Originally Posted by
BCAC
I much prefer riding the road bike vs the endurance bike.
I think anyone would prefer a new $10K road bike over an old endurance bike
In the end I think it comes down to how stiff and inflamed your joints are. Like the OP I can't touch my toes and have never been able to, and I was feeling like a board after a long ride on my steel road bike. Along with the geometry the shock absorbance of endurance bikes really helps the joints. That plus some big supple tires and you will be in heaven. I am on 30s and will probably bump to 32s for my next set.