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10-14-18, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dirtydozen

How well does your gravel bike on a very good condition flat road ?

I have a nice deal on a gravel bike, i won't do gravel a lot tho.

If you put 28's (or even 25 if they fit in) on a gravel bike, does it make it equivalent to a real road bike ?

Roads are quite bumpy where i live so i would gain in confort, but when i'm in a city the roads are clean, will I lose speed compared to a real road bike?

thanks

Here's my gravel bike with road wheels/tires. It's a pleasure to ride on pavement!

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