# MTB Videos **URL:** https://fixed.org.au/t/mtb-videos/63987 **Category:** CX/MTB **Created:** [January 27, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mtb-videos/63987 "2014-01-27T00:15:37Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 251
### Author: ![warthog](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/warthog/32/4293_2.png) [@warthog](https://fixed.org.au/u/warthog) #### Post date: [September 2, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/mtb-videos/63987/251 "2026-09-02T02:26:48Z")
Well here you are in a MTB video thread bemoaning suspension on MTBs it appears. I have no need for suspension for the type of largely smooth gravel I do. There are a few gravel bikes available with a short travel front suspension fork. I haven’t investigated lately but they were over $10k. This is your take from the gravel thread. > [@Post your gravel bike](https://fixed.org.au/t/post-your-gravel-bike/158743/31): > > Suspension on bikes for recreational gravel and singletrack riding is overrated IMO. > > $3K wasn’t a cheap purchase for me. I could have got a Polygon Trail dually for the same price. But I would have been overbiked, which is less challenging and therefore less fun. As I said there, we see things very differently. I would view a suspension equipped mtb as more comfortable and more versatile. I you really want to not be over biked and have a challenging ride then a penny farthing would meet those requirements. 😉 --- _[View the full topic](https://fixed.org.au/t/mtb-videos/63987)._