How much of a difference do high end wheels make for gravel?
So, I am really new to the gravel thing. Ive been a hard core roadie for a while though. I have a week old Giant Revolt Advanced 2 that I love, and I am already thinking about changing the wheels. The question is, does replacing the Wheelset I have with something much more expensive and light even make that much of a difference when it comes to gravel grinding?
This is my “all-around” bike and I do have a “go fast” bike with high end carbon wheels for when I have the itch for speed. I can understand buying a second Wheelset for going fast if this were my only bike.
I am just trying to wrap my head around if dropping a lot of money into a lighter alloy or carbon Wheelset even makes sense if it is wrapped in 38c knobby tires and the main purpose is to be reliable and comfortable with speed being further down the list of priorities.