Honestly, the first one was joyful. However, there was a learning curve after upgrading from a 93 hybrid. Adjustments, tweaks and education have since made for an even better experience. I don't know what took me so long to modernize.
1st ride - Giant Revolt 2
Picked up a new 2022 Revolt 2 in sapphire after work on Friday. I'm happy as a pig in shit. I tried to justify an Advanced 1, but aluminum for half the price and still upgrading everything was certainly worth it. Still honing the adjustments in, but it got me a nice 10 mile highway and gravel road ride this morning.
I didn't get any loaners, but was able to get a feel for several road, gravel cross bikes. Ended up on the lower end of the budget which was still a huge upgrade. Thanks for the advice
That was the decision, and the correct one. Ended up with a Giant Revolt 2, and couldn't be happier.
I need help...
I've got a 1993 Trek 720 that was great in college for getting me around town. The frame is ok, but big. In 1993 it cost about $350. I now live in the country with paved state highways and gravel roads every mile. The hybrid 3x7 just isn't doing it. So, my local bike shops have different philosophies. One would like me to alter my set up. Get some drop bars, change my drive train, but use my existing frame. The other would love to sell me a gravel bike for about $1500. I honestly think I'd spend up to $3000 for additional features. Looking specifically at a Giant Revolt 1 or 2. So a $350 investment when I had no means had gotten me through 30 years. Should I feel blessed and feel ok with moving on to a modern frame that I can feel a little more relaxed on, or do I stick with nostalgia and upgrade the components? Is love to hear what you have to offer? BTW, $1500-3000 isn't really the issue, it not great this month, but it's more the attachment.
I agree with you on the stumbling as well as the phone being the primary tool. I find that I venture in every couple of days as opposed to whenever I find 10 minutes to blow. Jerboa for Android isn't a terrible experience (also not great). I don't know the status of Sync for Lemmy, but that has been my go to for Reddit.
Difficult to make that call. I will say that having the hand forced to find alternatives was eye opening. I feel like engaging in this space is more pleasant, but there is a definite learning curve. I find it refreshing that there is a consistency of content after leaving and coming back after a few hours. On the flip side, the one thing I enjoy about the Reddit experience is the evolution of the comments over time. There just isn't quite the same throughput here and threads just aren't real dynamic. I feel like going forward there is likely to be a mix of both, with the hope that this takes hold.
We had a KitchenAid fridge crap out and tried or damnedest to get it repaired. In the end, the repair tech said we could throw $1000 worth of parts at it and hope, or get a new fridge. This was our first matching set of appliances and my wife was not going back to slumming with an unmatched kitchen. Guess who had to spend 4K on a new fridge. We didn't even get a touchscreen. I don't expect this one to last either.
Just dropped in
Hello! Just taking a tour around the fediverse and happened along here. I saw the midwest.social instance prior to taking the plunge (a week or so ago as I first started looking around for Reddit alternatives) and can say I simply didn't understand the structure before creating an account on another instance. Regardless, east SD checking in.