2021 Diverge Evo
12-03-20, 02:12 PM
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2021 Diverge Evo
Classified as a gravel bike. Room for 700 x 47c tire or 650b x 2.1.
With thru axles, great tire clearance, a dropper post and a threaded bottom bracket I think this bike is one step above the Giant ToughRoad.
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/di...ext=96220-3003
Now if only they would make it in carbon...
With thru axles, great tire clearance, a dropper post and a threaded bottom bracket I think this bike is one step above the Giant ToughRoad.
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/di...ext=96220-3003
Now if only they would make it in carbon...
12-03-20, 04:31 PM
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That is a really nice bike. I thought the E5 Alum bikes are close to same weight as carbon fiber bikes?
Very aggressive looking to the point that, I don't think I would be interested anymore. A few years ago I would have. But I kind of like the geometry a bit better on the Tough Road.
But is it really worth $2600? Eh..... to me...no. Is it a nice bike, yea...
Very aggressive looking to the point that, I don't think I would be interested anymore. A few years ago I would have. But I kind of like the geometry a bit better on the Tough Road.
But is it really worth $2600? Eh..... to me...no. Is it a nice bike, yea...
12-03-20, 10:34 PM
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It's a lovely bike: in all essential respects a rigid, non-suspension corrected 29er mtb. Doubt it will sell well; probably last one or at most two 'model years'.
12-04-20, 07:09 AM
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I did actually test a carbon fiber Felt road bike a few years ago...I do get how comfortable those are.. It was very nice.
(kind of kicking myself for not buying that Felt road bike. The LBS at the time literally had it for 4 years and really discounted it to try to sell it).
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The tendency is to make carbon fiber frames too stiff (and then imbed shock-absorbing widgets to compensate).
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Ride quality is definitely more than just material choice. It's often said that material XX rides nicer than material YY, but there are too many variables to make an accurate blanket statement about it, including geometry, wall thickness and cross section shapes, etc.
I've ridden some steel bikes that ride like dump trucks. And there are probably some carbon fiber bikes that will rattle your fillings. And some aluminum bikes are tuned to ride "pretty well" (thinking of hybrids like Specialized Roll, Trek Verve, etc.). I tend to like steel bikes for a variety of reasons, but superior ride quality is definitely not a given.
I've ridden some steel bikes that ride like dump trucks. And there are probably some carbon fiber bikes that will rattle your fillings. And some aluminum bikes are tuned to ride "pretty well" (thinking of hybrids like Specialized Roll, Trek Verve, etc.). I tend to like steel bikes for a variety of reasons, but superior ride quality is definitely not a given.
