Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
I can't speak for Yan, but I recall a few months ago on a different thread he said he had a Redshift suspension stem. He is getting some of his comfort from components other than cushy tires.
That's one way of doing it certainly. However using one doesn't necessarily exclude the other.
Just recently there came out a Dylan Johnson video where he discussed his bike setup for the Unbound Gravel race. He opted for both extremely wide tires for gravel riding (54mm if I recall correctly) and a Lauf suspension fork. I think his pressures were also quite low. While the context is racing, it doesn't actually take away from his findings. Cushier is almost always better as vibration also induces fatigue of its own aside from the fatigue caused by riding.