There are $300 springers I could use to experiment That are the same in dimension and work fine for a while but lack some of the features of the more expensive brands. Springers work very well in my opinion except they bounce because they lack dampeners. The old girders worked well too and better ones had friction plates on the side that were adjustable for dampening, these worked better. I haven't ridden a springer with a shock yet but I would imagine, if set up right, would work just as well as telescopic forks. I rode a springer bike for many years and loved it, the bounce was fun. With the long springer I could watch my front wheel bounce due to harmonics on the highway!
