Fully electronic full suspension... coming soon?

These flew off the shelves. K2 Pro-Flex with Smart Shocks

I spent quite a while talking to this engineer at Interbike (where it looks like the video is from) and I, being a Lefty lover, was intrigued and listened intently.

The engineer knows the weight issue, but keep in mind this is a prototype.

The thing that got me was the tunability. It was incredible. You could have an all mountain fork, DH fork or XC fork with the push of a button. When I say that I mean the charactaristics of those types of forks. For XC obviously weight will be an issue.

It was impressive to see all the changes that can be made electronically. It will tell you if the air is in the correct range, it can change the way it handle bumps.

Very interesting and I'm glad I got to see it first hand.

Of course, BAMBOO has very shock absorbing qualites as well!

There is a similar thread in General about this too: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=584455

Here's my $.02

I got a chance to test this at Interbike, full article is here:

http://reviews.mtbr.com/interbike/cannondale-shows-new-high-tech-suspension-technology-simon/

Here is Maurice's version:

http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/cannondale-simon-released-to-press-at-interbike/

First off, I'd say give Cannondale some credit for going out on a limb. Is it the future? I don't know, but I like companies taking chances with technology for R&D. Just because other iterations failed means that they shouldn't try?!? Growth can not happen without change.

And yes, definitely cool to see this at a show like CES.

Yes, it's not ready for prime time....yet.

It's not for everybody, to be sure. But for certain riders under certain circumstances I could see how it would be an improvement over what we currently have.

-g