Originally Posted by Brian25

Wow, I thought I was the last one on the planet who thinks this way. I was a bike store owner for over 12 years. I have been mountain biking since the mid 80's. before 1990 there were no shocks, and guess what; everyone at that time were perfectly happy with rigid forks. Then like a bug / perception- bang all of a sudden no one seemed like they could fathom mountain biking with a rigid fork. I build bike frames, so I ride what I like. I have had shock fork mountain bikes. Guess what; the trails are just as bumpy as with the shock forks. I say If the trail is too bumpy, maybe you should stick to road biking. Ha Ha. Anyways the truth is that rigid mountain bikes don't sell, so you are going to have a difficult time finding one. I recommend that you check out craigs list, there are always old mountain bikes on there.