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    Need advice for my first gravel bike!

    Hello everyone,

    To give a little bit of context, I am an all-mountain type of biker, happy with my full-sus MTB. However, at the moment I am in the Netherlands and I will be for some time, so no mountains here eheh. I was looking to enter the gravel world, not only to keep the shape as much as possible but also because I have always been intrigued. I would like to go for an entry level bike for the moment that I could be able to upgrade along the way. I found three models that in my opinion could be a good place to start from, but I am really not an expert on geometries, components, upgradability and so on. So I am looking for advice, what do you think about these three? I think that the Bulls Grinder is a good deal, but as I said I am not an expert at all.

    Thank to everyone willing to help!

    by ChemGaze

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    1. MiniLennii on

      All great choices I think. The Bulls bike is definitely built more for adventure and long distance touring (so many bosses and upright geometry, similar to what you will be used to riding). The Speedster is a little racier, and I think a fair bit more expensive than the cube for very little gain. The cube is the one I would go for, simple 1x gearing, wide range and should be a good in between, geometry-wise, for all types of riding.

      I don’t know too much about microshift and its compatibility with other groupsets, but I know the sword is a good quality piece of kit. I’d see if you can give them a test ride somewhere before purchasing, I had some trouble with sizing on my first gravel bike. Or even better if you can purchase and use for a couple of weeks and then return if you change your mind.

      If you’re interested in the cube, CADE MEDIA on youtube recently did a tour around India with that exact bike.

    2. funai87 on

      The Discbreaks with cable are crab. Choose a Bike with semi hydraulic (TPR HyRo) or full hydraulic breaks (recommended) you can also update one of these “budget” bike with hydraulic breaks and shifters for around 100€/$ with used parts.

    3. again-and-a-gain on

      For 1k, I would definitely go look for a 2nd hand bike. Where I live (Austria), 1k will get you a much nicer bike with hydraulic disc brakes.

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