>>1908916I kind of get what your saying, because in my eyes yea the ideal bike IS the equivalent of "road endurance but at least 40mm clearance"
A trek check point is exactly that
>>1908369, also this bike:
>>1907057However, look at this bike:
>>1900412 or the bars on
>>1900849, or this fucking thing:
>>1900514. Hell even this old clunker:
>>1902743They're all "gravel" bikes. If you pretend like the marketing didn't exist, you'd realize the term "gravel" bike is kind of useful to describe "fat-tire drop bar rigid bicycle". Meanwhile, generally speaking, "Endurance road" describes a neat, tidy bike that is designed to be quick on the road. Not an everyday beater, not a touring vehicle. Like picrel
I feel like even if you hate it, it's innaccurate to say "gravel is just endurance road" when you got weird shit like
>>1900412,
>>1900849,
>>1902743 which people would agree count as a style of gravel bike.
All this to say it's all fucking phooey anyways. It's 2023 and bicycles are sexually liberated. They exist on a spectrum of "carbon penismobile" to "26 inch boat anchor".
