Originally Posted by
gus6464
I think it has to do with region. Gravel has not fully taken off in the EU as it has in the US where it's basically exploded. These guys are treating these bikes like a road bike with big tires basically half the time in their reviews.
I live in the EU and at least where I live we basically don't have any gravel roads that passenger vehicles use. That's not true for the whole continent, but miles and miles of good quality gravel roads are much much more rare than in the US. I treat my gravel bike as a do everything bike. I might ride on asphalt then go onto dirt roads and then climb a hill on singletrack, so I want low gearing.