I still have my steel framed 91? performance pulse that I took out a loan to pay the $550 (fully Rigid, SunTour components)! The next spring the Answer Manitou II came out & I stepped up & paid $325 for that "upgrade". I wear glasses & when the bike was fully rigid I couldn't see going downhill because my glasses were bouncing all over the place & the fork actually made a difference in gaining some stability/vision. Ahhhhhhhh memories!