I would call it more obvious conclusion than slippery slope.
I bet a custom Eriksen is not more expensive than a Routt, and you would get it in the same time frame.
Make the slope just how you like it, heck zero slope if that is your Jam- shorten those chainstays to about 42.5- bike would be sweet!
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Originally Posted by ispy
Agreed (especially at my feeble level)  Definitely no podiums, just for fun. However at at this price level, I'd want to be intentional with the geometry. If it weren't for the (to me) crazy-sloped top tube, I might have thought the Routt would be more than passable for the occasional cx foray. Also looked at Hampsten Strada Bianca but that looked pretty close to Routt. So yes the slippery slope could lead to Eriksen etc. |