Completely agree. You can speed them up with slicks, or go exploring on fat nobbies. And no matter how much money you put into an old hardtail, it will never be as comfortable, capable, or efficient as a dirt cheap gravel bike. It really is an amazing category.
Nice assessment. Just got done riding RAGBRAI last week on my Cannondale Topstone gravel bike two years in a row. Hit all the gravel routes and then some. Had a blast.
Love gravel bikes, mine has room for very large tires , total game changer! I use it for everything , including long road rides. Don’t miss those 25mm tires on my road bike at all.
@@BennyMcFly I suggested 3 in tire because a video of a gravel biker hear in Canada was on one of our multi use trails in Ontario said that the tires on his bike did not handle some of the rough ground from the ATV tracks and he said 3in wide tires would work better
My old hardtail MTB with 700c32 "urban commuter" type of tires does just that. I'm not going to rush buying a new bike just because industry came up with another flashy name.
@@BennyMcFly with 700c32 tires it's no longer an MTB now, isn't it? I'm with you on a message of "get a bike". I'm not with you on the message "industry came up with another flashy name for the exact same thing, you have to get it"
Ummm…. I have a Camber that has 2.1” tyres and I take it on the same gravel ride as the Grevil that has 47mm tyres. The Grevil is so much faster and is designed specifically for that type of riding - it is not a compromise. The Camber is a great trail bike, but it ain’t no gravel bike.
