The new Tiagra is really really good though, probably the equivalent in the range of 105 from a few years ago.
I'm like you in that I don't really buy into the "endurance" geometry. I tried out an endurance bike at a demo day a few years ago, and absolutely hated the position. Just felt up in the wind, unstable around corners due to high centre of gravity, etc.
My bike is pretty long / low even by "race" standards, Trek OCLV from early 2000's. The way I have it set up now, it's better than the bike Lance used to win his first few tours. Its nominally a 56, with a 56 cm top tube, but the stack, after accounting for the external headset, is equivalent to most manufacturers' 54cm frames, which usually have a 54-54.5 cm top tube. I'm running that slammed (a 2mm spacer and -17* 120mm stem). My longest ride so far this year was 3 hours (more than that is tough with small kids to tend to), and it was perfectly comfortable.
Swimming Workout of the Day:
Favourite Swim Sets:
2020 National Masters Champion - M50-54 - 50m Butterfly
I'm like you in that I don't really buy into the "endurance" geometry. I tried out an endurance bike at a demo day a few years ago, and absolutely hated the position. Just felt up in the wind, unstable around corners due to high centre of gravity, etc.
My bike is pretty long / low even by "race" standards, Trek OCLV from early 2000's. The way I have it set up now, it's better than the bike Lance used to win his first few tours. Its nominally a 56, with a 56 cm top tube, but the stack, after accounting for the external headset, is equivalent to most manufacturers' 54cm frames, which usually have a 54-54.5 cm top tube. I'm running that slammed (a 2mm spacer and -17* 120mm stem). My longest ride so far this year was 3 hours (more than that is tough with small kids to tend to), and it was perfectly comfortable.
Swimming Workout of the Day:
Favourite Swim Sets:
2020 National Masters Champion - M50-54 - 50m Butterfly
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JasoninHalifax: Sep 14, 20 10:10