2017 Sirrus Comp City

I have so many memories with this bike and it’s special to me <3 this bike gives me the smoothest and fastest ride everyday, enhancing my daily biking experience. I am a proud owner of this bike for 5 years and going strong! ♟️

I am writing to inform Specialized how disappointed I am with the Sirrus City Comp I purchased. The more miles I put on it the less I like it. I have been riding for 40+ years and this is by far the worst bike I have purchased. I purchased with the intent of taking longer and more comfortable rides (now that I am older) but - I if ride it more than 10 miles I feel like I have been beat up! Issues; 1. I am not sure where the problem lies, weather it's the head tube angle, fork off set, trail, or a combination of all of them - but I find the steering to be ""twitchy"". I find it hard to hold my line especially in a cross wind. I also find it hard to grab my water bottle without veering! (not an issue while riding my other bikes) 2. The tires are very harsh - many roads I travel are ""chip sealed"" and every little stone and bump is transmitted through the handle bars - extremely annoying and fatiguing. My racing bike has a smoother ride! 3. I discovered the distance laterally between the peddles (Q factor) is 3/4"" less than all the other bikes I own, I find this hard to comfortably adapt to. 4. I find the double chain ring gearing to be very inefficient - it seems either I am spinning too fast, Lugging too hard of a gear, or in a cross chain position. I spend too much time switching between chain rings and then shifting three cogs up or down. Very annoying! 5. Fenders 1. they are painted metal, by far not as durable as plastic 2. They are so close to the tires every little thing gets stuck between the tire and fender so you have to stop and remove the debris often. 3. the set screws holding the braces are way too small and they rattle loose constantly 6. The integrated headset is a nightmare if you want to change stems the spacers and stem are an odd shape and have positioning pins that are incompatible with anything else! 7. For a bike with a carbon fiber fork it is heavy! It is heavier than my old 100% aluminum hybrid