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Originally Posted by yinzerniner
Isn’t that kind of the point with these all road bikes? That they’re made for people who just can’t fit the typical road race geo without a ton of spacers, stem and bar adjustment / additions?
I believe that it’s been mentioned a few times on the escape collective podcasts that they hoped for fast bikes that look good with more relaxed geo. Seems like some manufactures listened.
For sure there will continue to be pro-level racing bikes in the future, but having a bike that looks, rides and feels like a pro bike without requiring pro weight and flexibility can only be a good thing, right?
And integrated storage and mounts for these are a nice add on, but don’t see it as being a full stop requirement. But between this and the Endurace, Fray, Roadmaxhine, Domane, and Roubaix it’s getting a bit crowded in a good way.
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I'm fine with there being options for those who want to sit upright and find that a more comfortable way to ride a bike - but these are being marketed as performance-focused allroad bikes that can be raced in places like BWR SD or similar kinda-road, kinda-gravel, but still want to go fast conditions. All I'm saying is they've jumped the shark in the biggest size and have gone so tall with the stack and short with the reach that handling would be compromised to such an extent as to make the bike unrideable if someone wants to emulate a more performance-oriented position..
OR - they can get a custom carbon frameset from Pursuit, Hampsten/Eyewater, etc.
OR - look for some specific models like the BMC Kaius or Basso Palta, which are ostensibly gravel bikes but have geometry more suited to performance allroad riding than these "allroad" bikes.
I'll stop my baseless ranting now.. lolz.