Originally Posted by
Nebby10
The seat mast is only on the Domane 6 series, the 4 series still has a standard seatpost; which has been the case for even the current Domane's. Going from the pictures that I've seen, it looks like a standard Domane with dropouts switched to thru-axel and brake bridge removed, everything else looks the same.
As for the ride, it's stiffer up front because the rear has the isospeed pivot while there's only so much you can do to dampen a fork.
I own and ride a Domane 4.5. While the magazine reviews have made a big stink about how stiff the front end is, for daily riding and climbing, this is a complete non-issue.
With the 25 tires that came with the bike, running 85 psi front and 100 psi rear even on chip seal results in a perfectly harmonious ride.
Even though I owned a Roubaix SL2, I have not regretted buying the Domane at all. It is a great bike. I wish they made one with built-in braze-ons for mounting a rack properly for commuting. I am now using the Bontrager rack that attaches at the brake bridge and the dropouts for the rear wheel. It works and no issues, but brazeons would be great.
Maybe they can call it the Domane Every-person's Edition. Who says that those of us that commute daily don't want to ride a nice, lightweight, fast bike.