Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
If you wanted something nicer, this one is about $2k:
http://www.civiacycles.com/civiacompletebike.php
I don't need suspension because all the paths I would ride are plowed. Suspension sounds nice if you're riding on paths that are covered in rutted, thawed and refrozen snow. But of the several people I know who winter commute, none of them ride suspension bikes, and
I figure there's got to be some reason why...
That Civia is hot...
Probably because they -- and rightly so -- don't want to deal with salt and corrosion on their shocks. It might also be better to have better road feel with the rigid bike, although I don't feel that isolated on my FS bike (and haven't ridden it on packed snow & ice, either).