I agree, cheap suspension forks are a very unwise investment, not only do they not work very well, but they weigh a ton, combine the weight with poor suspension what you have left is a sluggish bike due to weight and wattage being consumed by the fork. The only reason you need a suspension fork is if you're doing down hill racing, or extreme trail riding with big jumps, otherwise just stick with a rigid fork. Criminy, I road down mountain trails on a rigid mountain bike, and before rigid mountain bikes came along they did it on road bikes!