Gravel bike is great on the road and on trails. Way better than a MTB does the same
Cycle Drivel
Ah right. My sons bike has rock shox or whatever its called on the front fork and you can switch that on and off. If you fix it does it ride better on the road?
There’s far too much choice nowadays and it all costs an arm and a leg. Give me the white dog poo halcyon days of either a chopper, a Burner/Boxer or racer.
Might just get a local scally to half inch a decent road bike from someone’s garage.
Specialized Diverge or Canyon Grail is what I’m being told. Big price range on the Diverge.
Will take a look bud. Ta
The ole Bike Bants could do with an upgrade.
Sonder Camino or Calibri.
Wife has just got the calibri and it’s great, versatile for road and gravel and won’t break the bank.
sub company of the fantastic Alpkit brand.
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Pick from here, Millsy. There’s a wide range, the one for £800 in there new. If you’re looking at a decent second-hand one, the expensive ones here will be a good kind in terms of brand and type.
https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/buyers-guides/best-gravel-bikes/
I’ve refused to get one, but so many of my mates have now got one, I’m gonna be an outlier at some point over the summer.
Cheers dude. Slim pickings on the usual second hand places (Gum tree etc). Is there a Mamil gathering place online I can tap up for a decent second hand one under a grand? Just dipping my toe.
Millsy https://alpkit.com/products/sonder-camino-al-v3-apex1-mechanical
Flat bar version is under £900 if you don’t fancy drops
Millsy Getting a new bike is tricky - lock down has cleaned a lot of places out. There’s a good new bike in there for under £900. Ribble do great bikes - they’ve got some excellent gravel bikes at £1,100. Decathalon’s new brand Triban is decent too.
10 days later
Got onto Rouvy today. Rather enjoyed it. Highly recommended and beats the shit out of zwift
Just got back from my first ride out since early
January so I was expecting to really struggle up the hills. But I fitted an oval chainring a few weeks ago and I hardly struggled at all. Not sure if it was the ring that helped.
It sure they would make that much difference, just probably a good day. Oval rings do make a difference, but it’s marginal
Just missed out on a Cube Cross Race Pro for £500 (£2k new). Gutted
Millsy
I went down the route of buying a used bike. Had a set amount for what I was willing to pay. But then I started thinking if up my amount by say £500 I could get that bike. I ended up buying a brand new bike in the end. Sure you spend more but it’s having that piece of mind that if anything goes wrong your covered buy the warranty.