Originally Posted by
tclong03
I have been wandering about hybrids the original gravel bike. The geometries are quite alike.
my first gravel bike was buily from an early 90s Univega hybrid frame. It was a blast to ride and i used it for a couple years to figure out what I like and don't like before buying a modern gravel frameset and building that up.
the Univega worked well for what i needed at the time, but the geometry was slower than my current gravel bike and way slower than many modern gravel race bikes.
gravel bikes is a wide category. Anything from light carbon gravel frames with semi-aggressive geometry to moderately upright high stack-height 29er style drop bar mountain bikes are considered gravel bikes.
point is, some gravel bikes may be similar in some geometry to old hybrids, but many arent.