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An very unscientific poll...

I just wanted to get a quick idea on this so if you could give a quick yes or no I would appreciate it:

 

Do you, on the bike you commute on or use as daily transport have a suspension fork?

 

I'm just interested in if you have one or not right now and would prefer this not devolve into a debate making it harder for me to count so if we could just limit it to yes or no and skip the reasons that would be awesome.  Afterward I shall give my opinion and we can all argue about it, I promise.

 

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on October 17, 2011 at 11:47pm

If there was one that didn't way much more than a solid fork, and wasn't nutty expensive, and didn't turn into a paperweight after 2 years without an overhaul, I'd be interested for everyday commuting.


I tried one of these the other week:


And really really liked the headshock, especially the easy dial-in feature.

 

notoriousDUG said:

P.S.

 

Please feel free to argue about anything and everything regarding suspension ans suspension forks.  I'll start.

 

They suck because they soak up energy, weigh a ton and require extra maintenance.

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on October 18, 2011 at 8:10am
Headshocks are OK but beware the service on them.  You have to keep up on the pressure in them even more than on a fork because they have less air space and are more sensitive o air loss.  Also, when they have an issue parts and tools to repair them are an issue because like so many other things Canondale does it takes hard to find special parts and tools.

h' said:

If there was one that didn't way much more than a solid fork, and wasn't nutty expensive, and didn't turn into a paperweight after 2 years without an overhaul, I'd be interested for everyday commuting.


I tried one of these the other week:


And really really liked the headshock, especially the easy dial-in feature.

 

notoriousDUG said:

P.S.

 

Please feel free to argue about anything and everything regarding suspension ans suspension forks.  I'll start.

 

They suck because they soak up energy, weigh a ton and require extra maintenance.

Permalink Reply by Moc Artsy on October 18, 2011 at 8:42am
A couple years ago I met the CPD bike cop who also did maintenance on all the CPD bikes. He told me that when the suspension forks on their Treks and Cannondales required service or failed, he simply used the opportunity to replace them with rigid forks.
Permalink Reply by John Wirtz on October 18, 2011 at 8:47am
No
Permalink Reply by Shawn Benscoter on October 18, 2011 at 9:32am
i dissaggre. YES it eats enerygy, but my singlw speed dual can STILL him 45 mph, the shocks are great for just keeping moving, stairs, curbs, potholes. and lets not forget about hitting speed humps as jumps

notoriousDUG said:

P.S.

 

Please feel free to argue about anything and everything regarding suspension ans suspension forks.  I'll start.

 

They suck because they soak up energy, weigh a ton and require extra maintenance.

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