Pros ride carbon frames with disk brakes, electronic shifting, and wide tires. I don’t. If I was told to buy a brand new bike on their dime, I would get a 2026 Grand Tour bike and love everything about it — maybe even the tubeless thing. Fat soft tires are nice on the way to the beach with a fishing rod in one hand or on a trip to a nearby store. But most of my bikes are more fun with lightweight skinny tires pumped up hard. I need to put some 23mm GP 4-5000 on my Le Champion because the 30mm Strada Bianca’s make it ride like a turd.