Originally Posted by
Fentuz
i was just pointing out that a xc hardtail with dropbar would be faster on connecting tarmac section.
manufacturers are blurring the different styles and you may not understand or like it, the kansas gravel race was won on a gravel fitted with suspension.
gravels are so popular that the segment is splitting into a more road long distance style and a more off road XC style.
You have your opinion and I have mine. If suspensions are the winning formula for gravel races then why do so few racers use them? A fast rider is fast no matter what you put them on.
Since this is a thread about some new gravel products, and isn't in the gravel racing forum. Maybe you should bring your argument to them about how suspension gravel bikes are superior. I don't care what racers are doing, and I doubt they care what my opinion is either.