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What does it take to get a man to ride an imperial half century on a Sunday, on a hybrid road bike?  https://strava.app.link/OxSeu7aistb  A free cupcake and waterbottle This route was the Tour de Crave a local cupcake shops summer riding event, visit all 4 store locations on a bike and be entered to win a draw for a gift card and receive a free cupcake and waterbottle. First almost century ride I've ever done, and now I know why centuries are a neat biking accomplishment, around the 60km mark I definitely felt lagging in energy.
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I need some 3rd party perspective. I ride my bike for errands going out and about from A to B. Every trip has a destination, typically a grocery store or a coffee shop. I want to start riding more often and for longer distances but I feel a reluctance to do so. I just need some motivation to do more than A to B trips and need a mind set change to be a bit more like the lycra clad cyclists on the roads, who I presume aren't just juanting off to the coffee shop or the store. Basically a mindset to go out cycling for fun beyond transportation.
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Looking at getting a Specialized diverge e5 base for my first dropbar road/gravel bike. Convince me I shouldn't spend an extra $900 on the specialized diverge e5 elite, for the hydraulic brakes and grx gearset. Tell me I'm being ridiculous and that the claris gearset and mechanical brakes are good enough for me and that I'm just keeping up with the joneses going that extra step up.
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Damnit  $900 isn't a breakpoint for me I think. I'm pricing it out in CAD so it's between $1699 vs $2599 and my wifes employer has a health spending account that pays for "wellness" which covers bikes just it's the difference between free bike vs paying for some of it. I have hydraulic brakes on my kona dew so I know they're nice but wasn't sure if it's worth it for a road/gravel bike, for that much more plus grx gears but how noticeable are nicer gears from the Claris? Any other bikes I should be considering in that price range? In USD the diverge vs elite is $1300-2000 Chillyrabbit fucked around with this message at 13:51 on Apr 18, 2024 |
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Apr 18, 2024 13:49
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Cat rear end Trophy posted:If you plan on doing any off road, I'd really consider spending the extra $900 for the e5 elite, but see the last line I wrote. Per the Specialized website there is a $500 difference in price. Shadowhand00 posted:Hydraulic brakes will feel better overall. Mechanical disc brakes are funky and require a bit more fidgety setup. Additionally lowest level of grx will be much nicer than Claris. I think I had the same argument with a friend looking at the same bikes and after riding around the diverge e5 elite after building it up for him it would be no contest. Damnit I've been convinced, when I mention gravel I do want to be clear I mean like fire roads, or hard packed dirt/rocks like these routes and not like the side of the mountain or like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq72S36dJqw I'll just have to shake the couch cushions a little bit and pay up for a bike instead of it being completely free.
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