Tom Bombadil

I'll add that while the Trek Sole and Trek Pure had suspension forks, that none employed a suspension seat post. I rode over a lot of bumps on my test rides on purpose to evaluate how they handled them. In the end, I don't think a suspension post is needed. Between the large diameter tires and the extra cushy seats, especially on the Pure, most of the shock from the bumps was soaked up. You could feel the bumps, especially when I was riding over a 3/4" high concrete seam, but they weren't hard shocks.

The Gruv had a rigid fork and there was definitely more shock in the hands on it, but it was still comfortable, IMHO. The lighter weight & rigid frame probably contributed to my perception that it was a bit more responsive and handled well.