I recently came across the holy grail of craigslist finds - a ridiculously inexpensive complete black market mob. The bike had its share of problems but with the right set of friends, spare parts, and a few hours of work - it has been transformed.
The the most important changes I made were replacing the Hayes 9 brakes with Avid Juicy 7s, selling the original Argyle 409 and spending the proceeds on a new '11 Xfusion Velvet, and purchasing a nutted rear axle.
The new XFusion fork I installed three days ago is absolutely incredible. It has that same buttery smooth feeling that makes you think you're riding a Fox but with the added satisfaction of knowing you paid literally hundreds less. Furthermore, the fork is over a pound lighter than my Argyle was. Without the extra weight in the front the bike is more balanced overall. The thing just pops, turns, jumps, and manuals if you hold on. Definitely a great investment. XFusion is based locally and the guys are all supercool in person so I'm glad we're a dealer now.
Finally, I'd like to thank Transition. Switching from a 20mm to a 15mm thru axle fork requires a different hub spacing. The 15 mm shares the conventional 100 mm spacing with traditional qr's while the 20mm standard requires a 110 mm hub. All it took was a simple phone call and the boys at Tranny shipped me out new flanges for my hub on the cheap to make my OG v1 revolution wheelset compatible with my new fork.
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