I have a road, gravel, and triathlon bike and have never had a proper fitting done before. I’d love to get my triathlon and road bike fit (gravel I think I can deal with) ideally by someone who is very familiar with fitting Tri bikes. Any recommendations? And if you also got two bikes done by the same fitter how much did it cost?
Thanks for the insight!
I’m an avid cyclist but have been thinking to try out an e-road/gravel bike for commuting to work so that I don’t show up sweaty and saw this rouvida for what I believe is a pretty good price. I’m not sure that I’ll love this method of commuting and just want to be sure that if I’m a month or so I decide it’s not for me, if I’ll still be able to sell for similar value. Was wondering if this was a good deal or not and any other feedback on the rouvida if you have any (I.e what racks/mounts to use etc.) I live in an urban area in the US for reference.
Love this little bike but was wondering what size it might be. I’m 6’2 and it looks a bit small
Just started out of college at an MBB firm full time where I previously interned twice. I'm about a month in and got an offer from a close friend who has an AI startup that just raised a large seed round to join in an operations role for 200k base + bonuses 50-100k + equity. I would essentially be getting paid double, although I would be working more hours and the job would have less 'security' and more implied risk.
Just started out of college at an MBB firm full time where I previously interned twice. I’m about a month in and got an offer from a close friend who has an early-stage AI startup to join in an operations/strategy role.
The offer would be around $200k base + $50–100k in bonuses + equity. All-in I’d essentially be getting paid close to double, although I’d probably be working more hours and obviously taking on significantly more risk and losing exit opportunities if the company fails
The startup recently just raised a solid seed round & has good revenue and so it’s not completely speculative, but it’s still early stage.
I’m pretty torn. MBB feels like the safer option and I worry leaving after literally one month could be shortsighted, especially this early in my career, and would look bad on the resume. On the other hand, the startup seems like a much higher-upside opportunity financially.
Would you leave, or stick out MBB for at least a year or two?
Wondering what you experts think of this bike. I’ve been looking for a commuter that I can have an ear rack on, and that looks awesome. This nashbar seems to fulfill both of these roles but wanted to get some more input to see if it would be worth it.
One of my main concerns is the size. I’m 6’2 and typically ride 58cm bikes so based on the description this one may be too small. Seller says that he has short legs, so maybe it would work? Generally for a bike like this, should the handlebars be at the same height as the saddle? My road bikes have a lot more seatpost showing than on this bike, but I assume that’s how they’re intended to be ridden.
Nonetheless, this is a beautiful bike and it’s really calling my name!
No drive side photo is a bummer! I’ll upload it if I can get a hold of it.
I’m hoping to build or buy a commuter to get around town but need some inspiration. It’s a hard balance, I want something that I feel cool riding but not cool enough that it’ll get stolen. Currently thinking an old hard rock or stump jumper fits the bill, or maybe a cheap gravel bike!
Specialized approved my SL8 warranty claim for a paint bubbling issue and sent me these replacement color options. The original color (second photo) was a big reason I bought the bike, so I asked if they had anything besides the usual black/white warranty frames.
I’m leaning toward Gloss Lagoon Blue, but I can’t find a single photo of an SL8 in that color. Does anyone here have one or know if it was ever a production color?
Also, I noticed “Tarmac SL8 SW - Satin Carbon / White” at the bottom of the screenshot. For anyone familiar with Specialized warranties, is it worth asking if that’s actually an option, or is it just something that wasn’t fully cropped out? I know sometimes people are upgraded to s-works which would be cool to say the least
‘21 Shiv w/ 2x11 Ultegra di2 & Hollowgram R SL 64s ($2500)
‘24 SL8 w/ 2x12 Mixed SRAM E1 & Enve 5.6 ($2300)
‘18 Diverge w/ 1x11 mullet Di2 & Hunt 40 CGR ($1200)
‘23 Crux / 1x12 Force & Roval C38s (pictured in road mode, going to put some Tufo Thunderos on it) ($1500)
My total cost of all these bikes for was ~$7500, all purchased on the second hand market. I made a full post about the SL8 that some of you may have seen, explaining how I got the cost so low. The story is similar for most of the other bikes, just priced very well on FB. Very happy with my bikes and it’s a great coincidence that they’re all Specialized!
… N+1?
The '23 crux has a tire clearance of 47mm. I will likely be using Hunt 40 CGR wheels with a 25mm internal rim width. I ride exclusively in dry gravel and was wondering if anyone else has ran the same tires on this bike or if it will be too close. If its too close what are some other options that might help me max out my tire clearance! trying to get as wide tires as possible
I have purchased a bike from this seller, but the price of this bike is suspiciously low
Just getting a gut check, but I’m pretty confident that I will purchase it if it doesn’t have any frame damage. 2023 crux pro with Sram force D1 xplr. Wheelset and cassette not included. This is a great deal, right? Seller said he works at specialized so I assume he’s just passing on the good deal he got on it.
I picked up some pretty new Roval C38s a few weeks ago that some guy was selling for $350 and was thinking to put them on this bike but was wondering if it would be a bad idea given the narrower internal rim width?
Price is in USD.
Just getting a gut check, but I’m pretty confident that I will purchase it if it doesn’t have any frame damage. 2023 crux pro with Sram force D1 xplr. Wheelset and cassette not included. This is a great deal, right? Seller said he works at specialized so I assume he’s just passing on the good deal he got on it.
Also, as an aside, I picked up some pretty new Roval C38s a few weeks ago that some guy was selling for $350 and was thinking to put them on this bike but was wondering if it would be a bad idea given the narrower internal rim width?
Other than that, I would just need rotors, a 10-44 cassette, and some tires, I am thinking of maxing out the clearance at 47mm.
Just getting a gut check, but I’m pretty confident that I will purchase it if it doesn’t have any frame damage. 2023 crux pro with Sram force D1 xplr. Wheelset and cassette not included. This is a great deal, right? Seller said he works at specialized so I assume he’s just passing on the good deal he got on it.
I picked up some pretty new Roval C38s a few weeks ago that some guy was selling for $350 and was thinking to put them on this bike but was wondering if it would be a bad idea given the narrower internal rim width?
This is/was a 24’ Expert level build. Initially bought with Roval C38s, the rapide handlebar, and rival D1 for $2200. Sold that wheelset, the rival RD, rival powermeter crankset, and brakes + calipers for a combined $1300. Found great FB/ebay deals for NIB force brakes ($500), force RD ($240), Red 165mm crank arm ($200), Red Chainrings ($160). ExpertVoice had a crazy pricing error for a couple days so I got the Garmin Rally RK200s for <$300 brand new. Still has a rival cassette, chain, and FD.
Got the ENVEs for basically free. Bought a beautiful Allez sprint build with these ENVEs for $1400, put some alloy wheels on it and sold it for $2500.
My total cost was about $2300 all in. This bike has been amazing to ride on, it’s unlike any other race bikes I’ve ridden, it just feels so stiff. I feel so fortunate to be able to ride it and thank the Facebook marketplace gods for sending good deals my way!
If anyone has a suggestion for a subtle bell or Garmin varia mount lmk!
24’ tarmac sl8 + 18’ diverge. Both wonderful bikes, but I’m thinking I’ll need to update the diverge to something with wider tire clearance soon!
In a big fan of the sea suckers. First few times you use them you're always looking up to make sure the bikes are still there but now I'm pretty comfortable with them.
Took off from a Allez sprint build with all enve components (including bottle cages) that I bought on fb marketplace. I moved these wheels to a different bike a while ago and have had them on my sl8, but just noticed this sticker on both wheels. 3/10 interesting but thought I’d share. Curious if anyone else has the same
This upper screw broke and the shop is saying now it’s leaking DOT fluid through the seam (where I put the orange dots). The rest of the screw is still inside and it seems that it can’t be removed by trying to slot it and back it out. I didn’t want to take this apart without being sure, but how would you suggest I fix this? If I take out the bottom two screws will I have access to the broken half of the upper screw?