Originally Posted by
Bikerbloke
Hm.. I would like to go faster, but I'm not participating in a race anytime soon. I get what you saying
You will climb faster than your current hybrid for sure. I'm not saying you should rule out road race climbing bikes either, but they can be quite uncompromising. If you go down that route at least make sure it has enough tyre clearance for your gravel rides. Ideally you would want clearance for at least 32c tyres and you will probably have to swap out the original narrower tyres for mixed road/gravel riding. A gravel bike would just work fine out of the box, as would some endurance road bikes. As I mentioned earlier a gravel bike would also have lower gearing to make climbing easier on your legs. That can actually make you faster in the real world. Remember pro racers put out 300+ W for hours at a time on these big climbs. Average people struggle to hold 200W.