Kinda looks like the gravel bikes are slowly but surely turning into just a normal XC mountain bike with silly handle bars….
Kennys-Chicken on
Yeah, Leadville used to be gnarly with a super high DNF rate. It’s no longer what it used to be – now it’s geared for more tourism, high finish rate, and it can be done on a gravel bike.
Grindfather901 on
Just looking at the rocks behind him in the pic, I don’t personally want to plow into those at 25+mph on a rigid gravel bike with 42’s. I do, however, think it’s a dropbar-fast-MTB event.
HeyUKidsGetOffMyLine on
Supercaliber with drop bars is now gravel.
Over_Reputation_6613 on
Gravelbikes are MTBs… just with drop bars… nothing new there. Some gravelraces are so techie that ppl go flat bars and suspension forks. That’s just another example that Gravel bikes are MTBs
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Kinda looks like the gravel bikes are slowly but surely turning into just a normal XC mountain bike with silly handle bars….
Yeah, Leadville used to be gnarly with a super high DNF rate. It’s no longer what it used to be – now it’s geared for more tourism, high finish rate, and it can be done on a gravel bike.
Just looking at the rocks behind him in the pic, I don’t personally want to plow into those at 25+mph on a rigid gravel bike with 42’s. I do, however, think it’s a dropbar-fast-MTB event.
Supercaliber with drop bars is now gravel.
Gravelbikes are MTBs… just with drop bars… nothing new there. Some gravelraces are so techie that ppl go flat bars and suspension forks. That’s just another example that Gravel bikes are MTBs