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The STR acronym stands for “suspend the rider”. The “suspend the rider, not the bike” slogan has been part of the furniture in Specialized’s marketing department for years and expresses their conviction that it’s more important to suspend the rider than the entire bike. With conventional MTB full-sussers, it’s crucial to minimise the unsprung mass of the bike in order to achieve the lowest possible moment of inertia and maximum traction. In mountain biking, both the obstacles and the impacts are larger than with gravel ... more