Wow i got this all in one email dump I was worried the list was quiet.

The fork lock on the bike is mounted at the fork, a flip lever, which is fine for me. I could never really get the preload on the Giant bike to work right, or i never turned it the 30 gazzilion times it required.
I am trying to justify the extra cost of the pro. A few more speeds is nice, but I am not sure how many would be duplicates. I know on the giant I wished it had a super low speed a taller top gear (3x7) but also the geometry annoyed me. It was a hybrid, and a lazy one at that. Granted this was my first bike after a car accident where there was a big question on my ability to walk, hence why i still need a crutch (the BIONX system). There are hills on my regular paths I ride on where the front fork did rob me of power.
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The debate is getting the pro and the shorter range BIONX system (pl350) or getting the std one and the higher end Bionx System. Also sadly my tolerance for bicycling on the hybrid was 30 miles, but then again it had a very lazy frame geometry to it.

Brake dive on a motorcycle is more of an issue then in a car. When the front end of the car dives, you have two wheels on the ground in the front stabelizing the car. Any upst results in possibly wheel hop. On a motorcycle, any upset can cause the bike to loose balance. The front suspension is compressed, so the ability to deal with the reason for the upset is greatly reduced. Brake dive does aid in the ability of the vehical to stop from high speeds, but on a bicycle those speeds are never achieved.

"If the motorcycle is equipped with telescopic forks, the added load on the front wheel is transmitted through the forks, which compress. This shortening of the forks causes the front end of the bike to move lower, and this is called brake dive.Brake dive can be disconcerting to the rider, who may feel like he or she is about to be thrown over the front of the motorcycle. If the bike dives so far as to bottom out the front forks, it can also cause handling and braking problems. One of the purposes of a suspension is to help maintain contact between the tire and road. If the suspension has bottomed out, it is no longer moving as it should, and is no longer helping to maintain contact.
While excessive brake dive is disconcerting, and bottoming out can cause loss of traction, a certain amount of brake dive reduces the rake and trail of the motorcycle, allowing it to more easily turn. This is especially important to racers trail brakingon entrance to corners."

The Paratrooper I testrode was not the pro. I found it lighter then the numbers indicate (perception). The bike was responsive, and the discs were strong. I was ready to give up on Discs after the Giant as I thought they were poor perfomers except for in the rain. I did manage to jump the chain once, but that was my fault as I was not used to the trigger shifters. I did like the bike. Just was not sure if it was worth the cost vs a non folding bike.