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To all - Thrasher, MisterMikkel, Alfonse, Hippy, Amey, Eejit, Chaley, Kjlem, BigShape, GoatandTricycle, a big THANK YOU for all your suggestions and recommendations.
In the end I fitted:
CASS: DeoreM5100 11-42
MECH: M4120 Deore 10/11sp Shadow SGS - long
C/SET: GRX RX610 46/30 Dbl 12 sp, 175mm
CHAIN: LG500 HG-X 138
One shift lever only: Deore M5100 11sp
2 x Hydraulic brakes: M4100/MT410 2pot
2 x TYRES: Pathfinder 700-38

...... and the Hebridean Way ride went sublimely for me given my age and riding style (well able to handle the 12% cheeky inclines snuck in around one or two corners).
Pike porn attached.

Cheersmedears,
Fobob

Good shouts Thrasher and MisterMikkel. Thank you so much

Thanks all - very much appreciated obs and comments

Thanks v much
Re seat position - interesting, will look at that more closely. Seat has been that position for years!

Heh heh ... bike porn attached!
I already have risers, not drops. The reason for the E5 comp also to have the slight vibration suppressor in the stem.

Thanks v much.

Gawd ... good video .... but a tad out of my range!

Thanks Alf0nse - and all - for great recommends.

Thanks hippy & amey

Thanks for the inputs Eejit, Chaley and hippy

Thanks GoatandTricycle and kjlem.
Yes I perfectly understand retailers pumping their preferred brands - their prerogative to do so, but you have to kiss a lot of frogs that way to get a balanced reliable view!

Help! can anyone advise please?
I have a 5-year old Specialized Diverge E5 Comp with an 11-36 gear set which is great on roads but hopeless off road. Love the bike, but after 5 years tech has moved on and my bike parts are increasingly knackered. Can keep throwing £350pa on it to keep enjoying the approx 1500-2000 miles pa I ride ..... or do I bite the bullet and upgrade? If so what to, that will tick most boxes at the same time? Have been into 4 bikes shops over past couple of months and each pumps their own profit generators ...so not feeling I am getting the advice and recommendations I need. Don't blame them, just I'm not feeling the love in what they suggest!
What I would like is similar frame (58) plus riser handlebars, 700x38c tyres, plus a bike with a few more legs - a hybrid with hydraulic brakes allowing me to continue to do road cycling and the occasional fun sportifs ... and also to be able to ride on some off-road tracks through local forests and lowland hills (but not MTB/tech riding standard/inclines). Ideally 2 x 10 speed that betters 11-36 for the steeper hills (I am neither young nor light, sadly - I may be fat but identify as thin!).
Does this mean I should look at a gravel bike (i.e. just upgrade to an Sp E5 Elite type bike), or should I look to just replace parts with more modern components using my existing frame (i.e. probably spend a little less and have a more tailored upgrade)? Indeed, should I now only look at 11-51 gear sets?