Originally Posted by
JayNYC
In many ways it's similar but different than the
Felt Breed – the Breed comes with 650x47 tires, has a lower stack/reach (1.52), a taller top tube, a 160mm rear rotor, a shorter wheelbase, and costs $100 more for some reason I'm not seeing at first glance.
The Breed has much shorter chainstays, so theoretically a bit more lively when riding. Everything looks similar enough on the geometry chart.
It also has different cockpit pieces (most notably the carbon seatpost) and what I assume is a nicer crankset. These things probably make up the $100 difference.
Originally Posted by
JayNYC
Ah yes, they seem to have a new "adventure" category on their site. Both were in the gravel section a few days ago. But other than marketing terms, what's the substantive difference between those two categories? Or, put another way, why can't the Broam be a gravel bike or the Breed an "adventure" / touring / bikepacking bike?
I think it's just a way of explaining to the public at large what they intend the bike to be for. There's obviously a huge amount of overlap.
That being said, the Breed seems to have a bit more of 'race' slant towards it, but why couldn't you also bikepack the hell out of it?