• _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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    2 months ago

    Gravel suspension is different than the traditional forks you see, and it’s usually only on higher end gravel bikes. Most entry level to mid range gravel bikes don’t have any suspension.

    Hybrid front suspensions are usually just traditional MTB fork type designs, gravel bikes tend to have stuff like suspension stems, I probably should’ve specified that.

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      2 months ago

      Ahh right, yeah mine looks similar to a mountain bike front suspension. I think it’s a bit different in that it’s not expecting impacts from jumps and stuff like that but I presume that means it’s the same general designed but tuned for smaller impacts.

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        2 months ago

        Yeah, they sometimes use suspension seatposts too, which typically have less travel than the equivalent MTB would have.