Originally Posted by
quicktrigger
FWIW, I was expecting the Alliant to be a FX 7.2 with disc brakes. Shop said as much, and online said the same. So I was expecting FX 7.2 performance. The 2016 7.2 my friend bought looked to be same geometry with the same tires. Makes me wonder how the 2016 FX would compare to your 2015 in performance.
Glad you are loving your bike and matte black.
This is why I am an advocate for small, incremental improvements in one's current bike rather than small, incremental improvements in a new bike purchase. If the N + 1 bug hits you, go with something completely different.
I window shop plenty, and have been tempted. And to make a sale, the bike salesman tells me what I that new bike X is just like my current bike except a couple lbs lighter, or with a more modern drivetrain, or carbon fork, or disc brakes, or better wheels. My inclination right now is to continue to make slight mods to my current bike until it is so out of date that I cannot replace worn components. And since I just updated my wife's 1978 Peugeot UO8 with new wheels and drivetrain components, I shouldn't have a problem updating my current frame for at least another 25 years.