Ive narrowed down these 3 bikes for my first gravel. My biggest constraint is budget, im trying by best to stay as close to a thousand as possible but have realized thats not easy with these bikes.
Availability is also not great here in germany. These three are all discounted from their msrp quite decently.
Id say the majority of my riding will be road but a decent bit if gravel(Feldwege) will be in the mix.
Any opinions and guidance would be greatly appreciated.
by LigmaStonks
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I would go for the Cube. They make decent, great value bikes. I would definitely not get the Scott, that Claris groupset is really entry-level.
Or, a fourth option: get a second hand bike. You will be able to get a much nicer bike for around €1000 if you buy second hand.
Go for the Cube if your intention is anything less than 75 % gravel/dirt. I cannot express how vital it is to me to have a road (or let’s sax 2x) groupset on my gravel bike. I cannot stretch enough what an enormous advantage this is on any type of paved road.