Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
In the end though, gravel bikes are a wide spectrum that apply to remote bikepacking rigs and hammer fast race bikes. There is going to be obvious design differences to account for the varied characteristics within the spectrum.
Actually, this could be the next thing... Where mountain bikes went from just "mountain bikes" to downhill, trail, XC, etc, Gravel bikes may be ready to move into more discrete categories like allroad, performance, adventure, bikepacking, etc.