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Do you berate anyone that buys a Supersix or an Aeroad when they're not racing?
Going fast is fun, it doesn't need to be reserved for those being competitive.
PhilDAS-
I don't "berate" people for choosing racing bikes. I'm the guy that rides audax on a carbon TT bike! I'm not "berating" anyone here, I'm merely offering a different opinion that involves using more comfortable bikes. Smooth is fast.
Many people would be better with a more comfortable geo that allowed them to hold a better position for longer rather than jumping on a race bike and then having to sit on the tops for half the ride because the front end is too low or the frame is overly long. Twitchier steering on race geo bikes often makes for more timid descending or at least a less relaxing ride generally."it’s an endurance bike first and foremost"
hippy
Yeah but why? CX bikes are designed for racing. You're not racing CX, you're not racing road so why bother with race geo at all? Most people would probably ride better with somewhat relaxed geo anyway, plus you get bigger tyre options and no weird race quirks like flattened top tubes for all that shouldering of the bike you won't be doing.