Originally Posted by
Wildwood
they have been there and done suspension decades ago. Ditched it.
Must be a reason to avoid it, given the punishment.
Decades ago they didn't have the damper tech that is available today. I think the only reason they don't do it is a lack of commercial demand. It would be perhaps a bit too niche and very expensive. There's no way standard road race bikes are optimal for Roubaix, but since they are all more or less in the same boat it is at least a level playing field. Colbrelli's bike was pretty much bog standard from what I read.
What happened to the Pinarello full-suss bike from a couple of years ago? I guess it is obsolete now?