Opinions of Softride

h2ofun said:

Continue to do research on getting a new bike. Just too many choices out there.

Any thoughts on a softride?

Only that it's the best bike known to man (:

But that's just my $0.02

Steve

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Dave

Suspension system prone to fatigue. Stick to a reliable traditional setup.

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Quoted message said:

Continue to do research on getting a new bike. Just too many choices out there.

Any thoughts on a softride?

Thanks

Dave

I have a Softride Powerwing. I also have a Calfee Tetra Custom. Haven't been back on the Softride
even once since getting the Calfee. Why? I enjoy the Calfee much more. What about the Softride? It
was, and is a fine bike. It took me through several racing seasons, including Ironman. It was comfy,
cushy, and rock solid. I really enjoyed relaxing over bumps instead of the clench and raise. It rode
like a tank.

It is not the best bike I've ever had, by far. I have had 2 Aegis' road bikes that were far superior
to that Softride, and the Calfee is a stretch better than all of them.

I bought the Softride in an attempt to help relieve a nagging back issue. It didn't help at all. I
didn't realize how much better I thought a traditional bike was until I got back on one. The
Softride in no way, as far as I'm concerned, handles as well as a traditional double diamond frame.

I'd be willing to sell you my Softride. Its a small, yellow Powerwing, with all Dura Ace components
and Mavic CXPs. I'm sure I'll never ride it again. It deserves to be on the road.

I've had my Softride since 1994 without any fatigue fatigue issues. It may have enabled me to
stay in the sport longer due to it's cushioning effect. In effect saving my bad back from
addition injury.

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Quoted message said:

Suspension system prone to fatigue. Stick to a reliable traditional

setup.

Quoted message said:

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Quoted message said:

Continue to do research on getting a new bike. Just too many choices out there.

Any thoughts on a softride?

Thanks

Dave

Take this is one person's unmitigated attempt to slam a manufacturer. Weighing in at 200 pounds, I
had my Softride a couple of years before financial difficulties caused me to sell it last winter.

Typically, there are very few people who rode Softrides and quit riding them for anything other than
personal preference. Good company, good products, and as someone who has ridden many manufacturers
and many materials, my Softride was still the Cadillac of them all (much the same as a big boat mid
70's Eldorado? ;-)

...and for those who knock the "bounce", understand that the bounce occurs because you have a poor
pedal stroke.

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Quoted message said:

Suspension system prone to fatigue. Stick to a reliable traditional

setup.

Quoted message said:

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Andre Charlebois BPE, MCSE4.0, CNA, A+ webmaster for Triathlon New Brunswick www.TriNB.com
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Quoted message said:

Continue to do research on getting a new bike. Just too many choices out there.

Any thoughts on a softride?

Thanks

Dave

Hi Craig,

...and it's still going strong under 190lbs of me! I love it so much, it's emigrating to NZ with me
later this year.

I bike, 3 continents. Not a bad word to be said.

Steve

Craig Preston said:

Take this is one person's unmitigated attempt to slam a manufacturer. Weighing in at 200 pounds, I
had my Softride a couple of years before financial difficulties caused me to sell it last winter.

Typically, there are very few people who rode Softrides and quit riding them for anything other
than personal preference. Good company, good products, and as someone who has ridden many
manufacturers and many materials, my Softride was still the Cadillac of them all (much the same as
a big boat mid 70's Eldorado? ;-)

...and for those who knock the "bounce", understand that the bounce occurs because you have a poor
pedal stroke.

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Quoted message said:

Suspension system prone to fatigue. Stick to a reliable traditional

setup.

Quoted message said:

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Andre Charlebois BPE, MCSE4.0, CNA, A+ webmaster for Triathlon New Brunswick www.TriNB.com
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Quoted message said:

Continue to do research on getting a new bike. Just too many choices out there.

Any thoughts on a softride?

Thanks

Dave

I thought I liked mine until I got properly fitted on LOOK frame. I'm not the first one here to say
that fit is everything. Beyond that, I too thought the Softride handled like a tank. Again just
$0.02 worth of an opinion. "h2ofun" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Continue to do research on getting a new bike. Just too many choices out there.

Any thoughts on a softride?

Thanks

Dave