Turner Flux replaced the Turner Burner to fill the 4-inch cross country slot. Citing an increasingly difficult relationship with the license holders, Turner abandoned the use of the Horst Link on his designs in 2006. Turner adopted a similar seat stay single pivot design, with positive feedback from the cycling community. It was dubbed the TNT. The Turner Sultan, Turner's first 29-inch wheel mountain bike, debuted at Interbike 06. Geoff Kabush, riding for Turner Bicycles, broke the all-time NORBA short track win record and took the championship. Eric Delsouiller took the downhill bronze medal at 2007 UCI World Championships MTB Masters in Pra Loup in the 45-49 class on a Turner DHR , and a gold medalist at the 2008 UCI World Championships MTB Masters in Pra Loup in the 50-54 class on a Turner DHR. Also in 2008, the Turner Flux won "The Best Full-Suspension XC Bike of the year" Riders Award on mtbr.com. The Turner Sultan won "The Best Full-Suspension 29er of the year" Riders Award on mtbr.com. After over a year of design collaboration with David Weagle, David Turner announced that the 2009 models would all feature the DW-Link rear linkage. The TNT linkage would no longer be offered. Turner dw-link 2009 models hit the shops. The Turner Sultan won "The Best Full-Suspension 29er of the year" Riders Award on mtbr.com. Woman's Pro French rider Emmeline Ragot was the 2009 UCI World Downhill Champion on a Turner DHR. The DW DHR model came out in April 2010 after one year of R&D and five prototypes.However, the Turner dw-link DHR was recalled due to head tube cracking and was remade with a new head tube gusset.. References External links Bike 198 .com - 'The History of Turner Bikes' PinkBike.com - 'Dave Weagle Interview: And the DW-Link goes to... Turner Bikes' Interview with Suspension Pioneer Dave Turner Cycle manufacturers of the United States Mountain bike manufacturers Murrieta, California fi:Turner