Originally Posted by LUCAS
Suspension fork is not needed on a tourer that will be used exclusively on-road. The bump-dampening aspect of a suspension fork will just serve to rob you of straightahead speed, and some of the energy that you apply to your pedals will be dissipated by the suspension fork.
Regards
Thanks, this is a point I did not consider. Is there a way to swich off the supspension when riding on asphalt and turn it on again in off road riding? Stupid question, but I never had a MTB or suspension before.