If you’ve got a gravel bike but want to upgrade for more comfort and ability to tackle gnarly terrain, suspension is something you may be considering. Suspension stems and suspension forks are two options but each come with their pros and cons. Alex compares these two different methods of smoothing out your ride as well as weighing up the advantages of each system to help you decide what’s best for you.
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00:00 Intro
00:53 Suspension on gravel bikes
01:37 Suspension stem: overview
02:16 Suspension fork: overview
03:16 Sprung/unsprung mass
05:40 Weight
06:38 Suspension stem: more details
07:26 Suspension fork: more details
08:07 Compatibility
09:30 Tunability
10:18 Other options
11:34 What is right for you?
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