I have been researching gravel bikes to upgrade. I currently ride specialized diverge 38 tires. I am wanting electronic shifting, lighter bike and carbon wheels but those could be added later. I have always rode 38 tires so I don't know any difference to using wider tires. I guess may be useful option later. If i ride a lot of pavement i ust bump up the pressure. I do gravel and single track. I live in western NC ( thanks to Helene everyone knows where that is) so its quite mountainous. I do a lot of long (50 + miles) and 3500 - 6000 ft elevation. So bike that climbs well is great. Not going bikepacking. Looking for a very stable bike. I don't like road bike twitchiness or geo. I looked at canyon but no grizl in my size. A couple of Grails but of course no lbs support. Looked at ibis hakka and santa cruz stigmata. Lbs sells both and said what about a Mog? He thinks it's a step above the other 2. None in my size to try on all 3 brands. Hard for me to pick by Looking at geometry charts and reviews. I thought would be way out of my price range but actually cheaper than the canyon thats on sale and about same price as stigmata with carbon wheels. Sooooo it's hard to pass up the deal but no matter how great of price I want the bike that's right for me. Input? Pros? Cons? Long rides how is the comfort? Stable descending? Any toe overlap? I ask this because I rode a friend's Lauf and had toe overlap and she said so did she and that was common for those.
Enve Mog thoughts?
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Dogtrousers
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Sorry I don't know anything about gravel bikes but 
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Not bike packing ? - I'd say a modern CX bike with spare wheels for road, but then you don't like road bike twitchyness !
Loving my Colnago World Cup, and even managed to bike pack on it. It's very much a race bike with fat tyres.
Budget ?
Loving my Colnago World Cup, and even managed to bike pack on it. It's very much a race bike with fat tyres.
Budget ?
I've been looking at gravel bikes lately, as in the UK although we don't have much gravel or single track in the same way you have in the US the roads are so poor it's similar. I hadn't seen the Enve Mog so no thoughts on it, but already discounted the Canyon. I'd had a look at the Stigmata but no local stockists so couldn't take a look easily.
I've ended up coming down to the Trek Checkpoint, my LBS is a dealer and I get on really really well with Trek bikes, particularly their sizing which works for me. I may end up getting one later this year but I also want a new MTB so it'll probably come down to getting one or the other.
I've ended up coming down to the Trek Checkpoint, my LBS is a dealer and I get on really really well with Trek bikes, particularly their sizing which works for me. I may end up getting one later this year but I also want a new MTB so it'll probably come down to getting one or the other.
