best part when gravel bike gets sketchy on the singletrack but you get away with it, so much fun :D and then the ride home on road is much quicker and less effort than on a regular mtb
I don't even have a proper gravel bike, but tried this with a hybrid road bike and it was SO MUCH FUN. Made the trails by my house that I had gotten tired of brand new. Definitely investing in switching the tires, handlebars and pedals and trying some more!
LOVE my Hatchet on Green and (flowy) Blue local trails. Really changed my mind on what a rigid bike is capable of. I bought it wanting a more relaxed road bike to soak up miles and grind compared to many of the super aggressive road bikes we're seeing.
I found the limiting factor is the bottom bracket/chainring which don t have enough clearance when going down bigger rocks or wood bits. But, doesn’t matter much if you push 10-50m over a 40k mtb ride
this is sick! you are flying! My cannondale topstone will be coming in in a few months, and ima put zipp xplr 101 in 27.5s with 2.1' tires and cush core inserts as well a Lauf fork and ride some of this! then put the stock 700c's with 30 mm tires back on and ride endurance road! gravel bikes are awesome.
That's it, makes the simple stuff much less simple! Lovin' it!
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Love this video. We are getting loads of questions at the moment from people interested in trying team adventure racing re gravel bike or MTB? We will point a few of them towards this video - great work!
Love the vid Greg. 👍 As a fellow mtber and new enough to the gravel scene. I have to say I'm loving my graveler it is a bit old skool mtb. But its fun !.....even if the kids like to call me a "wanna be roadie"...they'll catch on soon !! All the best for what ever 2021 brings . ..... P.s. love the commentary trough out ......I thought I was the only one who talks to ones self while out on the trails !!!! 😅👍🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪💪
There are wide dropbars 500 or even 600mm wide + shorter stem makes you able to ride in hoods and shift weight back, so you don't feel like about to roll over the front.
Answer: Hell yes! To be honest we only had full ridged at the start of this crazy off road thing. One of those with a short stem and wide bars and I’m back to 1986 again…
As a newbie graveler coming from mtb I'm rediscovering old feelings from my Trek 990, full rigid, cromoly frame and fork. And I love it. I'm not too comfy on the drops of my wcs venturemax and I'm searching for a more "traditional" shaped dropbar. Any recommendation? Anyway, I try to ride MTB trails always I can with my new gravel bike... really fun!!
On the gravel bike i would have either got off and walked or fallen off on many of those rougher sections, but the problem is soon solved, i just avoid that stuff and enjoy the forest and gravel roads. on a load of minor rural tarmac roads, the gravel bike is the best option. i only use my light road bike when riding with others and i i have to hang on to their wheels.
Bought my old lady a gravel bike from Walmart of all places. Actually pretty solid bike with brifters and all. I might take it out today and see if it holds up. Heavier than tits though.
Fun vid. Noticed something odd - you're always riding in the drops, why? (sorry if I missed the audio explanation). I ride my grail in techy single track, prefer the hoods myself.
I tried both but I feel more comfortable in the drops. On the hoods it feels like my weight is too far in front of the front wheel. I’ve found it easier to compensate being a bit lower than further forward.
@@daraghgarde whereabouts in knocksink? Knocksink woods have very steep slopes either side of the river but you can see the river from the trail he is riding
Can i ride it there? Probably not. But Yes, many people can do it (not so fast for obvious reasons.. Greg lol ). You see, gravel bikes are "light mtbs" for me, that's why you can go almost everywhere. i like "light mtbs" :)
Nobody said you can’t but definitely not advisable. You can wear a formal leather shoes for a jog in the woods, certainly you can but not advisable as your feet will gonna hurt.
best part when gravel bike gets sketchy on the singletrack but you get away with it, so much fun :D and then the ride home on road is much quicker and less effort than on a regular mtb
I don't even have a proper gravel bike, but tried this with a hybrid road bike and it was SO MUCH FUN. Made the trails by my house that I had gotten tired of brand new. Definitely investing in switching the tires, handlebars and pedals and trying some more!
Really good video!! As someone who has just purchased a gravel bike... this is awesome to see.
LOVE my Hatchet on Green and (flowy) Blue local trails. Really changed my mind on what a rigid bike is capable of. I bought it wanting a more relaxed road bike to soak up miles and grind compared to many of the super aggressive road bikes we're seeing.
I found the limiting factor is the bottom bracket/chainring which don t have enough clearance when going down bigger rocks or wood bits.
But, doesn’t matter much if you push 10-50m over a 40k mtb ride
man's got arms like popeye after this
We used to race MTB's on tires not much bigger than Gravel tires. Full ridged. No disc brakes. Yes you can ride any bike if you can ride.
Nice day out👍 glad to see the trails in the gap survived the logging.
they're maybe even better off after it!
@@greg_callaghan lockdown disappoint ☹️
Fun to see you still enjoy ridin the Hatchet ;)
this is sick! you are flying!
My cannondale topstone will be coming in in a few months, and ima put zipp xplr 101 in 27.5s with 2.1' tires and cush core inserts as well a Lauf fork and ride some of this!
then put the stock 700c's with 30 mm tires back on and ride endurance road!
gravel bikes are awesome.
Great video! Gravel bikes are great fun on singletrack, but the wrists really take a beating.
Yes yes and yes
Gravel bikes on mtb trails so much more alert and so much more skilled required
New sub gravel on homie
That's it, makes the simple stuff much less simple! Lovin' it!
Love this video. We are getting loads of questions at the moment from people interested in trying team adventure racing re gravel bike or MTB? We will point a few of them towards this video - great work!
Awesome, glad you liked it!
I‘ll definitely try this
Can i ride a gravel bike on mountain bike trails? No. Can greg callaghan one of the if not the fastest endruro racers out of ireland? yes yes he can
I always ride my gravel bike on MTB tails and I'm not a racer or anything :)
@@mototarka Ar mhaith leat bonn?
@@JoeyG333 thanks but no :D
hahaha you don't know till you try it!
@@mototarka me too. I am far from highly skilled but just requires a bit more thought.
Love the vid Greg. 👍 As a fellow mtber and new enough to the gravel scene. I have to say I'm loving my graveler it is a bit old skool mtb. But its fun !.....even if the kids like to call me a "wanna be roadie"...they'll catch on soon !! All the best for what ever 2021 brings . .....
P.s. love the commentary trough out ......I thought I was the only one who talks to ones self while out on the trails !!!! 😅👍🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪💪
Thanks man, glad you're loving the gravel too!
Great video 👍
Thanks 👍
Rode a lot of those trails on my gravel bike and let's say I did a bit more walking! 😆
Trails are great fun on the gravel bike 🙌
Yes they are!
There are wide dropbars 500 or even 600mm wide + shorter stem makes you able to ride in hoods and shift weight back, so you don't feel like about to roll over the front.
Nice, I must look into that, cheers for the tip!
Hi Greg, great vid. Where abouts is that trail along the river at 7.45? Cheers!
hidden somewhere in the Dublin Mountains
😀Keep it up ! This is a great mtb video! By the way, I just subscribed to your channel!!!
Awesome thank you!
Awesome video!!
Answer: Hell yes! To be honest we only had full ridged at the start of this crazy off road thing. One of those with a short stem and wide bars and I’m back to 1986 again…
Love move of the vids man
Thanks man!
Love this channel !
Awesome great skills
Gowan Greg 👍🏼
Hup!
As a newbie graveler coming from mtb I'm rediscovering old feelings from my Trek 990, full rigid, cromoly frame and fork. And I love it. I'm not too comfy on the drops of my wcs venturemax and I'm searching for a more "traditional" shaped dropbar. Any recommendation?
Anyway, I try to ride MTB trails always I can with my new gravel bike... really fun!!
On the gravel bike i would have either got off and walked or fallen off on many of those rougher sections, but the problem is soon solved, i just avoid that stuff and enjoy the forest and gravel roads. on a load of minor rural tarmac roads, the gravel bike is the best option. i only use my light road bike when riding with others and i i have to hang on to their wheels.
Great vid.
Awesome
what tire size you using? would be nice if you clarified this at the beginning.
I'm sure I missed it. Which gravel bike is this? Good looking bike.
😮👍👌💪👏
More please!
Well Greg can ride a gravelbike on a MTB-trail, but I can ride a Mountainbike on a gravelroad.
Where is this? Looks absolutely great! Edit: I see, ticknock forest!
I have 700mm MTB handlebars on my gravel bike and it's the most fun I've had on a bike.
Greg do you know Stephen Mellon? He’s my cousin!!
He thought me everything I know!
@@greg_callaghan haha he’ll be glad to hear!!
Hold on a sec 🤔.... Drop bar & dropper post.. This does not compute. When do you stand up on a drop bar bike.?
same time you stand up on a MTB, when you're riding trails
I can't for sure, my arms start to ache after a short time
Where is that trail before the GAP? In the open clear felled section? Where is the start of that trail? Cheers
if you are talking about the trail at 4:49 I'm pretty sure thats in the GAP
@@ReverseRG1234 is that the bit of land they bought above the GAP? Looks good. Haven't been up there since Jan 2020
That's the coilte trail, same trail as was always there but they did some felling around it.
@@greg_callaghan nice! Didn't even recognise it without the trees. Keep up the vlogs!
Bought my old lady a gravel bike from Walmart of all places. Actually pretty solid bike with brifters and all. I might take it out today and see if it holds up. Heavier than tits though.
Greg, are you at all worried about destroying a rim or splitting the frame in half riding it on those super rugged trails?
he obviously isn't lmao
Nah, I've got good parts on the bike so I trust them
Well, I dunno, maybe he didn't think about that. But he has spoken so now I know.
What if u dont use gravel bikes and ise a regular road bike
With that facial feature you can ride anything ;-)
Fun vid. Noticed something odd - you're always riding in the drops, why? (sorry if I missed the audio explanation). I ride my grail in techy single track, prefer the hoods myself.
I tried both but I feel more comfortable in the drops. On the hoods it feels like my weight is too far in front of the front wheel. I’ve found it easier to compensate being a bit lower than further forward.
What kind of tire pressure are you running? Whenever I try this I always end up with a puncture.
probably haaaard...
About 30-35 psi
Yes we can
oh wow. thats imtense.
Any chance you can give us a heads up of where that spot is from 7min 45 min. Those tracks look great
Is it knocksink woods
@@daraghgarde whereabouts in knocksink? Knocksink woods have very steep slopes either side of the river but you can see the river from the trail he is riding
@@Longmore84 I've no idea never been there, just wondering is that where it is?
@@daraghgarde ah right, ye wondering the same myself, looks great!
It's not knocksink, it's just a short trail through a hidden little forest...
Can i ride it there? Probably not. But Yes, many people can do it (not so fast for obvious reasons.. Greg lol ). You see, gravel bikes are "light mtbs" for me, that's why you can go almost everywhere. i like "light mtbs" :)
Are you using carbon wheels?
Hi Greg spd’s or flats?
SPDs
goes tho show.... invest in skills not in bikes. if you're good, you can ride (almost) anything on (almost) anything and have fun.
If it's got wheels, it's fun!
Tires? Great video...
Maxxis Rambler's set up tubeless
@@greg_callaghan how big? 700x40mm?
@@DearSoldierGP good question!
And they say gravel bikes don't need dropper posts.
Sure, why not?
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Nobody said you can’t but definitely not advisable. You can wear a formal leather shoes for a jog in the woods, certainly you can but not advisable as your feet will gonna hurt.
Gravel bikes: The best bikes mountain bikers don't know about (yet).
True story!
First
Nice waaannn!
Ye
@@greg_callaghan could I ho on a ride with you in ticknock or the gap some time message me on Instagram if so
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