https://www.decathlon.ca/en/p/8602275/womens-gravel-bike-grvl-520
The woman's gravel bike is $500 cheaper at 1300 CADvs 1800 CAD for rc 520 but is the performance similar or the same compared to the rc 520? I looked at the sizing and I can fit the woman's bike at 5"10 for a medium but I'm unsure if the bike has a different geometry etc.
Still looking for my first bike for weekends rides of 20-40km and I was considering the woman's gravel if I expaned my budget to 1500 for new bikes.
by Myzerl
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These are different frame designs yes beyond just being labeled women’s. The RC 520 Gravel you can think of as an endurance all-road bike like the Trek Domane while the GRVL 520 is closer to industry standard gravel design like the Trek Checkpoint. The main differences are the GRVL has more tire clearance, more mounting eyelets, slacker steering angle and a subcompact crankset for lower gearing. For sizing the medium on each is equivalent. In this case they didn’t really do anything special to make it for women, they just offer small sizes and have a different saddle. They have a men’s GRVL 520 for sale too which is exactly the same frame.