Ditch the sus, fork and put a rigid fork on it. I had a Cypress for a year with rigid fork and used it as a commuter bike with drop bars, and it worked very well. Always thought it would have made a good touring bike. Good bikes. I have two Ferraro's in my shop that are getting refurbished for the customer. These are the older ones with rigid fork, and the people want to fix them because they really like them.