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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-28-23, 07:44 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 15,532
Posted By wolfchild

Yes I know that they exist, but there is...

Yes I know that they exist, but there is absolutely nothing about them that makes them gravel specific, they're just regular cycling stuff that's branded as gravel specific. That's what I meant when...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-28-23, 04:39 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 15,532
Posted By wolfchild

You could of kept it simple and just changed...

You could of kept it simple and just changed tires and kept everything else as it is.. Gravel specific tires yes... but there is no such thing as a gravel specific stem and handlebars, gravel...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-26-23, 09:11 AM
Replies: 435
Views: 15,532
Posted By wolfchild

Exactly...Drop bar MTBs is nothing new. I've done...

Exactly...Drop bar MTBs is nothing new. I've done it myself on two of my MTBs before bike industry invented "an official drop bar gravel bike" but after riding it for a while realized that riser bars...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-25-23, 05:26 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 15,532
Posted By wolfchild

Bike industry said so...Large majority of bikes...

Bike industry said so...Large majority of bikes which are marketed as gravel bikes come with drop bars from the factory. I think that's wrong because not everybody likes drop bars. Luckily there are...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-25-23, 10:22 AM
Replies: 435
Views: 15,532
Posted By wolfchild

And yet plenty of people go bikepacking and...

And yet plenty of people go bikepacking and gravel riding on hardtails. A suspension fork weighs less than all the bags, racks and all the other equipment... My rigid steel fork with a front rack and...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-24-23, 07:59 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 15,532
Posted By wolfchild

Why would you put a smaller narrower tire on the...

Why would you put a smaller narrower tire on the front for off road riding... I've seen some mountain bikers put larger tire up front and slightly smaller in the rear but not the other way around.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-24-23, 06:34 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 15,532
Posted By wolfchild

More utility. better off road capability, better...

More utility. better off road capability, better handling and control, more upright riding position, more comfort due to bigger tires,
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-24-23, 06:04 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 15,532
Posted By wolfchild

Very nice looking bike that looks very...

Very nice looking bike that looks very capable.....Would be perfect if it had riser bars and a steel or aluminum frame but that's just my personal preference.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-24-23, 05:58 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 15,532
Posted By wolfchild

That's why gravel bikes should of been called all...

That's why gravel bikes should of been called all terrain bikes or multi terrain bikes...but we all know that anything bike related that has the word gravel on it will sell better.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-24-23, 05:48 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 15,532
Posted By wolfchild

A mountain bike with a rigid fork and bigger...

A mountain bike with a rigid fork and bigger tires is the best type of a bike for gravel riding.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-24-23, 05:42 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 15,532
Posted By wolfchild

A gravel bike is just a higher performance hybrid...

A gravel bike is just a higher performance hybrid with drop bars. It really should be called an all terrain bike or multi sport bike. The word gravel is just a marketing gimmick.
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