Pardon my ignorance on this subject, but the only suspension bike I ever rode was a cobbed up BMX that I cobbed a monoshock system onto in the early 80's as a teen.
I have a late 80's Diamond Back MTB, and still "occasionally" use it for a bit of exercise, but I can't help but wonder if the new school full suspension bikes are heavy pigs compared to a hard tail bike. Unless racing at high speeds downhill, it would seem to me that one could go faster under pedal power on a lightweight non-suspension model. Don't get me wrong, after looking at the new bikes recently, I love the technology, I just wonder what you guys who ride them think. At the relatively low speeds traveled under pedal power off road in dirt, it seems like suspension would not be all that necessary and maybe a hindrance to going fast?
Having raced motocross competitively for quite a few years, I can fully understand the value of suspension when traveling at higher speeds over rough ground (downhill MTB racing for example), but I just can't imagine going that fast for a long distance under pedal power. Please enlighten me, I am always one for taking on a new hobby
