I am one more guy not liking the lower bottom drop trend,

the RXM has tire clearance but is on the porky side. porky all being very relevant to ride style, as in it could be good or bad. and I like the
RXM colors! bikes direct has alwas been mostly miss for me. yet one of my favorite bikes to ride is my dawes SST AL ($430) that I picked up from Bike island for $280. I guess where I am going here is take a look at the "new" bikesdirect whipshots coming in TI, 853 and Al.

none of this is to take away from FUJI, it's just a few more brand new options.
Ti

853


Al.



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budgets are budgets though, Because I want to double duty I want to double duty gravel (never in a hurry on gravel, to commute to bike pack the Niner rlt 853 hits my list, but between frame, cantu wheel, and ultregra with absolute compact 46/30 Im way above this budget.