Originally Posted by
Gaz_
Corr. How rude. I hope you get a puncture at the bottom of a hill.
I think you were being too kind. I would have said, "at the top of the hill" after busting butt to get to the top.
I met this German cyclist who had ridden most of the way across Canada on his mountain bike. We camped with him and a Canadian rider while riding in BC. He designed theses simple clamps to use for mounting a front rack on his suspension fork.
We got the last spot in a campground, and offered to share it with him and his Canadian riding partner; who was from Edmonton. He was friendly, polite and nice to have in camp.
In Europe
many some of the touring bikes I've seen have suspension forks.
Ride the bike you like. My daughter is still riding my wife's Trek 4500 we gave to our grandson a long time ago, and still enjoys it.
Most of the folks on this forum are great folks. Even if we can not agree on some subjects they are discussed respectfully. Don't get discouraged, and welcome to the forum.