Originally Posted by
meanwhile
That's very reasonable of you - but I can't help wondering what width and pressure tyre on the non-suspended bike you were comparing it to. The point about cheap suspension is that it can't function as well as correctly used tyre, not an incorrectly used one.
I was running Michelin City tires in 26x1.85 @50-55psi. I would put the comfort of that bike between the escape and others like it and the roam 1 I am riding now.