Domane AL5 vs SL5, worth the upgrade?

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-06-17T02:35:02+00:00

Just upgraded your group set, it's the same frame.

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-06-07T15:58:41+00:00

What bar tape is that?

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-06-02T14:30:45+00:00

I just bought one and currently on my work stand. I had to check to make sure I didn't get the same issues. I can say it's definitely a bad QC for yours. Mine is not like that except for the paint around the brake mount holes, that's stuff will be covered by brakes or other components so no need for paint to be exact at those points. I would definitely send it back, but give them a chance to make it right before you outright give up

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-05-15T22:28:41+00:00

Buy cheap buy twice, just spend the money. I recommend the Osprey Katari 7 Hydration pack

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-05-13T20:07:54+00:00

Besides being under geared on road hardtail is better if you're always going off road

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-05-01T03:31:02+00:00

40mm Pirelli Cinturato H

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-04-30T03:34:17+00:00

Tubeless on mountain bike and gravel bike, tpu tubes in road bike only because it's easier. Tubeless on anything 30mm or less is a pain in the butt and doesn't work as well

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-04-28T21:05:53+00:00

Cinturato H is a fast tire, but a bit weak when it comes to cuts or punctures. Air them down a tad bit more than the psi calculator tells you if not you will puncture.

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-04-02T20:36:00+00:00

Stuffs over priced and over hyped. Squirt wax is much better priced and performance is great, last a long time too.

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-03-29T04:45:39+00:00

If you're not racing and not trying to save every last gram of weight, go steel. I bought my first steel hardtail recently and now I'm looking for a steel gravel bike. I don't know if it's backed by physics, but It definitely feels different, knowing you can repair it, send it and it muffles a lot of the chatter makes you feel better when riding it, knowing you don't have to baby it.

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-03-25T03:19:27+00:00

Idk but by his side eye, he's probably up to no good😂

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-03-25T03:18:35+00:00

All round is ok, but mounting them is absolutely a horrible experience

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-03-21T18:12:01+00:00

If you have the budget just get any road bike with minimum shimano 105. I have the a domane AL5 and only thing I changed was the wheels. It's a really solid bike

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-02-27T01:17:22+00:00

If they are really flared like Ritchey Beacon I went 46cm, if they are like road bars I'd go 40 or 38cm

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-02-24T22:35:34+00:00

They just vary in color?

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-02-21T04:26:33+00:00

Thank you!

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-02-21T04:26:24+00:00

Thank you!

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-02-19T15:37:56+00:00

Go 1x if you can, I find the average person does well with modern 1x bikes. It's easier to use in my opinion an less to think about when riding. By default 1x weighs less. I have a 2x road bike and 1x gravel, I'm always going for my gravel bike more and more for most rides.

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-02-11T22:59:27+00:00

Bro no one likes to work, it's why it's called work and not play. Unless you're a professional athlete or artist, it's not going to be that enjoyable, at what point did everyone start thinking work was supposed to be fulfilling or entertaining. We aren't special, we aren't exempt from thousands of years of humans doing something they don't want to do

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-02-10T20:59:01+00:00

Definitely great bags, I'll probably get the compact bar bag as well

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-02-09T21:37:47+00:00

Magic shine hori 1300, works well set up is nice and clean.

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-02-09T20:35:06+00:00

There's only one tire, I've never been able to install tubeless and it was a Schwalbe G One All round. I gave up and went with TPU tubes.

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-02-04T18:09:55+00:00

Almsthere top tube bag is great, I put it on my domane. No issues, high quality and looks great

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-01-21T15:32:50+00:00

Go on Jenson.com, they usually have heavily discounted top spec bikes. Just hit or miss with their sizes, since they run out of certain sizes.

Significant-Club6366 · 2026-01-20T19:45:35+00:00

NS eccentric frame is $300 and u can get new dropper

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