Originally Posted by
Badger6
I probably shouldn't have brought up the CX discipline/class, except to say that the current gravel craze started on CX bikes, but it didn't stay on them for very long, because CX geometry os pretty aggressive and not conducive to the kinds of riding the gravel culture embraced.
Agreed on all counts, although I’d wager that an awful lot of gravel bikes are bought by people who could just as comfortably (and perhaps more efficiently) do their “gravel” riding on a ‘cross bike. I own both, and I seldom go on a ride whose terrain demands one over the other. .