* Heavier and more compliant? Nah. It’s a race bike. Don’t give me some marketing gimmick that it’s somehow faster by being slower
* Are Reserve 32GRs out the door? Why is the Rival version getting 44mm road wheels?
* Tire clearance is not actually really any higher
* The seat stays look cool but now the geometry looks like every other gravel bike ever made
specmvl on
There really is a standard gravel geometry by now. Who started that – Giant with the Revolt in 2016? The more I see them the more I come to like my old-fashioned Warbird geometry.
Moorbert on
white and gold looks awesome. not as good as the last years tour de france merida. but really good.
kto25 on
1. Seems cool.
2. As a current Aspero owner, I don’t think there’s enough here to warrant an upgrade. I’m already running 42 tires (with zero mud clearance, admittedly). I already have a silent bbinifinite bottom bracket, and while I like the new cable routing/geo, neither’s worth the money.
That said, I’m probably not even the market for this. They’ve already got my money.
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As a current Aspero owner:
* T47 BB is such a win
* Soloist routing is a hell yeah
* More chainring clearance, unfffff
But then like
* Heavier and more compliant? Nah. It’s a race bike. Don’t give me some marketing gimmick that it’s somehow faster by being slower
* Are Reserve 32GRs out the door? Why is the Rival version getting 44mm road wheels?
* Tire clearance is not actually really any higher
* The seat stays look cool but now the geometry looks like every other gravel bike ever made
There really is a standard gravel geometry by now. Who started that – Giant with the Revolt in 2016? The more I see them the more I come to like my old-fashioned Warbird geometry.
white and gold looks awesome. not as good as the last years tour de france merida. but really good.
1. Seems cool.
2. As a current Aspero owner, I don’t think there’s enough here to warrant an upgrade. I’m already running 42 tires (with zero mud clearance, admittedly). I already have a silent bbinifinite bottom bracket, and while I like the new cable routing/geo, neither’s worth the money.
That said, I’m probably not even the market for this. They’ve already got my money.