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What is a gravel bike good for?
The purpose of a gravel bike is to open up where you can ride efficiently.
Efficiently, is the keyword here.
Because:
A mountain bike can go anywhere a gravel bike can.
So why not just buy a MTB instead?
Because unless you've got serious sustainable power in your legs, the mountain requires a lot more energy to move.
There's way too much rolling resistance.
A lot of our customers use gravel bikes for commuting and general fitness.
Gravel bikes are also robust.
Not just from a frame design but also the gears.
Shimano and SRAM use tech borrowed from their mountain biking components to improve the durability of gravel bike gearing components.
Can I ride a gravel bike as a road bike?
Yes, under these conditions:
- Your gravel bike has a 2 front gears.
- Your gravel bike doesn't have super wide rims.
If you don't have 2 front gears, you're going to very quickly reach top speed.
And if your rims are wider than normal, then you're restricted to how narrow of a tyre you can fit.
For example:
Most gravel bikes use a 21-25mm internal rim width (with a 38mm wide tyre).
For road riding, you can go down to a 28mm wide tyre.
What makes a gravel bike different?
Let's compare gravel bikes to a road bike.
These are the key differences:
- Gravel bikes have lazier steering. Sounds bad but it's actually good. On unstable surfaces this is going to help you steer.
- On road, this same steering make the front end of gravel bikes really stable and predictable; less nervous and twitchy.
- Gravel bikes are also lower to the ground.
- Gravel bikes also have a longer rear end.
- The lower frame and the longer back end deliver superb stability; producing a hug-the-ground, solid feel.
Not all gravel bikes are the same.
Like with most things in life, the devil is in the details.
And so not all gravel bikes are built to handle the same.
Yes, they have the same overall theory of stability and control but it's the nuances.
For example, take these 2 gravel bikes:
- Giant Revolt
- Orbea Terra
The Revolt is going to be little more stable at high speed but compared to the Terra, the front end handling is a touch more reactive.
Orbea's Terra will suit road riders or those transitioning off an aggressive mountain bike.
Because:
The Terra has a shorter back end that delivers power faster. And the front end handling is a slightly more stable on rough surfaces.
It's almost the perfect mix of fun, responsive and stability.