Originally Posted by prj71

I do group rides with roadies who have super expensive carbon road bikes $4000+ and I have no problem hanging with them in our fast group. It doesn't slow me down at all.

I have a 2015 CoMax 2 and have been thinking about selling it to get a 2018 CoMax 1.

It's basically a road bike with flat bars is all it is. I did change out the tires from 25mm to 28mm and it made a world of difference on bumpy sections of roads.