Bicycle suspension
![A full suspension mountain bike, in this case, an older Trek Fuel with a linkage driven single pivot design.](/Images/godic/202502/14/Full_suspension_mountain_bike4246.jpg")
![An elastomer suspension stem](/Images/godic/202502/14/Suspension_stem4246.jpg")
![A rigid 2002 Trek 800 Sport mountain bike](/Images/godic/202502/14/2002_Trek_800_Sport4246.JPG")
![1885 Whippet safety bicycle](/Images/godic/202502/14/Whippet_Safety_Bicycle4246.jpg")
Bicycle suspension is the system, or systems, used to suspend the rider and bicycle in order to insulate them from the roughness of the terrain. Bicycle suspension is used primarily on mountain bikes, but is also common on hybrid bicycles.
Bicycle suspension can be implemented in a variety of ways, and any combination thereof: