Fant ikke noe bedre sted å poste, men Tcheezy fra mtbr.com-forumet oppsummerer mye i en enkelt post...
First off, understand that people tend to prefer what they are used to. Familiarity is comfort, and comfort is generally desireable. That said, there is basically some execution of nearly EVERY design out there that I really liked a lot and would not mind owning. One of the best riding systems I have tried have been some of the co-rotating short link 4-bars like the Giant Maestro suspensions (in particular the Reign bikes) and the CVA of the Niner. The irony here is that these are supposedly sort of close to the DW concept, but among the DW link bikes I had a chance to ride, none have "wowed" me yet. I would like to be wowed, it just hasn't happened. There have been VPPs I thought rode brilliantly (6.6, VPFree, etc), low/rearward single pivots (Turners, Cove Hustler, Yeti 575, lots of others), Horst link 4-bars (Knolly, earlier Turners, some Titus models, lots of others) all of which were awesome bikes. The bikes that I have had a harder time liking are high/forward single pivots due to pedal feedback and other issues, though the Heckler and Bionicon SuperShuttle were pretty impressive. Lastly, I have never been on a Maverick Monolink that I liked. The changing saddle to crank distance I find annoying and I don't see any benefit to the pedaling quality.
I would say the quality of the dampers, components, and geometry play the biggest role. The particular type of suspension generally plays a secondary role. True, some linkages can provide a particular "feel", but it usually comes down to specific bikes and not category of bikes. There are likely at least as many differences in ride quality between two faux bars as there are between a given faux bars and a Horst link bike. Again, it's geometry and shocks. The EVO rides NOTHING like the El Guapo, though they are both HL 4-bars.
"I personally would suggest people shop based on application (e.g., "I want a stout 6 inch trail bike") and go out and try things with an open mind rather than shop for a particular style of linkage (e.g., "I want a VPP"). Staying within a brand is a common practice and something I can sympathize with, since the designer will often spread their feel and philosophy across the whole range of their bikes. Once you decide you like the way one builder arranges things and you come to agree with that execution, it is quite likely you would like other bikes by that builder. This would be a reasonably safe way not to get surprised if you can't demo the bike first."
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