Gravel Or Road Bike For Commuting

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Gravel or road bike for commuting. The versatility of this bike is really something too it s easily adaptable for commuting road training gravel racing or adventuring with luggage attached. A gravel bike opens up new routes new terrain and new experiences on familiar road like equipment. So as it says in the title do i go for a gravel bike or for one of the new breed of commuter bikes. Can fit wider tyres and it can do light off road i have a mountain bike for serious mountain biking thinking more off road with kids when they are older.
This is a classic endurance road bike with allowances for gravel tyres mudguards and racks and for the price it makes a great weekend gravel bike or adventure road bike that will commute with ease on the weekdays too. It s designed to be fast and efficient and also burly making it the perfect option for those who want the option of exploring dirt roads forest roads and the occasional bridleway as well as riding on tarmac. Here we ll go over a gravel bike a mountain bike and a road bike and what kind of commuting they are each uniquely suited to. It s decent value and has a striking paint job if not paired with the most progressive geometry.
Simply said a gravel bike is a combination of a road bike happy on tarmac and a cyclo cross bike happy on mud. A bike is really the only essential thing you need for the job though many cities and towns require helmets and a bike suited to your commute will keep you motivated to ride. Wide tyres mud clearance and disc. Pros of the gravel bike.
A gravel bike is in many ways a combination of an endurance road bike and a cyclocross bike. The gravel bike is a relatively new cycling category that covers everything from road racers adapted for fatter tires to hardtail mountain bikes with drop bars. As usual the idea comes from the us where the countryside is crisscrossed by miles and miles of unused tracks designed to help fire trucks navigate around remote forests. Best of all gravel bikes are the most versatile drop bar bikes going and the antidote to the.