What do endurance bikes accomplish for you?
12-22-23, 04:19 PM
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12-22-23, 05:10 PM
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Now, would you mind addressing my question about speaking for other people? Because you seem rather comfortable saying "this is what people mean when they say..." while demanding people respond to you only referring to themselves.
12-22-23, 05:14 PM
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I think they are a complete gimmick. I went from Endurance to Aero, then had a fit and I am much more comfortable on the Aero than I ever was on the Endurance bike. Granted, I do ride 28mm tubeless, so very low pressure, which probably does a lot more for ride comfort than geometry anyway.
Do you know what the word 'gimmick' means? It seems like you don't.
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12-22-23, 05:40 PM
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Yeah I thought that was a pointless statement, especially if he only had a fit done on the aero bike. A poor bike fit does not make that whole type of bike a gimmick. But it does at least highlight the importance of a good bike fit regardless of the type of bike it is.
12-22-23, 06:07 PM
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I am seriously asking someone with a different threshold for "personal attack" what he'll accept, yes. Thank you.
Now, would you mind addressing my question about speaking for other people? Because you seem rather comfortable saying "this is what people mean when they say..." while demanding people respond to you only referring to themselves.
Now, would you mind addressing my question about speaking for other people? Because you seem rather comfortable saying "this is what people mean when they say..." while demanding people respond to you only referring to themselves.
12-22-23, 06:10 PM
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You're ignoring all the other potential differences between the two bikes aside from fit - handling, shock damping, stability.
12-22-23, 06:23 PM
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Indeed. Change two big variables and then ignore one of them in drawing your conclusions.
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12-22-23, 06:28 PM
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I am seriously asking someone with a different threshold for "personal attack" what he'll accept, yes. Thank you.
Now, would you mind addressing my question about speaking for other people? Because you seem rather comfortable saying "this is what people mean when they say..." while demanding people respond to you only referring to themselves.
Now, would you mind addressing my question about speaking for other people? Because you seem rather comfortable saying "this is what people mean when they say..." while demanding people respond to you only referring to themselves.
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12-22-23, 06:36 PM
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12-22-23, 06:41 PM
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I have done - A LOT, but you move goalposts and change definitions and are constantly and unnecessarily oppositional.
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12-22-23, 07:08 PM
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I’m sure there were multiple differences between those two bikes. I just commented on the point that he made about having a bike fitting on the aero bike. We don’t even know what specific bikes he was comparing.
12-22-23, 07:20 PM
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12-22-23, 07:26 PM
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But it is keeping the theme of the thread - attack anyone critical of endurance bikes, and keep attacking. Because it is so damn important.
12-22-23, 07:33 PM
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Considering that endurance bikes are supposed to be comfortable, I don't think it is fair to be so dismissive of his comments on comfort - it is possible to assess such things without first getting a fit.
But it is keeping the theme of the thread - attack anyone critical of endurance bikes, and keep attacking. Because it is so damn important.
But it is keeping the theme of the thread - attack anyone critical of endurance bikes, and keep attacking. Because it is so damn important.
12-22-23, 07:56 PM
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I replaced the saddle, carefully setting the height and setback to match my other bikes (much easier now that they all had the same saddle), and lowered the bars by about an inch to match the bar drop on the other bikes. With those two changes, it became my most comfortable bike, and also consistently the fastest.
The point being that comparing how comfortable one bike is with another when only one has been properly fitted is pointless. Any conclusions one draws are at the very least suspect.
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