I am the newbie to gravel grinding. My Road bike is a Lemond Victoirre with a triple which is a sweet climbing machine. Since I am new to gravel grinding I won't know the outcome to my bike and gravel grinding until after the Farmer's Daughter next weekend. My gut reaction now is I believe I wish I would have bought a carbon bike that was a little bit lighter. My bike is a leftover 2016 Raleigh Tamland 1 It weighs 24.5 lbs in a 56 cm frame and with mt. bike pedals weighs in at 25.15 lbs. I wish it was a couple of lbs. lighter and because it doesn't climb that well I replaced the 11-32 rear cassette with a 11-36. I haven't been able to test this combo out yet but I hope it makes a big difference. One of the main reasons I bought the Tamland was the sweet heart deal on it for $799 when it sold last year for $1799.
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Last edited by Zurichman2; 05-13-17 at 05:44 PM.