Originally Posted by
puma1552
At his price point I wouldn't touch any suspension fork bikes, personally. Too heavy, too wallowy, to clunky...just a waste IMO.
Unless he likes them.
I have a suspension fork in his price point and I wouldn't go rigid for anything. I love it. It's not clunky at all. It's not very heavy. And it does wonders to smooth out the ride over bumpy pavement and dirty paths and such.
So many people treat low end suspension forks like a disease with a definite correct answer of NO. But that's not the only correct answer. If you hate them, fine. But some people love them and they aren't wrong.