Softride is still around and their customer service is still vary active but they are waiting for a new owner to take over/purchase the operation but no takers as far as I know. The parent company Allsop is selling the Sofride bike division so they stop production of new bike frames until a new owner can decide what to do but parts so far are still available They're still the most aerodynamic bikes around, its just that they're not legal to race in all UCI events which is a shame.

During the beam bike rage of 90's not only Softride but Zipp, Look, Trek Y-Foil, Giant MCR and many other prominent bike makers all produce their versions of Softride, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. There are some small bike producer that still crank out beam bikes like BP Stealth, Titan Flex and Corima but the market is limited as Tri event is the only legal venue to race in.

UCI ban any design that does not configure the traditional double diamond frame configuration cause it could give the rider an unfair technical advantage over other bikes, pluse they want road bike racing to focus on the riders and not the bikes. Does not make sense to me but that's their rationale. I almost wish UCI can have two class of bike racing, one the traditional frame layout as they have now and the other one be Open Class as in anything goes frame design so they're not limiting innovation. Putting rubber insert in seat stay's and forks to give some suspension like Specialized is doing is just stupid IMO. The main benefit of carbon fiber is that you're not confine to traditional round shape tubes like steel or aluminum and it give the designers the freedom to explore new approach to frame design which the beam bikes are exploring, but the UCI in their infinite wisdom kill it.

Any bike design that was ban from racing because they might give a unfair advantage surely will be in demand and collectable, that's why the price have not come down even bikes that's more then 10 years old. Softride are out of fashion for sure but they're far from being obsolete performance wise.