I'm a complete novice, Ordered my frist gravel bike, while be here next week. Looking for any recommendations to a newbie and looking for a good frame bag and what should I pack out with me every ride? Any and all advice is appericated!!!
by tiagolima500
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Nice
Congrats! Are you having a bike shop build it?
To start, a saddle bag or frame bag that will fit a spare tube, a tire lever and a multi-tool. You can use CO2 or buy a frame pump to fix a flat. CO2 is single use but it’s compact and can be hidden in a saddle bag. A pump of course has unlimited air and typically mounts to the frame but you can hide it in a frame bag.
Most stock saddles are terribly uncomfortable even with nice bib shorts. Consider keeping some money in your budget to try new saddles but hopefully the original one works well for you.
Got my spouse this exact bike a few months back! Her first drop bar bike. I have 2021 ALR 5 both are great bikes! Enjoy your NBD!!!!!!
Nice! You will have a lot of fun with it.
congrats! 🎉 I got the same bike ( but red) a bit over a month ago. Love it & my first bike since childhood!
My 2 cents: Get the flat pedals. Save yourself and don’t worry about clipping in/out until you gain experience. Have fun!