Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
yup, that's the 10%(totally made up, just highlighting its low) of gravel roads that could benefit from suspension.
i doubt most see anything like that.
Even still, a hardtail would be great. Full suspension still seems overkill.
I used to think that until I rode a proper, recent, full suspension XC bike. Since then, money no object, if you want a front shock, you want a rear one too.
Alas, I'm too poor for $6000 bikes, so yeah, I ride my hardtail if I want to go fast. My olde full suspension bike is 28 lbs. -too heavy for going fast.