I just ordered one of the 2025 cube bikes. Aluminium frame with 105 mechanical 2x12 though because I crash a few times a year. I'll upgrade this and my clothes with time. I love my dropbar mtb but I want to be fast on a roadbike :D
I love my new Pinarello F5, my first zippy road bike but.... My commuter bike is the first love. Hybrid style, I suppose? I'd do short rides on the commuter, and long *day* rides on the road bike, but honestly, the commuter would be my choice for going out for a week and on yucky days (has tires for rain and a lil grit). She's just so darn versatile, and can carry my stuff! That said, accelerating on the road bike and going VROOM is very fun!
if only I knew earlier that roadbikes are really good on the road. seems obvious but somehow bike shop in my country mostly advertise, display and sell MTB for pretty much everyone without asking their needs. it's heavy and exhausting to ride on the road. I really thought that's the real biking experience because everyone I know seems to have the same experience. I just bought my roadbike 3 months ago, and damn it's fun. I can do 30km everyday without breaking a sweat. at the end of the day, good bike is what make you want to ride it instead of just a mean for transportation.
@@KiranMachiraju You are delusional. Not even Downhill bikes weigh 20-25 XD. Maybe E-Bikes. Average carbon XC arround 12kg, carbon trail arriound 14kg and carbon enduros arround 16kg. A carbon hardtail can weigh as low as 8kg.
i love the look of road bikes so much and am so excited to get my own one day, right now I need to lose a lot of weight first (which i'm doing on my hybrid)
Hey, I dropped almost 100 lbs cycling. Started on a hybrid, moved to a mountain bike swapped in some road bike handlebars with bar end shifters , then a road bike. Here I am in my 40s I feel better than I ever did in my 20s by far. You got this friend . Respect 👊🏼
Started cycling during the pandemic and ended up waiting 18 months for a new gravel bike. In the meantime I found a 1999 Trek 5200 oclv road bicycle and refurbished it with 11 speed 105. I have had the heavy slow gravel bike now for two years and rarely ride it because I am drawn to the road bike first. For me the idea of gravel is better than the actual experience.
Good choice with the trek, I have the 1999 5500 postal trek, change to compact up front and a 32 12 on rear and your sorted, will easily keep with today's carbon bikes
I've gone off my road bike due to the increase in cars and agro/ bad drivers out there. I mostly stick to gravel now. If we had safer road cycling routes I would probably get back into more road riding.
Same here. I have stopped riding on the roads due to the insane drivers I was encountering every day and my Orbea that I paid good money for now sits permanently on my indoor trainer.
I have this same feeling but more so it prevented me from getting a road bike. I started out on a cheap mountain bike riding back trails and getting screamed at when I had to travel up the road a mile or so to get to the next section of the trail.
Don't own a road bike, but love my gravel bike!! Just did a 50K spin this morning. Maybe the roads and tracks I like to ride are more suited for gravel bike. 😀
If you're taking gravel paths, it would surely be difficult to enjoy them as much as you do with a road bike, so it sounds like you made the right choice.
i like my road bike and climbing with it too! i am ridding a triban RC 520 with 105 group set from decathlon! I am super happy with it! i am from Portugal! Cheers boys and girl!
I've just cycled 100 miles on a gravel bike, yes it was a touch slower if you take speed as a constant, but the gravel was more capable of dealing with a long ride and more comfortable too. I took less breaks because I felt fresher and actually felt I could have gone further by the end of it. Something I'd have struggled with on a less forgiving and less comfortable road bike.
Gravel terrains vary significantly more than roads. You can ride almost all roads on 32mm tires. Different gravel paths require different tires and sometimes different gearing setups. Plus the remoteness of gravel roads cause more inconvenience with lack of restrooms and water/food supplies on longer rides. Take it from someone who has a road bike, gravel bike and a MTB.
Agree. I use my gravel bike as an endurance road bike (with road tires) virtually all of the time with no issues. It's very comfortable, fast enough for an older person, and it has mounts for full fenders (mudguards).
Comfort is a significant factor, which is why brands are producing bikes with greater clearance for wider tyres and slightly more relaxed geometries. However, it's true that you can achieve that with a gravel bike.
I love my little 2013 Trek Alexa SL. Bought it second hand in 2023, have made some upgrades and when I am not commuting on my KHS to work, I'm road cycling on my Trek.
As a kid, I lived in a small city, just love my city road bike, mountain views. Now I live by sand and gravel, so I'm looking at a FX 3 by Trek. Things change. People do not care if they kill you with their cars. Their cellphones are more important.
I recently sold one of my mountain bikes to upgrade the roadie. Got myself a 2025 TCR and love it. Road for me is about riding from home which can't be done on an mtb where I live, covering distance, riding with mates, and the speed.
I live in Kansas City. Very close to the mecca of gravel cycling, Emporia, KS. Gravel roads are a mere 5 miles from my home. This year, I have 3500 miles on my Canyon Ultimate and a paltry 800 miles on my 3T Exploro. I agree, road is just more fun due to speed. Great video.
I am currently ridding a TREK aluminum road bike in the Pacific Northwest. There are plent of paved roads that go into the mountains. This makes for some good quality climbing.
A Brompton and a Moulton TSR do it for me. Brompton for round town (Bristol) and the Moulton for further afield. Oh and a cheap second hand hybrid “pub bike” for when I know I’ll have to lock the bike somewhere.
I have a road, gravel, and a mountain bike. My favorite is the gravel bike. I don’t like riding my bike on the roads and luckily my city has a lot of paths to help promote fitness. The trails often vary from paved to gravel. Having the gravel allows me to ride my bike on those trails without concerns I will get a flat or damage my bike.
I agree that road bikes offer all the thrill cycling,,fast cornering great acceleration seemingly endless top speeds,Wnat A Rush ...I own 16 bikes 3mtbs,2hybrids ,3cx, 3qravel,5Roadies that always manage giving that feeling of high Speed woah that was close!!!Thats why I love my Roadies.The Manitoba Missile.
I started out road cycling, but I fell in love with gravel because of the focus demanding solo rides. I don't want to chat. I want to ride and tackle the hazard of a trail without trying to survive in traffic
I am still using my road bike 2011 Specialized Allez 8 speed. This bike now have more than 25k kms. (est.) on its clock. I also have 3 wheel sets for this. I have another modern road bike 2023 Felt VR60. I am not switching to another type of bike, road bikes is still the KING.
After an incident with an angry driver I stopped all my cycling efforts for about 9 months. That's when I got my gravel bike which I ordered before the incident happened and that got me back into cycling. I was able to stay away from the roads and explore my area a bit more than before. I've had a great time until my inner voice kept telling me that I'm missing out. I wanted to get back on the road bike. So I bought one and I never looked back. It's faster, more comfortable and is able to do literally everything my gravel bike could do but better. I love my BMC Roadmachine
I own two road (older one full time on the Kickr), one gravel, one full-sus MTB, one downhill bike (no longer used) and an eMTB. I live in Whistler, BC at 650m. The eMTB and MTB are used way more than the road bike, partly because the roads are dreadful (“share the roads” - tell the F150 drivers that) and any ride will have several hundred metres of climbing, including a big chunk up to home when I’d like to be cooling down. But mostly because I live on a mountain, with trails up to my door in every direction. Even if I set off to do a road-ish ride, I know I'll want to veer off onto the trails whenever possible, so I mostly use the non-E MTB as my daily rider, with its suspension either locked fully or in medium-slack mode. The gravel bike lives in Europe, where I spend a few months a year, with either 650B or 700C wheels depending on where the motorhome is parked and whether I'm sightseeing with my partner, enjoying the local trails or aiming to cover the ground/do some training. When I was a UK resident, the road bike was used 90% of the time (in rural Lincolnshire). In short, I love cycling, with or without assistance and I use whichever bike is appropriate for mood and conditions. If I had to have one bike, it would be the gravel bike, with both wheel sets and I'd add a dropper post to avoid involuntary castration on the trails. I'd also probably switch to a gravel bike with lightweight front suspension since I've got a badly-healed broken wrist from 25 years ago so I need a bit of plush.
Love Marvin, my road bike, just wish I lived somewhere nicer to take full advantage. He's a bottom of the range Marin from about 12 years ago with a few new bits - not upgrades more sidegrades, but still feels fast to me.
I ride my road bike most, be ause i can leave from my front door and come back to it havign had a nice ride. I love mountain biking because it takes me into nature, away from the roads, but it takes a lot more time to get less biking done due to needing to get to where the biking can be done and back. And with 3 kids, one of which is 1yo (im holding him rigt now), i just font have the time. However, i have just bought my oldest his first MTB and plan on taking him to some gentle forest trails once we've built up his cycling strength a bit. "Honey, just going for a ride with the kids" has a nice ring to it :)
The sole reason I selected a road bike is because of its speed. When I decided to buy a commuter bike, I considered both a mountain bike and a road bike. The speed of contemporary road bikes refreshes my understanding of bikes and cycling. So, after testing out several mountain bikes and road bikes, I decided to buy a road bike.
Yep, definitely road bike! You named all the pros, one disadvantage: I have older bikes and only my cyclo-crosser can have reasonable mudguards. I have 2 steel bikes (Peugeot something from 1983 and a newer one) that are equipped with 2000ish alu wheels, 2x9, reliable brakes and better saddles, and I am collecting parts for a third one that I recently dug out of the basement and which might be even older. My favorite is my Merckx alu bike from the early 2000s, with 2x10 campa groupset, and i might even get it under 8 kgs with new wheels. All these bikes are very different but still the same compared to mountain bikes or touring bikes. I mostly commute to work (10 kms) and sometimes do longer weekend trips. I would like to try high-end bikes, but they are a bit too expensive for my purposes. One comment about comfort: Do watch bike fitting videos and invest in a good saddle that fits your anatomy. It made a huge difference for me, even though I never really felt uncomfortable on my bikes.
I don't own a velomobile, because I think they are unpractical in our world. But lets be real here: In a parallel universe, there would be speedways for velomobiles because they are the fastest human powered vehicles. Period. More comfort than on a road bike, weatherproof, faster and more cargo space.
Except I don't want to spend time outside, inside a small confined space when I could be having fun on a bicycle that lets me feel the earth beneath me and puts a big smile on my face instead.
Bikes I own: -Carbon road bike to ride with the over-achievers -Aluminum cyclocross bike to ride with the bros -Fast folding bike (Tern Verge X11) to ride with the kids -Brompton to ride on buses -Home made ebike to save on gas -80's chromoly bike to use on the trainer 😊
At 65, just started cycling again after a 30 yr layoff. Started with a ebike (live in a very hilly area). Have just progressed to a cheap hybrid (leg powered) giving it about 6 months, then i'll be looking for a road bike with gearing biased towards steep climbs. Well, thats the plan anyway.😅
With Namibia only having 12% tar roads, a mountain bike is the way to go when doing long rides. Gravel bikes are very nice but too soft for local conditions. So in Namibia a MTB is the way to go!!
As much as id love to ride a road bike for weight, aero and stiffness reasons my (very limited) experience this spring went rather different so ive returned the road bike and now have a new found appreciation for my hard tail mtb that ive had for like 12 years and started riding regularly 4 and a half years ago. Now maybe my road bike issues were just a fit issue, wont find out any time soon :D, but there were like 10 cons and the only real pro was having bigger gears available. Wasnt gonna spend a couple grand just for cycling to become less enjoyable :D
Hoho. I got myself a gravel bike (Canyon Grizl 6) which should be delivered mid-October. Let's see how I fare with a roady geometry. I'll probably like it more than my trekking ebike.
As a person with road bikes, I think these days the All-Road, or gravel bike might be king, it can be a road bike, an off road bike, or a commuter. For urban environments that is everything, there are no downhill mountain bike trails and any fast road route is actually just a set of traffic lights for 15 miles.
I love my road bike, its an old Planet X Carbon Pro, nothing special but its fun to get out and do long rides, just back from 100k spin today. I'm still probably slightly more fond of MTB trails and my hardtail but I mix up the riding as much as possible. My question is GCN, should my next road bike be either an endurance bike, something like the Pinarello X or do I get a gravel bike and get two wheel sets? How much slower on the road will the gravel bike be? Just to add, I live in the Peak District and road surface is poor but off-roading a plenty.
Why the obsession with speed? I ride mainly for enjoyment and find a hybrid a lot more comfortable than a road bike, I currently have 50mm diameter tyres fitted on my hybrid which feel a lot safer on the appalling cracked and potholed roads round here. I also love my mountain bike and my fold up bike.
Road bike doesn’t have to be all speed, however they are the most efficient. You don’t need to pedal as hard to obtain a decent speed compared to other tyoes of bike, so they are faster and you can therefore travel longer distances quicker
Nearly everyone lives near a massive network of roads, many in good condition and safe and legal to ride on. How many people live near a large network of gravel or unpaved roads or MTB trails? Some do, I'm sure, but most probably have to drive to them, which is ok for weekends but kind of a pain during the week when you might only have 60-90 minutes to ride. Which is why road bikes make more sense as their first or only bike for most people who ride regularly and don't live near unpaved roads and trails. You literally just head out the front door and ride. Plus, let's face it, road bikes are faster, and who doesn't love speed?
Have fun popping tires… nah I just need better tires The reality is that gravel on 32s or 28s is good, as long as it’s not too loose to lose traction. Just make sure you bring plenty of spares and get tires that can take a beating. Don’t slip out
Started cycling with a cheap mtb. It took 3 years to get 18k km mileage. Then i bought a roadbike and in 8 months i already clocked 10k km. No wonder i love roadbike. I can ride longer and faster with less effort than mtb
I need some serious help...I want to go to school on bike so my friend suggested buying a road bike as it is easier to cycle and faster. But occasionally I would go on some rocky roads that might harm the bike, are there alternatives? (the road bikes model I have thin wheels so I suppose they can't go on rocky roads?)
You kind've cheated on the gravel bike there about the social aspect. Being two abreast on the road is simply too dangerous. Gravel allows you to do that. Which tops it for me
I was just riding my gravel bike and thinking why the f did I choose rattling along this long straight gavelly road, when I could be flying on the tarmac. Why am I choosing the worse road? Road bikes are lovely.
What are your thoughts? 🚴♀💨 Do you think road bikes are boss? Let us know what road bike you're riding!
I just ordered one of the 2025 cube bikes. Aluminium frame with 105 mechanical 2x12 though because I crash a few times a year. I'll upgrade this and my clothes with time. I love my dropbar mtb but I want to be fast on a roadbike :D
Gravel bike. Just convince me otherwise.
I love my new Pinarello F5, my first zippy road bike but....
My commuter bike is the first love. Hybrid style, I suppose?
I'd do short rides on the commuter, and long *day* rides on the road bike, but honestly, the commuter would be my choice for going out for a week and on yucky days (has tires for rain and a lil grit). She's just so darn versatile, and can carry my stuff!
That said, accelerating on the road bike and going VROOM is very fun!
for me
1. MTB. loses in speed and heavy. but it can go any road.
2. gravel/hybrid bike. all rounded.
3. road bike. best for travel and speed demons.
Bianchi Oltre Pro 2023 Ultegra Di2
if only I knew earlier that roadbikes are really good on the road. seems obvious but somehow bike shop in my country mostly advertise, display and sell MTB for pretty much everyone without asking their needs. it's heavy and exhausting to ride on the road. I really thought that's the real biking experience because everyone I know seems to have the same experience. I just bought my roadbike 3 months ago, and damn it's fun. I can do 30km everyday without breaking a sweat. at the end of the day, good bike is what make you want to ride it instead of just a mean for transportation.
MTB = 20-25 kg
Roadbike = 6-12 kg.
@@KiranMachiraju You are delusional. Not even Downhill bikes weigh 20-25 XD. Maybe E-Bikes. Average carbon XC arround 12kg, carbon trail arriound 14kg and carbon enduros arround 16kg. A carbon hardtail can weigh as low as 8kg.
If roads were more car free then yes
i love the look of road bikes so much and am so excited to get my own one day, right now I need to lose a lot of weight first (which i'm doing on my hybrid)
Good luck with your training, and don't forget to share when you get your bike with us!
Hey, I dropped almost 100 lbs cycling. Started on a hybrid, moved to a mountain bike swapped in some road bike handlebars with bar end shifters , then a road bike. Here I am in my 40s I feel better than I ever did in my 20s by far. You got this friend . Respect 👊🏼
Started cycling during the pandemic and ended up waiting 18 months for a new gravel bike. In the meantime I found a 1999 Trek 5200 oclv road bicycle and refurbished it with 11 speed 105. I have had the heavy slow gravel bike now for two years and rarely ride it because I am drawn to the road bike first. For me the idea of gravel is better than the actual experience.
Good choice with the trek, I have the 1999 5500 postal trek, change to compact up front and a 32 12 on rear and your sorted, will easily keep with today's carbon bikes
We like road bikes and TT bikes
yeah but what about a red road bike? can you think of something better?
@@gcn as a University of Georgia American football fan, I say a red and black bike with clip on aero bars
Just picked up Endurance line Trek Domane sl 6 about a few weeks ago. I love it !
I've gone off my road bike due to the increase in cars and agro/ bad drivers out there. I mostly stick to gravel now. If we had safer road cycling routes I would probably get back into more road riding.
It's a point we often discuss sadly.
Same here. I have stopped riding on the roads due to the insane drivers I was encountering every day and my Orbea that I paid good money for now sits permanently on my indoor trainer.
I have this same feeling but more so it prevented me from getting a road bike. I started out on a cheap mountain bike riding back trails and getting screamed at when I had to travel up the road a mile or so to get to the next section of the trail.
Road all day any day for me.
Speed is king
Hank and Conor video is always a MUST WATCH
My rookie year of road cycling will be over in November and ever since I got my road bike I haven’t rode another bike
Don't own a road bike, but love my gravel bike!! Just did a 50K spin this morning. Maybe the roads and tracks I like to ride are more suited for gravel bike. 😀
If you're taking gravel paths, it would surely be difficult to enjoy them as much as you do with a road bike, so it sounds like you made the right choice.
I own a road bike and a gravel bike. Both extremely comfortable and nippy. I don't want to ride a heavy bike ever again.
Hate riding on the road now and try to avoid it whenever I can lol
Best mode of transportation your health environment wake up world
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i like my road bike and climbing with it too! i am ridding a triban RC 520 with 105 group set from decathlon! I am super happy with it! i am from Portugal! Cheers boys and girl!
Enjoy the road!
I own 3 bikes. Road, MTB and touring. I spend 95% on my road bike and love the 12,000 km I do each year here in southern Ontario, Canada.
I've just cycled 100 miles on a gravel bike, yes it was a touch slower if you take speed as a constant, but the gravel was more capable of dealing with a long ride and more comfortable too. I took less breaks because I felt fresher and actually felt I could have gone further by the end of it. Something I'd have struggled with on a less forgiving and less comfortable road bike.
Gravel terrains vary significantly more than roads. You can ride almost all roads on 32mm tires. Different gravel paths require different tires and sometimes different gearing setups. Plus the remoteness of gravel roads cause more inconvenience with lack of restrooms and water/food supplies on longer rides. Take it from someone who has a road bike, gravel bike and a MTB.
@@coralsaddiction4598. You only have 1 road bike, 1 gravel bike and 1 MTB ?
With gravel or road tyres? If you are on the road with gravel tyres, you are making things much harder for yourself.
Agree. I use my gravel bike as an endurance road bike (with road tires) virtually all of the time with no issues. It's very comfortable, fast enough for an older person, and it has mounts for full fenders (mudguards).
Comfort is a significant factor, which is why brands are producing bikes with greater clearance for wider tyres and slightly more relaxed geometries. However, it's true that you can achieve that with a gravel bike.
The fact that the bottom of Connor's drops are basically the height of Hanks tops is haliarious. Its like a scaffold tower with wheels.
I love my little 2013 Trek Alexa SL. Bought it second hand in 2023, have made some upgrades and when I am not commuting on my KHS to work, I'm road cycling on my Trek.
As a kid, I lived in a small city, just love my city road bike, mountain views. Now I live by sand and gravel, so I'm looking at a FX 3 by Trek. Things change. People do not care if they kill you with their cars. Their cellphones are more important.
I recently sold one of my mountain bikes to upgrade the roadie. Got myself a 2025 TCR and love it. Road for me is about riding from home which can't be done on an mtb where I live, covering distance, riding with mates, and the speed.
All Hail the King! Love my road bike.
You can cover ground , people make the same mistake they think road bikes are about speed , they're more about covering distance.
I live in Kansas City. Very close to the mecca of gravel cycling, Emporia, KS. Gravel roads are a mere 5 miles from my home. This year, I have 3500 miles on my Canyon Ultimate and a paltry 800 miles on my 3T Exploro. I agree, road is just more fun due to speed. Great video.
I am currently ridding a TREK aluminum road bike in the Pacific Northwest. There are plent of paved roads that go into the mountains. This makes for some good quality climbing.
I own 11 road bikes. There's nothing like the feel of a 14 pound bike when you're pushing to the limit. Spectrum ride in the Bay Area
A Brompton and a Moulton TSR do it for me. Brompton for round town (Bristol) and the Moulton for further afield. Oh and a cheap second hand hybrid “pub bike” for when I know I’ll have to lock the bike somewhere.
I own gravel and MTB. I really miss my road bike, there is nothing more satisfying than climbing a big hill fast.
I have never ridden a road bike but I am interested to own one in the future and have that extra edge in my ride performance
I have a road, gravel, and a mountain bike. My favorite is the gravel bike. I don’t like riding my bike on the roads and luckily my city has a lot of paths to help promote fitness. The trails often vary from paved to gravel. Having the gravel allows me to ride my bike on those trails without concerns I will get a flat or damage my bike.
Road Bike For The Win, Speed is Addictive 👍👍
Totally agree, and I'd add that gravel racing is going big now all and only because it's getting more similar to road cycling.
Mine’s a unisex bike, couldn’t be avoided due to affordability but it’s as road bike as I can get and yes it’s supreme for athleticism
Scott Foil 15 - Di2 Ultegra 11s - Fulcrum Racing Zero 👍👍
I agree that road bikes offer all the thrill cycling,,fast cornering great acceleration seemingly endless top speeds,Wnat A Rush ...I own 16 bikes 3mtbs,2hybrids ,3cx, 3qravel,5Roadies that always manage giving that feeling of high Speed woah that was close!!!Thats why I love my Roadies.The Manitoba Missile.
I started out road cycling, but I fell in love with gravel because of the focus demanding solo rides. I don't want to chat. I want to ride and tackle the hazard of a trail without trying to survive in traffic
I am still using my road bike 2011 Specialized Allez 8 speed. This bike now have more than 25k kms. (est.) on its clock. I also have 3 wheel sets for this. I have another modern road bike 2023 Felt VR60. I am not switching to another type of bike, road bikes is still the KING.
Never interested in going along rough terrain, but I love riding a gravel bike competing with my friends. Just give them some advantages.
They last a long time except for the brakes....the 2012 trek they out out that was one of the best bikes
After an incident with an angry driver I stopped all my cycling efforts for about 9 months. That's when I got my gravel bike which I ordered before the incident happened and that got me back into cycling. I was able to stay away from the roads and explore my area a bit more than before. I've had a great time until my inner voice kept telling me that I'm missing out. I wanted to get back on the road bike. So I bought one and I never looked back. It's faster, more comfortable and is able to do literally everything my gravel bike could do but better. I love my BMC Roadmachine
My Canyon Ultimate takes me everywhere. I use it for solo rides, group rides, and work commutes.
I own two road (older one full time on the Kickr), one gravel, one full-sus MTB, one downhill bike (no longer used) and an eMTB. I live in Whistler, BC at 650m. The eMTB and MTB are used way more than the road bike, partly because the roads are dreadful (“share the roads” - tell the F150 drivers that) and any ride will have several hundred metres of climbing, including a big chunk up to home when I’d like to be cooling down. But mostly because I live on a mountain, with trails up to my door in every direction. Even if I set off to do a road-ish ride, I know I'll want to veer off onto the trails whenever possible, so I mostly use the non-E MTB as my daily rider, with its suspension either locked fully or in medium-slack mode.
The gravel bike lives in Europe, where I spend a few months a year, with either 650B or 700C wheels depending on where the motorhome is parked and whether I'm sightseeing with my partner, enjoying the local trails or aiming to cover the ground/do some training. When I was a UK resident, the road bike was used 90% of the time (in rural Lincolnshire).
In short, I love cycling, with or without assistance and I use whichever bike is appropriate for mood and conditions.
If I had to have one bike, it would be the gravel bike, with both wheel sets and I'd add a dropper post to avoid involuntary castration on the trails. I'd also probably switch to a gravel bike with lightweight front suspension since I've got a badly-healed broken wrist from 25 years ago so I need a bit of plush.
Love Marvin, my road bike, just wish I lived somewhere nicer to take full advantage. He's a bottom of the range Marin from about 12 years ago with a few new bits - not upgrades more sidegrades, but still feels fast to me.
I ride my road bike most, be ause i can leave from my front door and come back to it havign had a nice ride.
I love mountain biking because it takes me into nature, away from the roads, but it takes a lot more time to get less biking done due to needing to get to where the biking can be done and back.
And with 3 kids, one of which is 1yo (im holding him rigt now), i just font have the time. However, i have just bought my oldest his first MTB and plan on taking him to some gentle forest trails once we've built up his cycling strength a bit. "Honey, just going for a ride with the kids" has a nice ring to it :)
My heart will always be with the gravel bike. Besides, no bike sports a handlebar bag better than gravel.
The sole reason I selected a road bike is because of its speed. When I decided to buy a commuter bike, I considered both a mountain bike and a road bike. The speed of contemporary road bikes refreshes my understanding of bikes and cycling. So, after testing out several mountain bikes and road bikes, I decided to buy a road bike.
Yep, definitely road bike! You named all the pros, one disadvantage: I have older bikes and only my cyclo-crosser can have reasonable mudguards. I have 2 steel bikes (Peugeot something from 1983 and a newer one) that are equipped with 2000ish alu wheels, 2x9, reliable brakes and better saddles, and I am collecting parts for a third one that I recently dug out of the basement and which might be even older. My favorite is my Merckx alu bike from the early 2000s, with 2x10 campa groupset, and i might even get it under 8 kgs with new wheels. All these bikes are very different but still the same compared to mountain bikes or touring bikes. I mostly commute to work (10 kms) and sometimes do longer weekend trips. I would like to try high-end bikes, but they are a bit too expensive for my purposes.
One comment about comfort: Do watch bike fitting videos and invest in a good saddle that fits your anatomy. It made a huge difference for me, even though I never really felt uncomfortable on my bikes.
My favourite road bike is the Brompton C-line.
The bike thats king is the bike your on mate. I've one of each lmao
I don't own a velomobile, because I think they are unpractical in our world. But lets be real here: In a parallel universe, there would be speedways for velomobiles because they are the fastest human powered vehicles. Period. More comfort than on a road bike, weatherproof, faster and more cargo space.
Let's make it happen in this world!
Very bad ascending, descending and cornering tho.
Except I don't want to spend time outside, inside a small confined space when I could be having fun on a bicycle that lets me feel the earth beneath me and puts a big smile on my face instead.
@@lenolenoleno Feel free to have fun on your bike. I do not want to take away your joy.
Maybe this alternative world would be a world where bikes were invented by the Romans and all of humanity was cycling ever since.
All my life I road everything but a road bike scared of the Lycra and clipless pedals. Thank god them days passed! Started road bikes at 50 years old
Its comical how much larger Connors bike is than everyone else
Looks ridiculous 😂
make a video comparing a gravel and road bike on the same route. On the road please
Single speed road bike gives me the perfect balance of speed and simplicity.
Bikes I own:
-Carbon road bike to ride with the over-achievers
-Aluminum cyclocross bike to ride with the bros
-Fast folding bike (Tern Verge X11) to ride with the kids
-Brompton to ride on buses
-Home made ebike to save on gas
-80's chromoly bike to use on the trainer 😊
Every turn of the pedals counts, Road, Gravel, Mountain, Cross, Tandem, Trike, Track, Cruiser, etc. Ride to the level of your smile.
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well said!
I found my cyclocross bike is almost a perfect fit for me per all terrain.
At 65, just started cycling again after a 30 yr layoff. Started with a ebike (live in a very hilly area). Have just progressed to a cheap hybrid (leg powered) giving it about 6 months, then i'll be looking for a road bike with gearing biased towards steep climbs. Well, thats the plan anyway.😅
U need to be using a compact 34/50 up from along with a 32/12 on rear then your sorted, easy on the legs and hills but also fast💯
Road bike. The amount of people I know buying a gravel or mountain bike and never seeing a spec of dirt is ridiculous!
With Namibia only having 12% tar roads, a mountain bike is the way to go when doing long rides. Gravel bikes are very nice but too soft for local conditions. So in Namibia a MTB is the way to go!!
The best chat these 2 had was on a tandem bmx 😂
Here in Eastern Europe I would choose a gravel bike over a roadbike because our roads are in very bad condition. 😢
Same in Turkey
Road bike is king. With 32mm tires I can ride almost everywhere, especially uphill in the pyrenees!
As much as id love to ride a road bike for weight, aero and stiffness reasons my (very limited) experience this spring went rather different so ive returned the road bike and now have a new found appreciation for my hard tail mtb that ive had for like 12 years and started riding regularly 4 and a half years ago.
Now maybe my road bike issues were just a fit issue, wont find out any time soon :D, but there were like 10 cons and the only real pro was having bigger gears available. Wasnt gonna spend a couple grand just for cycling to become less enjoyable :D
Wooooooo Rick Flair 😁😁 Go Hank 🤙🤙
I own a mountain bike, beach cruiser, gravel bike, ebike... but I ride my road bike almost exclusively.
Hi Team, What is the highest gear does the road bike has.
I am a great fan of cycling.
Thanks
Fixed gear for city riding is goated
It's a lot of fun until you encounter those unexpected hills!
Hoho. I got myself a gravel bike (Canyon Grizl 6) which should be delivered mid-October. Let's see how I fare with a roady geometry. I'll probably like it more than my trekking ebike.
Congratulations! Let us know how you get on with it!
Road bikes for me. Five bikes: 2 mountain, 3 road. The mountain bikes collect only dust and no dirt. Two of the road bikes get the only miles.
Tim
I am at that point too.
Unless you're racing, gravel bikes rule. A road bike that fits 35x700 is a gravel bike to me, since gravel here is mostly hard packed dirt roads.
The biggest reason road bike is best is because I live in an urban area and I can ride from my door without having to drive anywhere special first
Just realised that Hank looks like 'Benny' from Triple Frontier hahaha
NYC track bike gang checking in
I might throw a 32/37 mm tire on my gravel bike to get that road bike feel - the aggressive position!!
Roadbike and BMX ❤
Thanks Conor , JLW , and crew. Nice Win-wing dude ! Synapse , yeah .
Thanks for the support even in the rainy conditions 😣
As a person with road bikes, I think these days the All-Road, or gravel bike might be king, it can be a road bike, an off road bike, or a commuter. For urban environments that is everything, there are no downhill mountain bike trails and any fast road route is actually just a set of traffic lights for 15 miles.
I love my road bike, its an old Planet X Carbon Pro, nothing special but its fun to get out and do long rides, just back from 100k spin today. I'm still probably slightly more fond of MTB trails and my hardtail but I mix up the riding as much as possible.
My question is GCN, should my next road bike be either an endurance bike, something like the Pinarello X or do I get a gravel bike and get two wheel sets? How much slower on the road will the gravel bike be?
Just to add, I live in the Peak District and road surface is poor but off-roading a plenty.
Why the obsession with speed? I ride mainly for enjoyment and find a hybrid a lot more comfortable than a road bike, I currently have 50mm diameter tyres fitted on my hybrid which feel a lot safer on the appalling cracked and potholed roads round here. I also love my mountain bike and my fold up bike.
Road bike doesn’t have to be all speed, however they are the most efficient. You don’t need to pedal as hard to obtain a decent speed compared to other tyoes of bike, so they are faster and you can therefore travel longer distances quicker
For me speed=enjoyment.
Speed increases range.
I am speeeeeed! …10 mph uphill 😂
Depending on the incline, it could be quite an achievement!
Nearly everyone lives near a massive network of roads, many in good condition and safe and legal to ride on. How many people live near a large network of gravel or unpaved roads or MTB trails? Some do, I'm sure, but most probably have to drive to them, which is ok for weekends but kind of a pain during the week when you might only have 60-90 minutes to ride. Which is why road bikes make more sense as their first or only bike for most people who ride regularly and don't live near unpaved roads and trails. You literally just head out the front door and ride. Plus, let's face it, road bikes are faster, and who doesn't love speed?
Have fun popping tires… nah I just need better tires
The reality is that gravel on 32s or 28s is good, as long as it’s not too loose to lose traction.
Just make sure you bring plenty of spares and get tires that can take a beating. Don’t slip out
Started cycling with a cheap mtb. It took 3 years to get 18k km mileage. Then i bought a roadbike and in 8 months i already clocked 10k km. No wonder i love roadbike. I can ride longer and faster with less effort than mtb
Road bike ftw 🎉
MTB is the King / Queen !
Awesome video
Gravel bike is just as good with more reasonable gears and more comfortable geometry
........And U Meant, NON E ROAD BIKE Right?........Keep Posting Great Videos, Bros.......😮
I need some serious help...I want to go to school on bike so my friend suggested buying a road bike as it is easier to cycle and faster. But occasionally I would go on some rocky roads that might harm the bike, are there alternatives? (the road bikes model I have thin wheels so I suppose they can't go on rocky roads?)
Im riding a Merida Scultura 400 - iafter riding this for a few years, my cheap mountain bike feels so heavy and slow
Yes We are 🫅💪💪💪
Because road bikes are just the best. Period! 😂
Was that last Passage a Cockney one?
You kind've cheated on the gravel bike there about the social aspect. Being two abreast on the road is simply too dangerous. Gravel allows you to do that. Which tops it for me
bianchi via nirone 7👍😁
The best bike is the one you will ride. The second best is the one you want to ride. And if you're lucky, the same bike will be both!
How cold is it in the UK, i mean balaclava in september 😃
I was just riding my gravel bike and thinking why the f did I choose rattling along this long straight gavelly road, when I could be flying on the tarmac. Why am I choosing the worse road? Road bikes are lovely.