Old 04-13-24, 12:05 PM
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chaadster
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Your needs, as expressed, are only “moving around the city about 20kms” per day, which is a very low bar, and something well beyond the capacity of any of those bikes, and not the intended application for any of those bikes, so really, it doesn’t matter: pick the one that looks best.

If you have any other factors that might be at play and relevant to bike selection, it would be good if we could take those into consideration if you want earnest reccos. For example, is this commuting riding, or pleasure riding? Do you need to carry anything with you? Do you need all-weather protection? Is it being locked up outside in public, or kept in a secure area? Do you have ambition to do gravel/dirt road riding in the future? Is your city hilly, or flat?

As an alternative to the bikes you proposed, which seem to be the +$2k range, you could consider the Breezer Doppler Team+, which is a very fully equipped gravel bike rolling on wide, fast rolling 650b wheels and tires, offers full range 2x gearing, and is fully equipped with fenders, taillamp, and generator hub front light, making it a ready for any kind of ride. It’s a steel frame, so is durable if you’re parking outside on a rack or elsewhere it might get knocked (I’d caution against carbon fiber in those settings), but it is heavier than CF so a poor choice if you’ve got to haul it up and down stairs. It might also be a weaker choice if it never rains where you are or you never ride at night. It has rack mounts, which offer a variety of means to carry luggage. It’s also around $600 cheaper than the least expensive bike on your list, the Trek Checkpoint ALR 5.

Point being, there are thousands of ways to cut this, so some more info from you is needed if we’re to make meaningful suggestions.



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