Chalo
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Ecyclist said:I don't know what do you mean by garbage after a few years. I have, at this point, 5 full suspension bikes, they are all easily over 10 years old and all of them running like new.Chalo said:A bike with 2" wide tires, a sprung saddle, and a comfy riding position is plenty usable at speeds up to about 30 mph. It's not what they're best at, but they can do it (and they won't definitely be garbage after a few years of use like a suspension bike).
If you have five of them, I'm guessing not one of them has accumulated several years' worth of riding. So you haven't had the chance to wear them out, probably. I'm guessing at least some of them are floppier in the rear end than they used to be.
And at over 10 years old, I'm also guessing you may not be able to get rebuild kits or spare parts when they crap out, as they all do. Once a suspension bike becomes a creaky, free play ridden mess, and you can't replace the proprietary bits, then it's garbage whether you like it or not. And that's if chunks don't break off of them, which is another thing suspension bikes do.
I have bikes in their 30s and 40s that are running good as new. Their frames don't have pivots, bushings, spacers, shocks, or dampers.