Gravel bikes at MTB parks?

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  • Hinaultscrapcousin
    Hinaultscrapcousin Posts: 647
    I've taken my Monstercross round the Black trails at Glentress with no issues.
  • FishFish
    FishFish Posts: 2,152
    So whats the difference between a gravel bike and a hybrid? (..is it 'an' hybrid?)
    ...take your pickelf on your holibobs.... :D

    jeez :roll:
  • oodboo
    oodboo Posts: 2,171
    Traditionally a hybrid will have flat bars, gravel bikes have curly whirly bars.
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  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    oodboo wrote:
    Traditionally a hybrid will have flat bars, gravel bikes have curly whirly bars.

    So it's a CX bike then?
  • oodboo
    oodboo Posts: 2,171
    welshkev wrote:
    oodboo wrote:
    Traditionally a hybrid will have flat bars, gravel bikes have curly whirly bars.

    So it's a CX bike then?
    Yep, pretty much. Think trail (gravel) vs xc hardtail (cx).
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,212
    oodboo wrote:
    Traditionally a hybrid will have flat bars, gravel bikes have curly whirly bars.

    And an old Mazda driver riding it?
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Anyone who takes a downhill bike to a trail centre is retarded. Any more than 140mm suspension is completely over the top, even on black trails.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,814
    As they can't play with wheel sizes for silly marketing sales, they have renamed CX bikes as Gravel or Adventure bikes to try and sell some to those who must have the 'new thing'.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,890
    welshkev wrote:
    oodboo wrote:
    Traditionally a hybrid will have flat bars, gravel bikes have curly whirly bars.

    So it's a CX bike then?
    Basically yes. Like Rookie says they are messing with marketing mainly. I think they have slightly slacker geometry than a pure CX bike.
    Though I view my CX bike as a bit of a hybrid, it just has drop bars and isn't scared of mud.
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    Veronese68 wrote:
    welshkev wrote:
    oodboo wrote:
    Traditionally a hybrid will have flat bars, gravel bikes have curly whirly bars.

    So it's a CX bike then?
    Basically yes. Like Rookie says they are messing with marketing mainly. I think they have slightly slacker geometry than a pure CX bike.
    Though I view my CX bike as a bit of a hybrid, it just has drop bars and isn't scared of mud.

    Before Gravel bikes some of the CX bikes where a bit slacker, and where clearly intended for commuters/riding rather than racing.

    I have a cheap CX bike and it's clearly no racer, it's heavy and slack geometry with lots of bottle mounts etc.

    But with decent tyres it's a hoot, and can ride, long Alp like climes (rode up to MT Teide) this year, equally it copes with rough lanes, bridleways and such, and I have taken it around places like Swinley and others which is fine.

    where it doesn't cope is very rocky where 33mm of tyre isn't enough. and CX tyres tend to be fast and grippy but durable no so much, I've yet to wear out a rear tyre, they normally succumb to a sidewall tear.

    on the road, the CX is according to Strava within a few seconds of what I was on a pure road bike. Off road it reminds me of the MTBs I used to ride.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,814
    I'm just waiting for the new bike which will look (and be specced just like) a 29er with drops, maybe call this 'new' wheel size 700cPlus, we could call it an all terrain adventure bike.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • oodboo
    oodboo Posts: 2,171
    The Rookie wrote:
    I'm just waiting for the new bike which will look (and be specced just like) a 29er with drops, maybe call this 'new' wheel size 700cPlus, we could call it an all terrain adventure bike.
    That would be a monster cross bike then.
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  • RallyBiker
    RallyBiker Posts: 378
    The Rookie wrote:
    I'm just waiting for the new bike which will look (and be specced just like) a 29er with drops, maybe call this 'new' wheel size 700cPlus, we could call it an all terrain adventure bike.

    Like a Salsa Fargo you mean! :D
  • fat daddy
    fat daddy Posts: 2,605
    so what do you call a 26"er with drops ... its not quite a monstercross .. but its not CX or graval or adventure, or an MTB these days ?
  • oodboo
    oodboo Posts: 2,171
    fat daddy wrote:
    so what do you call a 26"er with drops ... its not quite a monstercross .. but its not CX or graval or adventure, or an MTB these days ?
    A bike, they don't all need to be pigeonholed.
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  • fat daddy
    fat daddy Posts: 2,605
    oodboo wrote:
    A bike, they don't all need to be pigeonholed.

    but every other bike "IS" pigeonholed (road, cx, gravel, adventure, endurance, crit, DH, all mountain, trail, 4x, etc, etc, etc)

    if a drop bar 26" is a bike .... then by default it is the one true bike ! :)
  • oodboo
    oodboo Posts: 2,171
    You have a point there. If we dont give it a category then people will just assume it's a frakenbike and no one will want one. I propose we call it a "mini fat gravel cross", the perfect blend of spare parts. Bet you want one now! 8)
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  • BOSSNUT.DAVE
    BOSSNUT.DAVE Posts: 102
    oodboo wrote:
    You have a point there. If we dont give it a category then people will just assume it's a frakenbike and no one will want one. I propose we call it a "mini fat gravel cross", the perfect blend of spare parts. Bet you want one now! 8)

    Any pictures?

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