>>1678838>bought Triban 5A for commuting during internship>graduate>use public transportation to commute because it's 20km away>one day strike, go to work on bike>take 2 hours to get there because of terrible traffic>have a shitty day at work because tired>bike stolen that dayHonestly, if it wasn't for the fact that the 2015-2017 range was pretty underwhelming, I'd have gotten a Triban 540, but I got a small brand bike discounted for way cheaper and which featured the new 11 speed 105, while Triban 540 still had 10 speed 105 IIRC.
The new ones are really good though, value-wise. Barely more expensive that what they were at the time, except with disk brakes and higher market price for road bikes. The only thing that would make me not get one is the fact that the gravel versions are pretty good value as well.
