.
Nice stance on the bike BTW. The way the backbone flattens out under the seat makes me believe that's a C&G frame.
