Does a gravel bike work as a road bike?
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I have always used my gravel bike as my everything bike and I love it! I personally run 32c tires year around and it gets me through 37 degree summer days and -10 degree winter nights. For touring I have racks fitted and can carry a week of supplies on it. I put a dynamo hub and lights on it so I can just go anytime without batteries. To me my other bikes have limited capabilities and limited sources of fun. Awesome source of unexpected adventures. Thanks for the great entertainment and content! keep it up!
Double chain ring 105 and 37 gravel tires and my Topstone covers my road needs well.
A gravel bike with with two sets of wheels is the Swiss Army knife of bikes. As long as you’re not racing, I think it’s the ideal setup. With Shimano you have more cassettes available and if you use a two chain ring crank, gearing should not be a problem. By the way, I’m ordering a new gravel frame to build a new do it all mixed terrain bike.
Always, enjoy the ride Juliet!! So cute your daughter,got this ol'father teery eyed,cheers to u & family!❤
Thanks for sharing the technical details and the ride experiences on a gravel. I'm in the process of turning my unused MTB to become a gravel and still deciding on the drivetrain gearing options.
Also, love the ride scenes with nice music playing in the background!
I think "road plus" or "gravel slicks" are the way to go when using one's gravel bike on the road; all the volume with much less rolling resistance!
Thank you for this! I'm looking into turning my graveler into an all-road and, despite hours of browsing, still was unsure about the terminology. Lolllllllllllll
Thanks for the vid! I am very happy with my CX bike running 38c Schwalbe G-One tires as my 'do it all' bike. Shimano 105, 2x chainring, racey geometry (very snappy and responsive in traffic), road drop bars. Great for long, medium and short rides on mixed terrain! Can even handle light/medium MTB trails at my skill level.
I converted my cross to road: gearing and tires.
Down to three bikes now: road, mtn, and track.
Same here - did the same thing 6 years ago, before there were even gravel bikes! Rode thousands of miles with my local bike club on this bike, and did my first few century rides on it.
@Animagus Borealis
100 miles!
Awww good vid! Loved the ending. Yes Ive found my cyclocross bike is my 'do it all' or 'Quarter Horse' of my herd. If I can only have one, it would be the choice. I like the 2x8 sprocket set up as it seems to give me a choice for hills. And thanks again for the gravel riding tips vid. I have been cornering backwards all my life it seems. Having the outside leg down pedal makes a world of difference in speed and handling.
Just the best videos! I don't road bike anymore and don't gravel ride but enjoy these just the same! Merry Christmas!!!
Smashing video Juliet! Merry Christmas to you and family!!!🎄🥰
Loved the vid and the energy (and even the beer!). I've just gone the other way.....swapped out the 28c tyres on my road bike for tubeless 35's and now I can ride gravel trails 'till my heart's content. Happy days :)
aww I love when your daughter makes an appearance 🥰 great video! my ideal bike is one that can do everything from commuting to bike packing. so thanks for the info!
Check out Rene Herse tires... 32mm or 35mm widths available in slicks. Beautiful tires, made in Japan. Run low pressures and you’ll be fast and comfy. Also, love the Team Dream Team shirt at the beginning.
Everytime I ran into any of your videos you give me such good vibes, I really enjoy your them ;)
Merry Christmas Juliet great video and awesome Christmas tree.
Another great video! I was toying with getting some road wheels for my 2 x gravel bike but had a long fundraising ride to prep for and ended up treating myself to a mid range road bike as well. You’re video confirmed I made a good decision and my gravel bike would have struggled for top end speed (even with 2 chain rings); I would have struggled to keep pace with the bunch! I could have done with the lower gearing on some of the climbs though! I feel lucky to have a few bikes to choose from; I I could only have one, it would be a gravel bike for sure!!!
I use my Trek Checkpoint SL frame for both Gravel (42mm) and Roadriding (28mm tires). My gearing is also designed to do both but with an emphasis on Gravelriding. I'm using and old CX Crank and changed it to 34/46 and I use a 36T 10-Speed cassette in the back with a GRX RX400 rear derailleur and Tiagra 4700 shifters. All complemented with a redshift stem. Works quite nicely for me - very nice do it all frame with cheap but very well performing shifting components - especially shifting chainrings is really snappy and doesn't break my cadence.
Excellent review. I think it's a great option. Enjoyable video as always.
Enjoyed watching the experiment!
Thanks Ms. Elliott great that you shared so many good point on Road vs Gravel... Thanks Mate
Started cycling fairly recently with a road bike but then got a surly disc trucker touring bike and love the ease and comfort on hills and generally. So much easier to be out and enjoy it vs road bike setup👍
Great video. I'm wanting to get on my bike for some wild camps. This has been good information for me. Going to check out your other videos. Really enjoyed watching and subbed you.
I haven’t seen anyone do this experiment on RUclips. And it’s very interesting. Nice work. And thank you!
Thank you for another useful video Juliet. I only have 2 Bikes now down from 8🙁. I use my Road Bike for some Autuum Duathlons and Summer Rider, my Whyte 1x Gravel does all the rest. We hope you and the family have a great Christmas and a 🥳
I enjoyed watching your video. You are so cheerful and you and your daughter are beautiful. I think comfort is the key word. I bought a titanium gravel touring bike last year and I have a steel framed touring bike and my road bike has pretty much been retired to the trainer.
This year, I used my gravel bike to go off road bikepacking including some singletrack. Then I also used it for a 12 hour TT. I just have different wheels, bars, pedals and shoes for each mode
You are ridiculously happy when you say 'Morning' ... I don't know if Dave is blessed or cursed having to face that level of enthusiasm first thing! 😁
100%, like a hambini intro, volume down hahahah
I used 32c on my 2022 Crux at 40psi with Zipp 303 Firecrest. Works fantastic on the tarmac and the lower pressure softens the bumps. I also run Sram 2 43/30 10/36. Cheers!
Good video. I have a gravel bike with a compact 2X chainset and 11-34 cassette set up identical to my road bike with 28 tyres. Awesome winter bike I love it. I have another set of gravel wheels to swop out for that. Racing or chaingang would be not much fun, as you say but everything else. YES
I run a 32/48 on the front and a 11/34 on the rear on my giant revolt advanced 0 and feels almost as quick as my defy endurance bike but far more comfortable, slightly slower yes but with the added versatility of being able to go pretty much anywhere means I hardly ride the road bike these days.
Did you ever take your Defy offroad/gravel? Just wondering how it went.
I’ve been using my Salsa Warbird with 700c x 35mm tires as a road bike this year. It is a little bit slower than my endurance road bike, but the trade off of stability and comfort is worth it. I’m much more confident on rough roads and downhills. The 1x setup is fine for riding on my own. I haven’t done enough faster group rides this year to know what difference it will make there.
If you have a 2x up front it works just fine. I have a T-Lab X3 and multiple wheel/cassette setups. From a geometry stand point being over 50 means endurance is more my game. Pick the right wheel & tire width means you can have fun on gravel and pay almost no price for going wider. 38mm Gravel King SS+ are my compromise tires. 50 psi on the road and fine in packed dirt.
I just bought a Gravelbike and chose 2x to use it as a Winterbike/Commuter/Gravelmachine. It‘s a Cube Nuroad Race FE and even has fenders, a sleek rack and dynamo lighting. My roadbike is now fixed on the turbo and looking forward to summer.
Great video! I'm having the same debate right now. I'm using my Canyon Grail AL as my winter road bike because I don't want my shiny Giant TCR with Di2 out on the horrible UK roads this winter. I run the Grail with light CX/road wheels and 35mm tyres, which may be a little too wide for the road. While the bike's fine for long solo endurance rides, as you mentioned, it's not really suitable for anything faster. I spin out on descents and could just do with some extra gears and more snappiness. However, it's basically fine and definitely versatile. Bring on summer though :)
Excellent! Great info!
I've got a Orro Terra C Gravel with 2x 105, my gravel wheels have a larger cassette than my road wheels.
I agree it feels more clumsy, more comfortable and it's heavier! But I use it a winter/wet weather bike and save the nice bike for the sunshine!! Also feels harder work but it's all good training!
Hi Julet, Some of the disadvantages you highlight relate to the 1x chainring setup. I have both types of bikes with 2x chainring set ups and similar wheels. I started off with gravel then spotted a second hand BMC road machine on Ebay and never looked back! The main differences as you say are comfort, frame clearance and ability to fit guards/panniers. I also found that my road bike is more aero and responsive so if you are going for Stravas then you need a more aero setup. Personally, I use the gravel/cross bike for gravel and winter road as I can fit mudguards easily. If speed isn't of the essence, one bike would do you well with 2 sets of wheels. Happy Christmas!
Thats why I bought my Boardman ADV
8.9. Still running it stock with the addition of hybrid pedals and a touring rack for carrying gear. I'm not a dedicated cyclist, just using the bike to exercise as my ankles have cartilage damage, and I can't run or hike any more. Currently tearing up the Trans Pennine Trail and my local country park, its perfect for the mixed surfaces.
Perfect timing for your video....just in the garage swapping out my 650b gravel wheels for the 700c slicks - must remember to change my pedals too as currently riding flats , it’s so muddy here I keep falling off clipped in! Love your orange glasses any chance of sharing the make? Thank you for all your cheerful and inspiring videos ..... perfect remedy to COVID winter blues. Merry Xmas to you 🎄
I done something similar. I swapped out the huge tires of my 29er Mountain Bike to 700 x 32 tires and absolutely love it. 1 X 12 gearing. Wide bars. Very comfortable.
Now this gives me an idea on what setup to do for those days I want to use my hardtail on the road. Might need a bigger chainring than the 32 up front, maybe a 36 and keep the 12 speed at the rear.
2x GRX works great as a road groupset. My salsa warbird flies with 30C tires on pavement.
Agree
Same set up for me as well - makes for a great all round bike in all but the flattest of terrain
@@joshhunt3351 yeah I spin out in the low 20mph. But I'm not in it to race anymore. If I want speed I still have a 53/39 bike in the garage.
Agree. Roads are crappy around me, combine that with winter conditions, the plush ride of my gravel bike with 2x GRX keeps me riding for longer. Out with my roadie mates and I don’t hold them up.
Same here, gravel bike with 40C tires, jack of all trades, fast enough and comfortable.
I did use a Gravel bike as a road bike, with a tighter geometry, some moderately flared bars, and 2x it worked perfectly. 32c tubeless tires and it was fine for light off roading without swapping tires. Was a while ago, so a bodged 2x 46/33 with a clutch mech, but a great all rounder and better than a road bike with the dodgy roads in my local area.
Currently have a more off road oriented 1x 650b and it's less fun on the road even with slicks on, but perfectly fine loaded up when you're riding slower.
Got a new 2x GRX whip on the way and I can't wait.
Great video Juliet
I remember a few years back having fun exploring the Isle of Skye, with my old 2008 Dawes Horizon with 42mm Schwalbe Land Cruisers!
Fine as winter road bike, for me 40 mm give a more secure ride with winter road conditions
I've just built up a Bombtrack Ext-C carbon gravel bike; Zipp 303's with 38's for gravel and Stayer/Hope 60mm wheels with 28's from my road bike for touring. Like Juliet said all the extra rack mounts will come in handy and the endurance geometry should make it comfy! That's the plan anyway.
Great video Juliet! I have found that my gravel bike is great for long distance bikepacking. Wouldn't want to ride it in a race or club ride when everyone rides a road bike. Would be a disadvantage. Otherwise I feel that a gravel bike is the way to go. Thanks and all the best!
My main bike is a CX bike (more aggressive than a gravel one) with 32mm road tyres and a 2x GRX groupset. On rough UK country lanes and lightweight trails it works absolutely fine for me.
32c tyres would probably be good for your road setup with some off road. Also lots of studies have come out saying that wider tyres are actually faster than thinner 25c or 23c, especially on poorly maintained UK roads. Maybe a good video for you to make see if it is faster and whether it feels faster too.
I use my gravel bike as a winter road bike. It feels secure and safe. The only downside with my 1X gravel setup is that you spin out going downhill. But other than that the gears are fine.
i was doing 52kmh once down a slope and i was deap before my legs were spinning out
Great informative video. Watching I think 2 things. 1, I really miss living in the UK. 2, Sounds like my idea of upgrading my 50 year old tourer to a gravel bike with a 2 by setup and use that as a adventure and commuter.
I use Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tyre 32c for my commute and the gravel I ride. since it's my only bike it feels great to me. you ride with what you have.
I've just put 38's on my gravel bike and they feel great👍 Hopefully puncture free winter.
I have Schwalbe Marathon 38s (not plus) on my gravel bike. Roll better than the plus and much lighter. Also better ride comfort. They still have puncture resistance (3mm) but not as good as the plus (5mm). They ride well on and off road.
Great vid! Actually been tossing around the idea of getting some 32s for my bike and switch tyres depending on the day!
I’ve been running 32 slicks on my giant revolt for road on a second wheelset for almost 6 months. Most of my rides are fairly long so the comfort aspect is key. Average speeds are slower BUT good enough for me and I can just switch out to my gravel setup when needed.
My Kinesis Tripster AT is set up for road with R7000 2x on 28s. I have ridden in mud/gravel with the same tyres and pressure with no major issues. Kudos to Dave for the hair and kiddo for the Doom Bar without getting age checked ;-)
You did such a good job with this topic.
I’ve got a 2016 Merida cyclocross with two sets of wheels does everything I need great all rounder with a 105 group set , could be lighter in weight but then again so could I !!!!
I'm building up a Factor LS Frame with Ultegra Di2 2x 52/36 and 11/30 cassette and rear derailleur with a clutch. Will be used as a winter bike and light gravel. Zipp 303 S wheels with Mavic Allroad 30's. Eventually I will get a second set of wheels with wider tires.
Same thought here and this is just what doing right now. Had only road bike and 150 mm mtb for rides, but here where I live aint so much options to ride with slick tires. Bought gravel bike for easy trails as hardtail and going to buy road wheelset for those sunny days on the road. For this purpose Fustle have 2x setup and bar with reasonable flare to suit also for road riding. Not gonna race or look after for seconds, so this would be perfect 3in1 bike for me!
Great video! Looks like you're back in video form.
Have two bikes a specialized s-works and a diverge, if I could go back in time would have just have the diverge and two sets of wheels, had WTB 40's on the diverge is slow on road but put on some pathfinder 32's and it gets along much better and will be my "rain" bike. Great info Juliet and boy your daughter is growing fast.
I have a Merida Silex 400 as my winter road bike. It has Shimano GRX 2x. I find it great. So comfy
Hardly any difference in average speed on shorter rides.
Great bike.
I wanted a bike I could ride through the Canadian winter as well as gravel and road. I do have a pure road bike for the summer and those rides. So, I bought an Aquila CX-G Cameleon gravel bike with Shimano GRX RX810 groupset, (48-31T and 11-34 cassette) and 700x35 Schwalbe tubeless. It's great on gravel trails and quick on the road. Obviously not as responsive as a pure road bike but very good, and as the lady says, you can ride it all day. It could easily be the one "all-rounder" bike. I enjoyed the video, thanks.
I used my Gravel bike, Trek Checkpoint SL6 for both road and gravel. It was easy switching between the 2 disciplines due to using a 2 by compact group set.
But after going back to road bike the disadvantage of using gravel bike came to light. Main point being gearing its so much easier on road with a road group set.
I have a planet X tempest as my do it all bike with a bigger chain ring 42 I think and 35 mm touring tyres I love it for ragging round the dales then swap the chain ring and tyres for any thing realy off road
I just knew, as soon as you showed us the cassette, that you wouldn't feel very happy about using it as a road bike like that. You're right, on gravel, etc, the changes to lower speeds are more abrupt, so the wide gearing is more appreciated, while on the road the narrower gear jumps allow smoother transitions in speed to maintain consistency of cadence, etc. Lovely scenery too.
Just got a gravel bike for the purpose of more comfortable road riding and winter training, running road orientated gearing 50/34 and 11/32. Like the option of running wide tyres and mud guards for winter training or riding on country lanes with loose gravel and potholes, probably won’t do much off road gravel as have mountain bikes for that sort of riding. Now off to get the Doom Bar from the fridge, love the videos.
Very helpful, thank you!
I bought a Calibre Stitch hybrid (crazy cheap for the quality) , to replace my old Giant Escape as I wanted disc brakes. This bike is amazing value for money. Ridden nearly 4000 miles on it this year, commuting in all weathers and training, including a few 100 milers. Put a pair of Schwalbe Land Cruisers on it, and have ridden gravel, single track, road, and even some beach. It will go anywhere. Thanks to the crap winter weather, its now taken over from my mtb. Like most of us, I just love being outdoors.
I have a 1by setup on my gravel en I’m wondering whether to invest in some fast wheels to turn it into a road bike for certain occasions. Many thanks for the video and tips. Really useful!
I have a Genesis Croix De Fer with Lynskey carbon forks, two identical sets of wheels, one with 30c road tyres, one with 45c WTB Raddlers, 12-34 cassette on both & compromise with a MTB 2x chainset - 38,28. Works well for gravel & road. Bit heavy maybe, but then I could do with losing weight before I worry about the bike! :)
I'm actually in that situation right now with my gravel bike, not by choice but forced by one of my gravel 35 mm tires puncturing. I cycled 22 km home on a totally flat back tire, had a pump but the leak was too fast! So I stuck on a set of 28mm tires I had in storage and so now I have those frame gaps like you have. But my gravel bike came with a compact double 46/34 chainset, not much smaller than the standard compact 50/34, so I think a compact double is really needed to be somewhere nearer a road bike. I think the sweet spot, for an all-rounder road/gravel/tourer/commuter bike, for me anyway, is a gravel bike with a double compact chainset, 11-34 cassette, and 30, 32 or even 35 mm tires for a cozy middle ground between rolling speed and comfort. Merry Christmas! 🎄
Juliet-------------Good advice. I'm thinking i might go to a single ring up front.
I'm enjoying your videos very much.
thanks for this!
Great video 👍
I only have my dad's 1986 steel frame L'Eroica style road bike. But I can fit upto 42mm wide tyres on it (40mm) with mudguards, and it is more than capable of going from road to gravel and back again without any hassle. Also, speed isn't on my agenda, so I have a 1x11 set up, and am now than happy to tootle wherever there satnav decided to take me 😊
Love your channel btw ❣️
I have considered doing this but more for causal road riding. I have a Bombtrack with sliding dropouts and disc brakes that adjust 15mm of wheelbase. So road wheels with 700x28C tires and gravel wheels with 650x47C tires to give a similar diameter. Then an 11-26 cassette for road and 11-32 for gravel with a 34/50 front. At the short setting the bike feels lively and the longer setting more stable. The tire clearance for the gravel tires may be a bit tight with fenders but it just might work.
I have so many gravel bikes now, that being able to use them on a road seems like a great idea.
Cat makes presence felt at 7:28!!!!!!
I settled with a gravel bike as single bike. For me '4 seasons' 28C or similar, with sensible PSI, absorb impacts and do road/gravel/paths fine. No punctures and roll great on road in all weathers. If ground is soft they 'float' and you may need skills (=fun), if predicted very muddy - no need to change wheels, do a road day! If anything more aggressive is needed maybe 32=35C GKSK style would be enough - it all depends on the balance road/gravel of the ride. I also did years of riding my road bike with 26C GKSK (no clearance for 28C) on road/gravel.... works fine but was less comfortable on long distances than my current setup.
I once rode a spanking new road bike up Glen Affric and over the mountain pass to the western seaboard at Shiel Bridge. Terrain which would test a gravel bike to the limit. But I did say 'once'. Those were the days when most people only had one bike and it did have to do everything you wanted to do on it!
I used to use my gravel bikes as road bikes too by just swapping to 28c tyres. Depends on the end of the gravel bike spectrum your bike hails from, but my old GT Grade and then Bokeh were pretty nippy on tarmac. I've done 100 milers on both with no drama.1x is less than perfect if you don't want to mess about with changing ratios, but the range was ok for me, just the jumps between gears could be annoying. OK on your own, but you'd struggle in a chain-gang scenario I reckon - the bigger gaps making you over and under geared at times, when trying to hold a pace. I did eventually buy a road bike, to save my gravel bike for off-road, as it ended up doing loads of road training miles and changing tyres frequently was a faff.
purely out of chance and budget I bought a Kona Rove 2018 it only has a claris group set (8speed) with 11-32 cassette and a 34-50 front hub. Originally had 35c tires but have since gone down to 28s. I do mostly rd rides, but the country lanes aren't the best so top speeds aren't always achievable. Having said that, I'm still able to maintain mid 30km speeds when the road lets me. thank you for your video. I am really enjoying my gravel bike as well.
I've just swapped out my chunky 2.35" MTB tyres for some 1.5" semi-slick commuter tyres on my MTB. Overnight I've gained over 2.5mph Average speed over a 25 mile ride. Can't wait to get my Road bike, I'll save around 9kg in weight too.
Adorable daughter! Thank you for another great video.
I use a Giant TCX (Cross Bike) as a road bike, I just swap to wheels with 700/32mm tubeless slicks on them, run them at 50-60PSI or so, and use a different ranged cassette on the "road" wheels. It works great and is more comfortable then my old TCR and I don't feel slower, and especially I don't feel beat all to hell after a long ride on the roads here like I did on the skinny 120PSI TCR tires, and I never ever get pinch flats, where I did all the freaking time on the TCR even at 120psi. So I like it.
I built up a set of carbon wheels with 32c tires as “road” wheels for my Cannondale Topstone 105 gravel bike. This is a 2X (46/30) that I put an 11-40 cassette on. There’s enough high-end gearing for me except for a few long steep-ish descents where I spin out. But even that is at a speed that is about as fast as I want to go anyway.
This works well for me on the road. I’m pretty new to riding
use my cyclocross for both. 40mm offroad even on knarly mtb red routes - road wheels use ita as road bike with full mud guards compact gear set up gears fine. also can tour it though low enough gears can be problem
Great vids :-)
i have a 10 pound bike from a scrap van lots bike oil and off you go just old school happy days. front and back i just pump them up hard and just zoom ...
CDale Topstone 2x11 here with 2 wheelsets. One of which is outfitted with 28c GP5000s. I agree with Juliet in all her points. I could ride this thing all day long and not be tired. 28c's give a super comfy ride and rolling resistance is kept to a minimal with a good set of tires. You aren't gonna win any road races though. When feeling adventurous, swap out to the gravel wheels and go offroad . If your not a rqcer, you can definitely have a single gravel bike and do most of it
I'm a 1x on 5 of my bikes (3 MTB's, a CX and a gavel bike) and the only one left that isn't, is a 10 year old Spesh road bike (used about twice a year) with a 2x
Personally, I always prefer a 1x as it's less hassle and I'm ancient and quite slow....There's so many 2x gravel bikes with a massive range of gears that somebody normal could easily ride with a spare set of wheels more suited to a road bike...
Different geometry but more comfortable in my view if speed isn't your thing....I'd definitely get some road wheels for my 1x gravel bike if it was my thing and I only had one bike....
Good video again
I have a Ti Litespeed "gravel" bike set up with 2 X 11 GRX and 32c gravel king slicks. For me it's perfect. I think the Ekar with 38 or 40 in front and 9-42 in rear would work for 1X dual duty.
I bought a second set of road wheels for my ibis hakka mx gravel bike and I ended up riding it like that most of the time, despite having a dedicated road bike. Comfortable for long rides although 1x can be annoying for the big gearing gaps.
My gravel bike is my only bike now, sold all the rest because I wasn't using them. Mine is a bit more "road" oriented than yours; I have a road compact chainset for example, which perhaps makes it a bit less capable on rough surfaces, but for versatility it's excellent. Good video, and I agree with he conclusion
Love the videos, keep them coming.
🎄Best Wishes for the festive season 🎄 .Interesting thoughts i agree gravel goes to road set up easier
Enjoyed it. Best part aside from the laughs is the idea of making slight changes to tune the ride.
And here I am built a hybrid/gravel/ my one and only bike. size 21 hardtail 29er frame (with a frame gusset), a loop bar, rigid fork, 700x38C m600 deore g.s. shimano 11-42 cassete on 1x set up 40T chainring, m315 brakes. Been riding this beast for more than 6mos with almost or more than 1,500km rides. This is what it means to love riding a bike on a busget 😆👍
100% agree, I recently bought a Trek Domane SL6 & absolutely love it, this bike can do pretty much everything you want it to, so versatile & much more comfy than my road bike, I’m loving gravel riding, it’s a nice change of pace!
Am having delima to get the checkpoint or domane. Did u consider the checkpoint b4 u bought the domane?
@@johnny212 I did & have friends that love their Checkpoints but for me I wanted the compact 50/34 front chainring &I use 40 cm gravel tires. The Checkpoint has a single ring up front & you can go with a wider tire. I wanted more gearing for road & gravel riding. I’m sorry I wasn’t much help, imo you can’t go wrong with either bike. Domane felt much more comfortable to me, more relaxed geometry, it’s a great bike!
@@jimmansi1187 thanks for the inputs and i do agree with u on the gearings. Now i feel domane is better suited for my needs. :)
Just found your video, big thanks for the help thinking of going for a gravel bike for my commute to work. Was thinking about a road bike but poss not the best idea as I'm on and off the road quit a bit. I do like the 1 bi set up may just fit my need on and off road. What tyres do you think would work best 😎👍
Liked the video, but testing off road on those road wheels ..... oh that hurt ! Keep making the videos, loving the outdoor adventures.