That Earls type (leading link) front suspension is kewhl. It should have no front dive when you brake. It's only the second Earls fok bicycle I ever saw.... I'm sure the builder would have installed a disc brake system on that front end, if good ones were already available back then...... it would have been icing on the cake for that bike! The Softride rear end is kind of a mixed bag though, as it has quite a small C&V following.....more of an "acquired taste".......