Originally Posted by
cyccommute
I agree, mostly, about suspension but it depends on how adventuresome you want to be.
It has nothing to do with how adventuresome you want to be.
I ride a 6" travel FS mountain bike for fun rides so I am no suspension luddite.
I rode this very rough singletrack tour with folks on rigid bikes, FS bikes and front suspension bikes.
There was no correlation between speed or success based on suspension. Nothing wrong with suspension. It's just not essential.