See people should not say thing with out knowing what they are talking about. Lance Armstrong said "It's not about the bike, it's the about the man."
When I change out the gearing and shifters then will see how good the Denali really is. Got a fun ride in this morning 24.6 miles. But yes with the stock gearing he would have a real hard time in the tour. But this review is for the Denali as a commuter not a race bike. I just happens to be a racer on a Denali for the commuter.
Any ways, I got in a fun ride this morning of 24.5 and later at 5 pm I have the commute of 6.94 miles so todays milage will put me at 1974.8 miles. Tomorrow will be the last day of the review 2000 mile test.