you know Starky,,,i kinda considered just that when i was making the decision of the Cyclone upgrade,or to just get a new Standard blade,,,,,the blade bending did prevent somthing else from getting damaged,,,,but even the Standard blades arnt cheap either,i dont want to be buying a new blade every year either
the Warn push tube assembly is mounted to the frame via 2 beefy brackets,,,,a hard hit i think would be easier handled due to this with no damage to the frame,,,,so i decided to go heavier blade,,,,i have no worries about the frame,,,,the push tube would go before it,and the push tube is pretty heavy as well with several welded cross braces connecting both tubes,,,,,also the weak link in the system now is the 2 pins that fasten the pushtube assembly to the brackets,i think they would shear before anything serious would get damaged,,,,,thats the way it should be,two 50 cent pins to replace,rather than $200 bucks,or damage to the bike
one problem with internet shopping is you cant physically inspect merchandise,or options before making a decision,but i think the ability to shop at hundreds of stores to get the lowest possible price rather than 2 or 3 locally,out weigh that
