>>1358949You don't need """suspension""" on a road bike.
Pneumatic tires themselves provide some suspension and vibration damping.
Spoked wheels also provide some suspension because they flex as they roll. You don't think they do, but they do. If they were too rigid they wouldn't last, they'd crack and fail.
Forks and framesets all flex some. Carbon fiber, and advances in fabrication techniques with aluminum, all allow for frameset designs that flex where and how much you want them to in the front, and stay stiff in the back, reducing road vibration, which in turn reduces rider fatigue.
Gel inserts under bartape, a properly sized and shaped saddle and the padding it has, plus your bike shorts and gloves, all provide more '''suspension''' to mitigate vibration.
Road bikes don't need '''shock absorbers''' on the forks, or a moveable joint in the rear triangle. Heavy, more expensive, and inefficient.
