Originally Posted by
tyrion
My first thought was "I never hit things that hard on my unsuspended bike, so I don't need them."
2nd thought: "Well if I had them maybe I would hit things harder."
3rd thought: "Do I want to hit things harder?"
I bent the edge of my front rim on a big hit once (riding 38c tires). Tire inserts may be a consideration if I had a second or third wheelset but right now I only have one wheelset -- and I don't want to deal with that. I ride everything on these wheels and on pavement it seems like it would be a power suck.