Is gravel suspension dumb? Tech maestro James Huang weighs in on forks, stems, posts and more

Does suspension make sense on a gravel bike? It's a simple question with a long answer, and on this video I'm happy to have the company of veteran tech editor James Huang. Together we dig into gravel-specific suspension forks, suspension stems, suspension seatposts (and compliant carbon posts), integrated frame suspension designs and more.

Check out James' new project: https://nminus1bikes.substack.com/

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0:00 intro
1:17 where it makes sense
5:00 Giant Protege
7:30 dial it in
10:29 forks
26:06 stems
28:08 seatposts
31:37 integrated suspension
37:38 what we like