Originally Posted by
COBikeLover
I look at a tons of images of bike setups now and kind of gravitate towards looking at how folks setup their bikes for long distance. I am actually surprised by the amount of pictures I have seen that more people aren't actually using the Flyer more. Not quite sure why because I would think folks look for max comfort at high miles, and I would think this would be just a logical trade off. But when you keep looking over tons of setups, I just don't see this being reality on most setups at all.
Flyer is heavier than the B17, a lot of people are quite weight conscious. And the springs are pretty stiff so it does not give you that Cadilac ride, instead it makes the potholes slightly more tolerable. An individuals weight is also a factor, the lighter you are the less you depress teh springs so a pretty light rider might not even notice the difference between the sprung and unsprung saddles. I weigh about 180 pounds and I am not as concerned about light weight as most, thus I put up with the additional weight for the slight gain for springs. On a rough chip seal road the springs might smooth it out a bit too.
When I did mountain biking on my expedition bike with a Flyer, I also used a suspension fork and a suspension seatpost, but there is no rear suspension on that bike.