Originally Posted by
Jaeger99
Why is it "BS" for someone to have different preferences than you do? Manufacturers offer both kinds precisely because their customers have different preferences. It's no more BS for you to like suspension forks than for someone else not to. Some people like a mushy front end. Some don't. It's not a question of right and wrong.
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cobaltmom - the more I read your list of pros and cons the more I get back on the fence as to the right choice. I'd prefer the Quick, and expect you'd become used to the slightly different hand position and saddle - but I read a lot more enthusiasm in your description of the Adventure. Have you tried a more comfort-oriented hybrid but with rapidfire shifters? The twist shifters
would be a deal-breaker for me.
I call BS on it because that is how I see it and because I can, good enough answer for you? I like rigid fork bikes and suspension fork bikes both and both have their own purpose, but for the most part I enjoy the smooth ride that a comfort Hybrid gives you. That is just my opinion, take that and 50 cents and you can go buy yourself a cup of coffee with it. I never bashed anyone in particular so get over yourself already, I just said I don't understand all the negativity toward suspension forks. There are so many factors that could play into what kind of bike a person should buy that it's hard to even make a recommendation really, so I say she just goes to the shop and test rides a bunch of bikes till she finds what she likes.