12-10-2018, 05:45 PM
(12-10-2018, 04:42 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: One reason I want my winter bike to be serviceable is most of the days of the winter are reasonably nice to ride on, and I don't want such an uncomfortable bike on those days.
It might be worth visiting a bike shop, talking to the folks there and asking if they have any bikes with forks without suspension so you can get a feel for what the suspension is actually bringing to the table for you.
I moved away from suspension in my forks a couple of years back but also switched from a commuter hybrid to a road-style cyclocross so lost suspension, cushioned seat and a lot of other commuter niceties so my experience isn't the same at all, but I'm fairly confident that I'm not missing anything from the front suspension. The difference in seat and the difference in ride after moving from wider, knobbier, softer tires to thin hard ones is very noticeable butI don't feel it in my arms or hands at all.