Old 01-15-21, 08:14 PM
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Bikes: Co-Motion Cappuccino Tandem,'88 Bob Jackson Touring, Co-Motion Cascadia Touring, Open U.P., Ritchie Titanium Breakaway, Frances Cycles SmallHaul cargo bike. Those are the permanent ones; others wander in and out of the stable occasionally as well.

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Neither of these rate very high on the comfort scale for a gravel bike. They are on the racier side, are stiffer and have lower stack that would make you "hunch over" more. A Salsa Warbird, Giant Revolt, Jamis Renegade or even an Open UP would have a more compliant ride with more stack height (except the Open is on the low stack height side). The more comfortable all-day gravel bikes that are most popular have a longer weelbase, taller stack and slacker steerer angle.

Some folks do prefer stiffer, shorter and low stack gravel bikes but those folks are more interested in racing and are willing to have a less comfortable bike for some racing advantage. Those riders are a much smaller group of gravel riders, and they buy bikes like Allied, Cervelo and 3T...
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