I don't use my bikes for commuting, and all of my cycling is now on country lanes and unpaved foot/cycle paths, so the surfaces are much more bumpy than most urban or city roads.
I've never been able to restrict myself to a single bike, so I use full sus, front sus, and rigid bikes and trikes, so I can appreciate the pros and cons of each.
Like many users of this forum, I get as much satisfaction from DIY converting and modifying as the actual riding, so all of my bikes were developed from individual parts.
The bike I still use most is a full sus German "Alubike" that I converted with a front hub motor. Apart from being very lightweight, it has the unusual combination of unisex low step-through frame with rear swinging arm suspension. It's no trail blazer, but coupled with reasonable quality front suspension forks it absorbs potholes really well.
I have a Giant Trance full sus bike as well, and I tried a rear hub motor on that for a while, but there was no convenient way of carrying the battery in the unusual frame spaces and the weight made it much less fun than when ridden unpowered, so I converted that back to a normal bike.
I also have a Hase Lepus recumbent trike which I converted to electric, with a front hub motor, (in my avatar). That is a fantastic touring machine, very comfortable, with the reclining position, but not too low to make it disconcerting or dangerous in traffic. That has really good rear suspension, with about 6 inches of travel, and there's much less weight over the front wheel, so no need for sprung forks.
So hard tail or full sus ?
Go for both and get the best of both worlds
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As eBikes and bikes thankfully require no registration, MOTs or insurance, there's no financial recurring overheads, unlike motorbikes, it's just a question of storage space, (and putting up with the moans from SWMBO....)
