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Cake day: July 6th, 2023

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  • I don’t have any experience with those brands and I’m still pretty new to road cycling, so I can only give my general thoughts.

    You’re right that you don’t need a carbon frame, but I recently switched from aluminum to carbon and the difference was eye opening. Just the amount of vibration that it dampens on pavement has made a massive, immediate, change in how biking feels to me.

    One thing I would consider before making a purchase is the possibility of upgrades/changes that you might want to make in the future. I haven’t looked at the bikes you linked but, as an example, if you were to buy a bike that couldn’t accept a standard round seatpost and stem, then you wouldn’t be able to buy replacements like the redshift shockstop system, which are fantastic.

    But other than that I wish you good luck =⁠-)

    Edit: oh, also, this: https://youtu.be/sO6TONX4BN8