So I (M24) want to do that but I also have to be home in time for the weekend. So I can ride all week but it's just an ambition at the moment. I also wonder how far and back I could get in 5 days starting from middle West-Flanders Belgium. So besides that I need a good bike but the wallet is not that big so I'd like it to be under the 1000 euro's but off course much rather under the 500 is this possible, or should I just invest in a really decent bike? Is the decathlon a decent option. If you look at gravelbikes there the lowest price is 750. Other maybe well equipped (I would love some good springs and some good gears off course) recommendations?
Update: I was just looking into these bike(s) is this good I would say not to expensive (449 euro) good front suspension so it's a hardtail and I've measured my leg according to the bikester.be site standards and it's around 83cm wich with my total height of 173cm should lead up to a medium frame of 45cm. Now as it's sold out on bikester I looked up the brand and the model and they have a dealer 7KM away from me so but the price is not included on the Cube site as that depends on the dealer probably.
Now I ask you as well is Cube a good brand and are the parts in this bike good and worthy of bikepacking. I did see a recall on there site of bikes bought before November 30th so that's already a bit worrying…
Any suggestions reassurements or advice are greatly appreciated🙏also already thanks for the good responses and the help.
by gabe711g
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Decathlon are definitely a good option, at leas the Van Rysel bikes. You could do worse than the 750€ one with Acolyte. Sword on the more expensive bike is nicer, but it still has cable disc brakes so I wouldn’t exactly say it’s game changing. It would also be competing with the Cube Nuroad One, or even Canyon Endurance Allroad.
If you don’t care about the bike aesthetics you can spend a fraction of your budget for an older 26″ rigid mtb (I have one as a MTB and it was fun) which is good for smooth gravel and parts are cheap to replace, so you have more budget for technical clothing (decathlon stuff is fine), tools and spare parts (in case you stay away from home for more days) and of course bikepacking bags.