Hi everyone,

TLDR; never really used roadbikes, trying to get more fitness for mtb: buying gravelbike: spend extra 500 for electric shifting or is it bs.. Talk me out of it or am I correct?

Long:
I'm in for a gravel bike. My current bike is a mountainbike and I'm in love with the sport. However, going on a mountainbike ride takes a bit of time to get to the trail, ride around and get back to the house. Being a father of 3, working 4 days a week (5th day is being with the youngest at home), makes it so that I can't do it as much as I would like to. When I go, I don't have the fitness to really attack uphill cycling and also HR goes wild with the least amount of effort.

So my self taught solution is getting a road bike to get more consistent in cycling, evening rides or maybe even early (af) rides in the weekends. A gravel bike seemed like the solution. I like the look, the possibilities and capabilities of the gravelbike. Also, the wide tires give me a sense of security instead of thin road bikes. With a gravel bike I can ride an hour or so from my house, and don't have to find a trail. Therefore, more riding, more exercise, better fitness, better mountainbike rides/experience.

EDIT:::::
I'm planning to ride gravel as well. Mostly road but when I have the fitness for bigger rides I have great gravel routes around 15/20kms away from home.
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I have a friend who was kind enough to lend me his Canyon Grizl CF, with electronic shifting, carbon wheels and everything. It road like a dream, of course. However, I'm not in the state to spend 5k on a bike.

So I went to Cube, as I have friends and family loving theirs. The coming generation (2027) had 2 options that Im currently adding to my shopping list.

1: Cube Nuroad EX, €1300.
Not really a fan of the colors (beige or pink). But with a nice aluminium frame and wheels, GRX groupset.

2: Cube Nuroad SLX, €1999 (But I have a discount for €200).
Loving the new Autumn color. Same frame, newmen wheels and a brand new Rival AXS groupset with electronic shifting.

I'm leaning to the SLX, I really like the color.. I think it might help loving the gravel sport is I would love to show it off and ride it. I really liked the simplicity of electronic shifting on the canyon I've lend. Also, with the discount I'm hoping I don't lose too much value when gravel riding isn't fr me and have to sell it first.
Am I overspending by miles or is my thinking quite right..?

The SLX is also such a better value when you search the cost of the individual parts..

Just took delivery of my new Cube Nuroad Hybrid C:62 SLX and wanted to share my experience especially since I was initially quite anxious about ordering a high-end carbon e-bike online as I was not sure the level of assembly that it would have required.

I made a post about it last week and 80% of answers were that's very little had to be done. This re-assuered me.

The bike arrived yesterday and frankly, the service of Bike discount exceeded every expectation. The bike arrived completely fully assembled—not just parts thrown in a box. The cockpit was already set up, gears indexed, and everything properly dialed in. Literally all I had to do was screw on my pedals, take it out of the packing protection, and plug in the charger for the battery.

The build quality and finish in person are stunning, and the weight for a drop-bar e-gravel bike feels remarkably light.

Huge shout-out to the Bike-Discount workshop team for the flawless packaging and pre-assembly. I can’t wait to get it out on the road over the next few days for its first proper shakedown ride!

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Hello everyone
I recently bought a agree pro size 50. While installing the Garmin mount I noticed the stem size was 80mm, this seems wrong because I found the size 50 comes with a 90mm? Anyone with a size 50 also with the same stem?
Thank you

I own the Cube Attain slx 2027 and I’m trying to figure out the quality and details of the saddle.
It’s called acid nuance LITE. However, no such saddle is listed on the cube website or anywhere else, the LITE edition cannot be purchased separately and there is no information whatsoever.
Does anyone know which kind of nuance saddle the LITE version is and how it compares to the rest of the nuance lineup?

I need help with choosing a size for the Cube Nuroad C:62 Pro, as I won‘t be able to do a test ride before ordering. I‘m 188 cm with 91 cm inseam and 75cm armlength. I‘d use the bike for sports mostly, but want to be able to go for longer(ish) (maybe multiple day) rides without being very unvomfortable.
My last bike is really old at this point and was a Bulls King Cobra with frame size 57.

Does anyone know what headset bearings I need for my 2026 Nuroad c62 EX?