Originally Posted by
svgeek
Yet another late one!
How does the newer Futureshock 2.0 Diverge ride on the road (with road tires) vs say, the newer Roubaix.
I've the latter and was planning to ride it this fall for the Mammoth Gran Fondo 102 miler. But my wife wants to do other types of cycling exploration and I'm wondering if a "multi-use" bike might be better.
Of course, I'd swap in 25-28mm tires+road wheels for the Gran Fondo and a fatter set of tires+gravel wheels for said "explorations".
The Diverge I'm looking at is the Comp Carbon with GRX 2x11 gearing which can be easily modified to match what I already have on the Roubaix (46-30 front 11-34 back).
Thoughts?
You would have no problem. The differences are a more upright position on the Diverge as well as an even more stable geometry. No need for the narrow tires though a 32 or 38 supple slick would perform as well and be more comfortable.