Thread: Why have front suspension?
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Old 03-13-10 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by daven1986
When thinking about how to increase my comfort while riding on bad roads, I wondered what is the point of front suspension? Surely it would be better to just have rear suspension or a suspension seat post?

So what actually does front suspension do?

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Daven
Makes the bike look cool and marketing. IMHO an awful lot of the suspension stuff on bikes is unneeded and only drives up the price and the complexity. On a mountain bike it makes sense. FWIW if I happen to buy a bike with a suspension seat post that is the first thing to go, they take away from the efficiency of the rider. I also stiffen up or lock out the front suspension.

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