Show me your gravelbikes....inspire me.

[4Rings6Stars]

Originally Posted by veggieburger

So a gravel bike generally has more relaxed angles than a cross bike? Interesting...did not know that...

I am saying my ideal gravel bike would. I haven't looked closely at the new gravel specific bikes since I not in the market so I don't know what kind of geo they are using, but I assume it is closer to standard road geo.

EDIT: No idea why that frown face showed up in my title...phone posting fail.

[DRZRM]

Originally Posted by illdthedj

im sorry i havn't read thru this entire thread....and my question is probably covered within....but....

What exactly is the difference between a Gravel Bike and a Cyclocross bike?

Originally Posted by 4Rings6Stars

A lot of people use CX bikes to ride gravel, but in an ideal world the only similarities between the two should be durability and the ability to take 30mm plus tires.

In my eyes, a gravel bike should have distance road bike geometry + room for fat tires. The "sport touring" bikes of yesterday, essentially. Proper CX racing bikes have high BBs and more aggressive geometry, not what I want to ride for 50-100 bumpy miles...

Long distance gravel rides/races have gained so much popularity that some manufactureres (Raleigh most notably) are actually producing gravel specific road bikes. Are they necessary? Of course not...but I think it's great.

As I said above, My Zanc CX frame has a pretty low BB and rides more like a road bike, all day comfort, while my IF Planet X has a higher BB. Zanc is not the only one building CX frames that way, a choice you make when picking a model or builder. The real difference is fender mounts and holes for bottle cages. The lack of bottles is my only regret with my Zanc.

[jbay]

And here's my Seven:

[MrDangerPants]

This bikes sees a lot of gravel:

[PoppaWheelie]

This one wears many hats...rides great with 23's (just did 12'k on Sunday with Lightweights), takes up to 35's, will do fenders in the winter and packs up in a box to fly. I got the frame off CL from a forum PSA...fork is from Steelman and is set up for internal dyno hub light wiring. The frame is set up a bit slack with low BB...stiff enough to have fun but not to be harsh. For some reason it always looks a little funny to my eye (dropped top-tube/head tube extension is probably the culprit) but the compact geometry makes it easy to pack. One day I'll get a Moots ti stem/post combo...

[JayBay]

Originally Posted by jbay

And here's my Seven:

That Seven is awesome!!! Very nicely done

This is my new gravel/cross/rain/winter bike. Looking forward to tackling D2R2 on it in a couple weeks!

[Scott Shire]

The primary tool for the job. Currently running Clement X'plor USH tires.


This one is just as fun, though, and certainly more focusing.


See? Proof! Sorry about the ankle panties, though.

[whatwolf]

Here's my two. Very different, but both can handle gravel decently.

Rawland cSogn


Peugeot Super Competition with Record 8-sp.

Shown with Challenge P-Rs here but soon to sport Challenge Almanzos.

[EDS]

Originally Posted by jbay

And here's my Seven:

Wow! That is a beauty. Will this be used for X-C racing as well?

[thirdgenbird]

Originally Posted by whatwolf

Here's my two. Very different, but both can handle gravel decently.

Rawland cSogn

Woah, somehow I missed seeing this one done. That is fantastic. We need a thread with all of your builds pictured. They started out great and keep getting better.

Welcome by the way. I think you will find things more to your liking here.

[whatwolf]

Originally Posted by thirdgenbird

Woah, somehow I missed seeing this one done. That is fantastic. We need a thread with all of your builds pictured. They started out great and keep getting better.

Welcome by the way. I think you will find things more to your liking here.

Thanks tgb!

I figured it was only fitting I branch out here as I am heading more and more toward modern bikes. Next up, cross build.

[jbay]

Originally Posted by JayBay

That Seven is awesome!!! Very nicely done

Thanks. Perhaps similar login names lead to similar tastes?

I'll keep an eye out for you in Deerfield.

-- John

[jbay]

Originally Posted by EDS

Wow! That is a beauty. Will this be used for X-C racing as well?

Thanks. The bike would work well for CX racing too - in high B/B mode at least. It has an eccentric B/B, for various reasons. As pictured, it's in super low B/B position (with 8.6cm of drop) which contributes to a wonderfully planted feel when descending. That, combined with 700x40 Clement X'Plor MSOs, results in a relatively "normal" B/B height.

However, I will probably be away for a large portion of the 'cross season, so it's unlikely the bike will see use in that capacity.

-- John

[jbay]

Originally Posted by whatwolf

Here's my two. Very different, but both can handle gravel decently.

Rawland cSogn

XC-Pro seatpost?

[whatwolf]

Originally Posted by jbay

XC-Pro seatpost?

I dunno. It doesn't have logos that I know of, and I got it used. It's titanium.