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Out today on mine in the pissing rain and gusty wind round Sheffield on the vitus bought from wiggle in sept for £400
Granted it's been upgraded and changed a lot but it's still a fraction of my MTB!
The fun I had this morning was immense! Literally amazing! Loved it
My Genesis is the bike I ride more than any other. Its great for just setting off and following my nose.
You see a track and if you like the look of it you just ride it.
Gravel bikes do look a lot of fun, really tempted to sell my MTB to fund one as it'd get a lot more use for local riding. I don't tend to have enough time to drive out to "proper" MTB trails any more so would be a good way of getting more riding in.
I sold my ragley as I wasn't using it and kept my aeris am160 for proper MTB rides but use the gravel bike most as I can blast around for an hour or so and have fun/decent milage/zero driving and it has the added zip the MTB doesn't
In do love getting out on my gravel bike. Partly because ok on the road. It’s optimal on most local trails and fun to get over the harder bits round me
My xc save road bikes don't get a look in now. Between my gravel and 160mm travel FS I've got the car majority of the riding I like to do covered.
The gravel has become my favourite bike. I can commute on it then pop off the QR bike rack, then I've got a 50mm tyred fun back to go exploring on
I bought a Camino in November having thought about it for years really. I'm in S London so the local riding from home of bridleways, byways, white roads all linked together by small lanes is pretty much perfect for it. I was out on it again this morning for a wild windy ride over the Downs and I can already see it's going to be my favourite bike, it's just such fun.
You can be out longer and go further albeit not on as gnarly terrain as our MTBs, but still do old school XC easyish.
Very quick to accelerate and climb well due to the light weight.
@bikrevivesheffield - you live closer to the (good bits of the) Peak than I do, don't succumb to the darkside. There's still time to repent, come back, you can be saved....
Don't listen. A gravel bike will take you anywhere (and is where it all started).
I do but have little time mate, I'm 5 mins from Endcliffe and from rivelin where the gravel bike makes most sense if I have 60-90 mins
Stanage after the broken leg is still taboo for me when on my own on the MTB. Love the MTB bit only with company when techy or solo on eastern moors etc
Granted it’s been upgraded and changed a lot
I remember your post when you bought it. It gave me a heads up as I was searching for a gravel bike for my Mrs.
Be interested to hear what changes you have made. Only minor tweaks on the wife’s one so far, saddle, stem, etc.
I love gravel riding (now on my fourth gravel bike) for the variety to brings to your riding and even the style of gravel bike you can go for.
@bikrevivesheffield – you live closer to the (good bits of the) Peak than I do, don’t succumb to the
darksidedark peak. There’s still time to repent, come back, you can be saved….
FTFY
Agreed
Without a doubt I come back (on average) smiling more on the gravel than the mtb. Both can be ridden from home, but for some reason, every time I’m out on the gravel, it’s just a more fun for 90% of the time…perhaps it’s the adventure of going somewhere new/different perspective on nearly every ride, or doing the usual stuff just a little zippier , not sure
The Scandal hasn’t seen daylight since I got the gravel either, and I really enjoyed riding that too!
Saddle top ergon sm
Bars to carbon brand X
Cranks to SRAM apex 40t
Rear mech tiagra GS
Cassette 11-42 slx 11 speed
Shifters to 105 11 speed
Stem to brand x 90mm
Tyres to tubeless g-one allround
Bar tape to some gel padded decathlo stuff
So the bits that remain:
Frame
Fork
Headset
Seat clamp
Wheels
Brake calipers