The Threshold is/was a super stiff bike inherently, meant for fast handling and 'cross racing (a relatively short race time discipline) rather than long days in the saddle. There's certainly a divergence in design philosophy, tube shape, layup, etc between it and the newer breed of gravel and all-road bikes. Ride it back to back with a similar quality endurance road or gravel bike and I think many discerning riders could feel a difference. It's like the Threshold fork is designed to tell you everything that's happening in the road verus one that's meant to mute it.
When I had my Threshold I found myself mostly riding it to green and blue flow trails and wishing it had a dropper post. Oops.
My next gravel bike is currently in the shop waiting paint. I am going to go for a rigid MTB style bike with drop bars and big, fast rolling 29er tires.
Jan. 13, 2023, 9:22 a.m. - Lu Kz
The Threshold is/was a super stiff bike inherently, meant for fast handling and 'cross racing (a relatively short race time discipline) rather than long days in the saddle. There's certainly a divergence in design philosophy, tube shape, layup, etc between it and the newer breed of gravel and all-road bikes. Ride it back to back with a similar quality endurance road or gravel bike and I think many discerning riders could feel a difference. It's like the Threshold fork is designed to tell you everything that's happening in the road verus one that's meant to mute it. When I had my Threshold I found myself mostly riding it to green and blue flow trails and wishing it had a dropper post. Oops. My next gravel bike is currently in the shop waiting paint. I am going to go for a rigid MTB style bike with drop bars and big, fast rolling 29er tires.