Originally Posted by
sweetspot
BBut the comfort comes mostly from the front of the bike so all the effort should be focused on making front more comfortable.
Interesting... I find that I want a stiff front end for good steering and out of the saddle climbing. On rougher parts I just keep my elbows bent, hands loose and let the front end ride. Meanwhile, my butt is planted and putting power down so rear comfort is needed so I can keep my butt on that saddle.
Of course, I also don't like the continued mountain bike-ification of gravel bikes. Here in Mi, gravel biking is much more at the road end of things and basically I just want a slightly slack road bike with room for 45-50mm tires.