I have an early 90's Gary Fisher Cronus I picked up last year that I love. I think it had a suspension fork when it was new but it had a rigid fork when I got it. I've never had suspension so I don't really know what I'm missing but I usually don't feel a need for it either, just on the rare, really bumpy trail or washed out dirt road I might be on. I recently picked up a Karate Monkey (rigid) so I set up the GF as a commuter/grocery-getter with fenders and front/rear racks. It's not as fast as my road bike but it's a lot of fun for shorter trips and I can carry 4 bags of groceries.