Along_the_Wire
Was, somewhat poorly, commenting on the appearance of niche distinctions as a way to extract dough from middle class pockets.
The gravel bike / MTB debate is only really applicable to serious users who’d appreciate the distinction.
Millsy might as well buy a hybrid with a nice basket, like mine, which will cover 98% of his ‘use cases’.
You can always swap the tyres if need be.
Spend the time saved putting together some decent chug, which has been so lacking of late that Eddie is considering getting the ‘sends me to sleep’ key on his adapted keyboard replaced