Slowburner
Cruising
- Sep 27, 2019
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I'd like to ask the forum some questions about my test ride experiences of the Tern Verge D9 and Verge P10 bikes I'm considering buying. Specifically, the P10 feels a lot smoother and more responsive than the D9, but I can't quite see why that should be so. The bikes have quite different technical specifications, and correspondingly large price jumps, and I'm curious about the technical reasons for why these components should provide such a different experience.
Naturally, I embarked on an intensive schedule of watching and reading widely about the relevant bike components, as I'm sure every red-blooded cyclist properly should but failed to draw any obvious conclusions about which of the components are affecting the experience, or why. So I started thinking that this might be misleading because people generally discuss road bike components in the context of road racing, which is very different to urban riding in so many ways.
Would forum members care to comment on the technical aspects of these bikes' components, and why they might be more or less significant for the urban riding experience?
Official links: Verge D9, Verge P10, Verge X11
Naturally, I embarked on an intensive schedule of watching and reading widely about the relevant bike components, as I'm sure every red-blooded cyclist properly should but failed to draw any obvious conclusions about which of the components are affecting the experience, or why. So I started thinking that this might be misleading because people generally discuss road bike components in the context of road racing, which is very different to urban riding in so many ways.
Would forum members care to comment on the technical aspects of these bikes' components, and why they might be more or less significant for the urban riding experience?
Official links: Verge D9, Verge P10, Verge X11