suspension

So I am buying a commuter bike and am between two Specialized Sirrus Bikes...Sirrus Elite Carbon vs Sirrus X Comp Carbon. They seem to ride smoothly and I like the lightness factor (because I have zero upper body strength and when I'm weighed down with full panniers/a basket on back...every...

As weird suspension designs have come to rise, I think that the main benefits would be less maintenance and brake dive mitigation. The most common alt design I've seen is the use of four-bar linkages and I too think that it's a robust design to start with. (disregarding any weight junkies here)...