Ya know, buying a set of stock shocks from either ebay or from someone off the clasifieds, and cutting the springs yourself seems like a cheap non-permanent way to lower the rear. I think skydiveJeff had struts on his bike for a while and ended up switching back to lowered shocks because the ride was unbearable, and he had a sprung seat.
I can tell you that mine rides pretty freaking hard and I have at least a little bit of flex on the rear swingarm. I remember having the rear tire pressure a little high one time and feeling every little nook and cranny in the road.
In my opinion the "coolness" of a real hardtail is the look of a rigid frame without shocks. Not because it rides like a boat trailer. So struts dont add the desired "look" they just add the pain.
