Originally Posted by Jarrett2

He walked me through the components that come standard on the Specialized (steel) TriCross and the comparable Surly and the components did seem to be a little less on the Surly. This is coming from a guy that sells Surly and that rode a Surly to work by the way.

Regarding, sluggish. I did 20 minute test rides over a couple of miles on each bike. Felt, Domane, TriCross, then did a couple of 10 minute follow up rides on the Felt and Domane. Comparing them back to back, the TriCross felt like a tank by comparison.

One thing that came up was discussion on brakes. He said that the 105 type rim brakes that come on a bike like a Domane are not as good for a 300lb+ rider compared to disc brakes. He said the disc brake wheel will be stronger and the brake will work better with the weight. That was one of the driving reasons he pushed to the Secteur Expert Disc over the Domane or Felt Z85. What's everyone's opinion on that?