Based on the reviews on this website I put new rims and tires on the bike. Now it’s totally perfect for my outside adventures. To be specific, I chose for the DT SWISS GR1600 Spline 25 Disc. The tires are Schwalbe G-One R 40mm. Suitable for tubeless. Love it!!

I have had the 2019 e5 Comp for almost 3 years now. This bike can take a beating. Initially I was mostly riding off road and it's great for gravel. Then I moved into a city making road and bike paths my primary riding. So I converted it over to a road bike w/ a modest $600 wheel upgrade ( Rolf's w/ 28mm GrandPrix5K tires) and road pedals. This dropped around 2-lbs of weight and the ride quality improved dramatically. This is now my allroad endurance bike. The stock wheels are heavy and slow so it will be easy to find an upgrade. Fun to ride and not far off from bikes costing 3X more if you upgrade the wheels. With a small investment you can turn this tank into a comfortable yet fast endurance bike. Great bike as long as you upgrade the wheels. I can't imagine finding anything better for under $2k. I was debating getting the Roubaix but it lacked the tire clearance at the time which I wanted. Almost the same the bike otherwise.

I'm 6'4"", normally proportioned, around 210 lbs. I have a 2018 model e5 comp. I got the size 61, because I was trying to adhere to road bike sizing conventions and the reach felt quite long on the 61 I test rode. Looking back, I should have gone with the 64 to get that little bit more stack and run a shorter stem. I have issues with toe overlap on the 42mm Sawtooth I'm running up front (size 14 shoe). The chainstays are too short IMHO. Could have easily cleared 42mm tires in back with slightly longer stays, but now 38mm Sawtooths are closer than I would like to the seat tube (around 7mm clearance). The futureshock is nice, but they really need an even stiffer spring option. I have the stiff spring installed, but when I run a 100mm 7 degree stem, I'm probably sagged halfway or more through the travel and bottom out on sharp bumps without much softening of the blow. When I run a shorter stem with higher angle, the spring works better (less leverage) and I experience the true function. Now, turning our attention to the wheelset. 24 spokes front and rear! OK I somewhat get it for the smaller sizes, but statistically speaking, a larger frame will see heavier riders. And this is an adventure bike. Guess what happens when one spoke breaks on the rear wheel? It rubs on the frame. This should have come with minimum 32 spoke wheel in the rear, where if you break a spoke, it probably won't rub the frame. For the front wheel, within a month of getting the bike, I literally had a nipple loosen up and fall inside of the rim. My LBS did true the wheel after, but it has not been perfect since. Also, the crank had an issue with misaligned chainring bolts that LBS identified as factory defect, so they replaced the crank. And just really quick, the bike should come with flared bars. Come on now! After getting a new wheelset, WTB volt saddle of proper width, Ritchey Venturemax bars, I'm one semi-meh customer... But she is pretty fun to ride overall.

I bought the 2018 e comp 5, changed the tires to the Trigger Pro Bliss 2 38's (not tubeless) and have not looked back. I ride 30% road and 70% dirt/gravel/farm roads. I don't feel limited when I ride and will take this bike anywhere. At 40 plus miles per ride I cannot complain one bit. I will be going tubeless once my triggers need to be replaced.

I have the 2018 model, but the specs appears to be almost identical. The only thing I changed on the stock bike was upgrading the tires to 35C Gravel Kings and converting the wheels to tubeless. The bike rides like a dream over broken asphalt and gravel. The Future Shock does what it is supposed to and makes riding much more comfortable. Very happy so far with everything and its function except for one thing. Tire clearance in the rear is my only issue. With the Gravel Kings, chain and seat stay clearance is fine. It is at the seat tube where I have concerns with clearance and mud. It is close enough where the rubber nubs on the new tire almost touch the seat tube. I knew the max tire clearance was 38C, but I wasn't expecting the 35's to be that close. Might just be a tire height issue, but you should be aware of this if bigger tires are one of your upgrade plans. Might give 650b tires and wheels a try sometime in the near future. I know the carbon model is 700c/650b friendly but I have not seen anything about the aluminum models. Overall, a very nice bike with everything you need to enjoy paved and unpaved roads.