Originally Posted by cyccommute
There are distinct advantages to suspension on mountain bikes but I, personally, don't use any kind of suspension on a bike meant for the road. It might take a little of the edge off some cracks in the road but otherwise it's just extra weight. Wide tires can do just about the same thing.
Just to add to that, all of the suspension forks I've seen on comfort bikes were of very low quality which meant they had limited adjustment capability (maybe preload, no compression or rebound damping) and also extremely heavy. For roadwork, nice steel fork, wider softer tyres, padded grips and gloves do more to add comfort than a suspension fork.