I just thought I would ask the question and see what everyone is riding. I have a Surly Ogre with corner bars. I also have a GT Pro that I have modded a little.
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A pretty much “off the shelve” Focus Atlas. It’s my first gravelbike, or dropbar bike in general really.
Not sure if I would buy it again after I’ve gained some experience now. But it is a nice bike and I love the rides I am doing on it.
I’m in the same camp: base 6.7 MY2020 with base GRX groupset, which by itself is nice enough, for the price range a very good deal. It’s a big long bike, very stiff (in good and bad ways) and the Boost hub spacing is not ideal: I had a crash and had to redo the front wheel, but I didn’t really have a choice other than take a rim and relace it with the OEM hub.
I just swapped out the 90mm stem for a 60mm one to liven it up a bit and I find it definitely helps.
What would you go with now? :)
Kona Unit X here, with rack etc for bikepacking.
I’m literally riding the Trek Navigator that my parents got me as a teenager. The thing is a freaking workhorse and I can take the kids to school then drop the trailer at home and go ride the trails then go grab my cooler bags and run to the store
“whatever’s cheap”. I got a used YT Szepter (RIP) for $1k.
I know some people might look down on this but I have seen a lot of good reviews of the Ozark Trail gravel bike. I thought about picking one up just to give it a try.
Yeah, I mean, it looks great, but I think that’s too cheap for me.
The most important part of any bike (but especially cheap bikes) is that they use standard parts so you can repair or upgrade them as necessary. Most Walmart bikes are disposable garbage because they are not that. But it seems they are starting to take bikes more seriously.
The Ozark Trail mountain bike is over 400 bucks now. Review If I was a hardcore serious young mountain biker would I buy it? No. But an old guy my age who wants something that is not breaking the bank to ride in the woods it is fine. That guy lives in Haywood County in WNC where I am from. No question he did upgrades to suit him.
I built a Velo Orange gravel bike a few years ago. GRX Di2 group (I’ve heard all the arguments, and I decided that’s what I wanted, and I love it). The only issue is that it weighs a ton, being steel. Though I think even for steel it’s pretty heavy. 28 lbs ready to ride (ie with a bag that has tubes and tools, water bottle cages, pedals, etc.), compared to 21 for my aluminum race bike.
But it was meant to be a comfortable all day touring bike, not a race bike.
Unfortunately there isn’t much gravel where I live. :(
Radrunner 2 by RadPower E-bikes. I have just over 2500 miles on it. It has fat tires, so I can do off-road, but it mostly stays on asphalt.
2nd hand 2021 Marin Nicasio+ on 45mm Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M, a 36T chainring and TRP Hy/Rd
