Originally Posted by ocelotito

You are so right about this. I wrote about this in another thread, where I was called "a pain to deal with" by another user, for wanting to try the actual bike I wanted to buy. Actually, at least on paper, THIS was the one I wanted in the first place. They even tried to sell me this one, making me try a VERVE, claiming it was "the same thing". I will end up changing the bike this weekend, I just need to decide whether to up or downgrade. ( I actually preferred the Shift 1 to this one). I do need an adjustable stem but I assume that is doable for not a lot of money.