Thread: How rough is too rough?
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Old 11-15-21, 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by returnoftheyeti
So I have a new Diverge Comp Carbon with the future shock. I am starting to get comfortable riding down the steep fire roads at a pretty good pace. Of course they are rutted and washboard and basically **** roads. Do I have to worry about a road being too rough for this bike? Or, as long as I can hang on its all good?

How much is too much for this bike?
I've got the same frame (Fact9R layup). I ride mine on pretty much anything, and I'm not delicate about it. My only gripe was the heavy wheelset it came spec'd with, swapped it for a much lighter DT Swiss GRC1400 set, made riding the rougher stuff much easier.
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