New Road/Endurance bike day !
11-08-22, 11:28 AM
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New Road/Endurance bike day !
Brought home my new Road/Endurance bike to replace my faithful 2011 Orbea Terra. After many happy miles, I simply needed a bike with disc brakes as the rim brakes just didn’t cut it anymore.
I bought the Diverge Expert Carbon with the SRAM Rival ETap 1x12 speed. It came equipped with Pathfinder 42’s ( to be replaced with 32mm GP5000 TL) Roval Terra C wheels and the Futureshock 2.0
Its my first bike with electric shift and it ruined me ! I had no idea how effortless this style of shifting is. It came in a cool teal green color that’s pretty subdued until it hits the right light. The bottom tube storage area is much larger than I thought it would be, really no need for a tool bag so now that rear bag is for food or clothing items. It was about 2k more than I intended to spend but I do quite a bit of riding so it won’t be sitting idle.
Taking it out for its first double metric century later this week🚴🏻♂️
I bought the Diverge Expert Carbon with the SRAM Rival ETap 1x12 speed. It came equipped with Pathfinder 42’s ( to be replaced with 32mm GP5000 TL) Roval Terra C wheels and the Futureshock 2.0
Its my first bike with electric shift and it ruined me ! I had no idea how effortless this style of shifting is. It came in a cool teal green color that’s pretty subdued until it hits the right light. The bottom tube storage area is much larger than I thought it would be, really no need for a tool bag so now that rear bag is for food or clothing items. It was about 2k more than I intended to spend but I do quite a bit of riding so it won’t be sitting idle.
Taking it out for its first double metric century later this week🚴🏻♂️
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11-08-22, 11:37 AM
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11-09-22, 07:10 PM
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Awesome! Stoked for you!
11-10-22, 08:22 PM
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11-10-22, 08:31 PM
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Glad to !
Ive never been a fast cyclist but I find I’m not bad at climbing or distance so I’ve become focused on that. On a recent climb in the Lake Tahoe area I needed to ride my brakes down a descent that was nearly 10 miles long. By the time I reached the bottom my hands were so cramped up I nearly crashed. While the center pull rim brakes on my old Orbea work great for most riding, they are pretty lacking for what I’m doing.
Ive never been a fast cyclist but I find I’m not bad at climbing or distance so I’ve become focused on that. On a recent climb in the Lake Tahoe area I needed to ride my brakes down a descent that was nearly 10 miles long. By the time I reached the bottom my hands were so cramped up I nearly crashed. While the center pull rim brakes on my old Orbea work great for most riding, they are pretty lacking for what I’m doing.
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11-11-22, 04:20 AM
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Glad to !
Ive never been a fast cyclist but I find I’m not bad at climbing or distance so I’ve become focused on that. On a recent climb in the Lake Tahoe area I needed to ride my brakes down a descent that was nearly 10 miles long. By the time I reached the bottom my hands were so cramped up I nearly crashed. While the center pull rim brakes on my old Orbea work great for most riding, they are pretty lacking for what I’m doing.
Ive never been a fast cyclist but I find I’m not bad at climbing or distance so I’ve become focused on that. On a recent climb in the Lake Tahoe area I needed to ride my brakes down a descent that was nearly 10 miles long. By the time I reached the bottom my hands were so cramped up I nearly crashed. While the center pull rim brakes on my old Orbea work great for most riding, they are pretty lacking for what I’m doing.
11-11-22, 06:43 AM
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that's a great bike. my best riding bud has one, and likes it very much. He's ruthless to his and it takes it no prob.
11-11-22, 01:33 PM
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Glad to !
Ive never been a fast cyclist but I find I’m not bad at climbing or distance so I’ve become focused on that. On a recent climb in the Lake Tahoe area I needed to ride my brakes down a descent that was nearly 10 miles long. By the time I reached the bottom my hands were so cramped up I nearly crashed. While the center pull rim brakes on my old Orbea work great for most riding, they are pretty lacking for what I’m doing.
Ive never been a fast cyclist but I find I’m not bad at climbing or distance so I’ve become focused on that. On a recent climb in the Lake Tahoe area I needed to ride my brakes down a descent that was nearly 10 miles long. By the time I reached the bottom my hands were so cramped up I nearly crashed. While the center pull rim brakes on my old Orbea work great for most riding, they are pretty lacking for what I’m doing.
