Whut? No one's advocating I train harder and save my money?
All good advice. I come from kayaking background so I know the allure of N+1 (if your wife thinks bikes are a waste of space, trying storing 3 sea kayaks in the garage). My original plan was to get a 2nd wheelset for my gravel bike and be happy riding in the intermediate group, before realizing how much fiddling around this would likely end up being. Then I saw the SLR (nice durable alloy frame & last chance to buy one here) for not a whole lot more than a good pair of wheels ... which ultimately, and inevitably leads to the same conclusion we all have: Maybe I should get a new carbon bike.
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bpcyclist
That said, have you thought at all about whether you might want disc brakes? There are some bikes out there not terribly far from the price of this Advanced Pro 1 that have disc brakes and the "new" 105 R7000, which is just awesome, in my opinion.
Good points. I'll be sure to test ride a disc as well.