To the OP -- presumably you find the Softride design superior to other forms of suspension. How would you characterize it's advantages?
My bikes all have suspension seat posts (USE, Rockshox, White Bros), and two of my rides have elastomeric seat-stay suspension as well. I like a little "controlled mush".
I actually owned a Softride mtb for the space of about 2 hours at a swap meet. Bought it for not much money. Rode it around the swap looking for more deals. The bike was way too small for me, the saddle was cheap and spongy, so that 5mph ride in a parking lot wuddn't no test ride. Sold it a couple hrs later for several times what I paid. The beam suspension itself was a little too mushy for me -- not to mention I wanted to make some green.
IIRC their website offers beams in two different stiffness levels. I'll have to get lucky and find the stiffer variant on a bike my size.
Last edited by Drakonchik; 05-24-10 at 07:00 PM.