Gravel Bike vs Road Bike - What's The Difference? GCN's Epic Gravel Ride
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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2024
- What can a gravel bike do that a road bike can't?
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Gravel bikes - they've got bigger tyres, disc brakes and a bit more stability built in. But how does that translate when it comes to tackling some off-road terrain? And can it's skinny-tyred road bike brother keep up when the path gets rough? We went for an epic gravel ride, putting the new Ridley X-Trail up against Dan's road bike to find out some answers!
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I really like this kind of episode. Having Dan, Simon and Matt all riding together and exploring an aspect of cycling with humor as well as good information. Thanks.
I love this channel.
It's like Top Gear for cycling!
Just without the stupid money-greedy company kicking them out...
+Adrian Tan i think they did okay out of that deal tbh :P clarkson alone made what, 160 million? :)
+marcus allison yes, but still, quote James May : CLARKSONNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!! Dude Top Gear's screwed now..
Adrian Tan the original? yes, absolutely, i think so too- but i heard the other day that jenson button might become a top gear presenter- now THAT would be brilliant!!
***** good point!! although, i think we should remember that as stupid as it sounds, they had been filming all day since v early morning, were in the middl of nowhere and no kind of food or anything was arranged, so an argument broke out and it all escalated, could have happened to a lot of us when tired and emotional!!
Here's the weird point:
I do not ride road bikes, just mountainbikes, however, GCN is so much more fun, fluid and coalesced than GMBN, that I prefer watching them, even if I can't learn as much in my topic.
Thanks for the compliment. We won't tell GMBN......
I feel similar, however, watching this many GCN-vids I really wanna get a road bike.... or a gravel bike? :O
I can't lie, I'm in the same boat. I'm a porky utility cyclist who only rides heavy bikes that can carry heavy loads of groceries and gear, and as much as I'm fairly certain lycra, carbon fiber, and helmets will eventually be found as causes of testicular cancer, I can't help but keep watching GCN videos.
Totally agree... these guys are great - and I'm an MTBer (with a 'cross bike)
Wow! I thought I was the only one thinking. GMBN is a great channel but not diverse as GCN.
All this puncture talk reminds me of the conception of my first child.
That was an epic ride too.
I'm 58 and I am returning to cycling and phasing out ice hockey (at least for the summer months April-October). I was quite avid in my twenties and I still own, and occasionally ride my 1982 Peugeot CP 12, my first real bike. I love this channel, and the guys who are the presenters. It's entertaining, informative, and makes you crave a ride every time I watch. I'm a fat old guy on his way to being a fit old-guy cyclist. Thanks for such great fun!
This was filmed beautifully. I'd love to see more videos from you guys that look like this.
As to the difference between road, gravel, and CX bikes, I think Ben Serotta nailed it early on (before he got kicked out of the company that then went under). For a period of time you could order Serotta's with the "all roads" option where they would make a road bike with slightly wider forks and stays to allow for wider tires (and rims). I am pretty sure everything else stayed the same.
Obviously the key to an epic video is an epic soundtrack. Well done GCN.
"Sod off!" As an American, this makes me laugh every time!
I've watched this now 4 times. This video shows what I love best.... beautiful country, adventure, diverse terrain and down right fun!
it's funny that when it's Matt's turn to buy the drinks he has a half pint, tighter than Dan Lloyd's Cervelo test team shorts!
Can you also make a film about the same question in reverse?
What can a road bike do that a gravel (and please also a cyclocross) bike cant?
I own a cyclocross and sometimes i wonder how big the difference on the road would be to a roadbike if i just swapped tyres.
Thank you for all your films!
watched this again after seeing Simons thru axle video, disappointing to find it already liked it a year ago, definitely deserves 2 thumbs up!
Great job, guys. Probably one of your top ones yet for quality of shot and editing! Very nice on the eyes! Keep it up!
This is the first time I've listened at the end of a video and clicked the in the top right. This is such an epic ride they go on, GCN take me next time!!
I find gravel bikes are also good for harsher roads and university riing where you can take dirt shortcuts and things like that. Plus wider tires with tread is nice for dealing with riding in rain
In North Western Idaho/Eastern Washington (USA) we ride A LOT of gravel. We throw it in on every type of ride; ranging from pacey weekly drop rides to more relaxed recovery/group rides. Most of us just whip the road bikes. It just doesn't make sense to lay down the extra cash for such a minor "gain". Slap some 28s on your road bike and you will be fine. Seriously.
That moment when the new kit order arrives and everyone decides to wear it. Nice arm/leg warmers guys!
Actually a ingeniously produced video, sweet camerawork, one of my favourite gcn vids
Great video guys. Beautiful location and excellent production.
You guys are great! You've renewed my interest in bicycling!
well done boys! funny but very informational as well... always appreciated
Best video so far! Great photography
Great camera work and filming. Oh yeah, and an EPIC ride too :-)
Love the editing and music! Keep up the great work guys!
epic video. the production value is amazing. Simon rules!
Those guys are FAST! I know those bits of mid-Wales gravel - that climb is steep. They flew up it while presenting to camera...
They were drafting behind the vehicle. =P
This show is like top gear for bikes.....Amazing!!!
Great vid. Really fancy a Ridley now... thanks boys!
That was some great cinematography!
Really enjoyed this video. Content aside (which was great too) I really enjoyed the cinematography and music. More like this! Maybe even a short film!
That was some slick editing! The style of this video was a little more aggressive / extreme than other GCN videos and it was a refreshing change; that doesn't mean I enjoy the other GCN videos any less :)
Also, good to see some drones being put to use for those fly-by shots. Looks epic!
Love you guys! Love your sense of humor!
Feels like ages since I last saw Dan in a riding video. Looks like a great place to ride too.
You'll never beat Dan in a sprint for free beers. Matt you should never have suggested that. lol
Great video! I'd love to get more details of this route - the word epic often gets bandied around too much but that looks properly epic!
Awesome cinematography
Didn't realise how good the editing was before now. All this slo mo is pretty impressive.
You guys are amazing. What a great channel!
I miss these presenters, I wish they come back
Absolutely beautiful ride!
Humble Bones - Labyrinth Ear at 4:54 is awesome!!
Nice drone footage, GCN!
Woohoo! Again great vid guys. Nice course Si.
I like the new way you guy's shot this video
Best channel ever! Thanks for the entertainment guys.
Epic vid, guys! Gotta do a Strada Bianca epic ride or do the sportive L'eroica. I'll keep my road bike a little bit longer... but you are convincing me to change my non-branded alloy roady for a gravel one. Gotta see again the Improvements vids.
I love your videos. That said, please turn down the music volume, it blows away your head watching it with earphones. Thank you and keep up the good work 👍👍
bloody brilliant vid.like a billion thumbs up.cheers
Hey Guys I Agree With Armilar Zifferblatt, I am Also A Mountain Biker, Love The Channel, And I also See The GMBN Channel But Your Channel Makes My Day and Gets A Big Smile
On my face, In Fact I Get To Learn New Things From GCN.
Great video boys. Looks like you guys had loads of fun, well besides Dan on those rocky descents.
Love the sprint at the end, you take the boys out of pro racing, but you can't take racing out of the boys!
Excellent, well done guys.
OHHH!!! some funky electro beats, some classic lloydey sass.... and no i didn't know dan finished top 10 strade bianche
This guys are funny, makes me miss hanging out with my friends
Great video! I could wish you spent 20 more minutes, really covering the route, your impressions, more details. Still, one of your best. More please.
Brilliant vid, was well looking forward to this! Get those music credits up on there, thems were some choons!
Best gravel bike I ever had was a 20" Sears Stingray
Another great video, guys! GCN is the best channel on UA-cam.
I don't know bout the rest of you, but as an MTBer looking at a roadbike, I'd rather take the gravel bike. I test rode one, and trying to get used to dropped bars and STI shifters was not easy - not to mention no suspension! I'd rather get used to that on a bike that (a) is a bit easier to handle, (b) is a bit softer to handle, and (c) is tough enough to roll around on the gravel bike paths in my area.
Thanks for the review guys, appreciated it!
Gravel Bikes vs Cyclo Cross Bikes. What is the difference? Is it just extra width on the tyres?
Great editing!!
the slow motion of rolling over the cattle gaurd at 1:33 says a lot! The gravels roll over smoothly and the road bike bounces violently.
This is indeed the most epic ride I've ever watched. Unless there are more...
Not everyone can afford, house, or maintain multiple bikes; it seems like the gravel bike is a serious option for someone looking for that one bike that does it all, an SUV bike of sorts. It’s not necessarily the best of anything, but it does a lot of things well.
I have a flat bar commuter bike made by Norco, a company more renown for its mountain bikes. The bike comes standard with Deore cranks, shifters, derailleur, and hydraulic disc brakes, and 700c WTB rims. The frame can easily accommodate wider tires, say 43s. Thinking outside of the box, this bike has become my “affordable” gravel bike. I have other bikes, but this bike is the one I grab when I’m not sure what kind of terrain I will be riding or I go on a week long road trip and want to take just one bike.
Love the gravel bike concept!
Great video. Amazing scenery! Expected end-result😄
I biked 36 miles today on a stock giordano libero 2.0 road bike on a dirt and gravel trail that had sections of flooding. Had orientation for a new job so I at least had a 3 hour break between each 18 mile run. Definitely going to opt for the 20 mile route on road only come Saturday when I start. Only now I'll have 12.5 hours between rides for 3 days in a row. 120 miles a week with no road biking experience. But hey at least I saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to cycling.
I've been riding Specialized Diverge gravel since april this year and am absolutely loving the machine. It takes me up Kemmelberg and gravel roads of Sierra de Baza just as well as every day Sussex slog. I called it El Diablo Negro heheh....
I love you guys, I enjoy watching all your videos. .
Years ago I put some 8 inch tires on my drop handle bar touring bike, the old Dutch 8 inch uses the same rim as 700 cm. I tried doing mountain gravel type riding. When ridding the brake grips my thumbs where coming off. So I got a mountain bike.
I was recently in the market for a new commuter/ firetrail bike and ended up demoing a few gravel bikes and a few CX bikes
Biggest difference I noticed was gravel bikes had longer wheelbases (think road bike with big tires) which makes then more stable while cx bikes were a bit more twitchy. They share the same comps (hydro disc brakes, same drivetrains, clearance for up to 40mm tires). I ended up going with a niner bsb, which is a more relaxed cx bike since I like the tighter wheelbase for city commuting (and it just felt more lively). Just did a century with it no problem, it's slightly slower than my road bike, but that's mostly due to the lower psi tires and compact gearing. Great bike, absolutely no regrets
Gravel bikes are more likely to come in steel or alu, which is a big factor if you want to throw on a rack and go touring (or you can go rackless touring if you wanna go carbon). Hope that helps
What an amazing ride with beautiful scenery! :)
For smaller frames (~24"), wheelchair wheels and tyres are what we used to use as friction negligible and so is rolling resistance. Puncture resistance is very high. In 1970's and 1980's we used a lot on our Raleigh, Falcon and Warlord bikes which nobody mentions these days in pref for trendy makes. Raleigh needs more support (no I don't work for them!).
GCN should start doing sweepstakes! I watch all of your videos.
another fantastic video !!! thanks
Difference between CX and gravel. Both have identical spec. Is the geometry slacker on a Gravel bike compared to CX or is this just marketing??
Great up in the production, gents!
great VID!!!!! Very happy to see the gravel bikes, always wanted to see a good video on them.. How about next one Gavel vs Cyclocross bikes..
was there ... and done that... I just feel epic ... tons of fun... and looking for a proper bike to do more of that here at home.
"Gravel" bikes because... Marketing!!!
I already have a CX bike that can do all of this.
+Nero Wolfe (Update) Sold CX bike, bought Gravel/Allroad bike after riding a friends--more comfortable/stable/fun.
It's much more than marketing.
Great vid.. nice locale .. Gravel rides are exploding out here in Colorado.. looking at getting one for the winter.
I got a specialized diverge and I'm so happy with it :) It's robust, It's fast and I could even convert it into a touring bike :)
So, I'd never heard of Labyrinth Ear before this. Awesome song choice, fellas
Awesome.. just brought a gravel bike ..& changed it to tubeless ..buzzing
To gcn: It would be awesome to ride together with you guys on such an epic ride
I have a hybrid bike I converted to a road bike, and I have a 2nd set of wheels with cyclocross tires I swap out for gravel rides. Cheaper alternative to having a whole other bike, works great for me.
I've just build a gravel bike for the winter, and I'm actually preferring it to my road bike in a lot of ways. With the state of the roads round here, it's a lot more comfortable, plus I don't cringe when I hit any uneven surfaces. I haven't even really noticed a reduction in average speed.
Beautiful neck of the woods there!
what a beautiful landscape. i really love wales
Thanks boys. Cheers!
How much faster was Matt clipping in with the SPD pedals rather than his normal road bike pedals?
60% quicker.
+Global Cycling Network Still 5 minutes.
lol
Thank you these videos were very helpful. I own a luxury log cabin resort in the mountains of West Virginia. I am making my first gravel bike purchase June 8. We plan to develop biking roads and biking interests in the area with the federal government and National Forest service.
That looked like a great ride. I'd love to do that some time.
I discovered Gravel bikes a short while ago and I absolutely fell in love with them. I'd like to buy a gravel bike in the future when I can afford one, but in the meantime I'm probably gonna fit a different wheelset suited for this kind of cycling on my current road bike (it got a vintage steel frame which takes even wider tires than these, which is great)
Fantastic roads to bike on!
they are using some drones to film and i love it. but i still love those bikes
Looks like some really sweet MTB terrain there.
You should come to Norfolk; with the farmer's leaving most of their fields on the road and the council using tar and gravel cover for the road surfaces (most of which has far too much gravel) it's pretty much what you've been riding... Apart from the hills.
Always look forward to your new videos. Only question is when are you going to show the camera man and how he helps you film your segments
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