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Anonymous Fri 29 Jul 2022 15:30:01 No.1832401 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1832944 >>1832957 >>1833214 >>1833455 >>1833492 >>1834447

If I already own a mountain bike would it be worth it to get a gravel bike? (Roads here are very bumpy so I think a road bike is not feasible)

I want to get a gravel bike because I feel like the mountain bike is hindering my speed on roads

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Jul 2022 15:33:59 No.1832403 Report

Quoted By: >>1832404

What sort of MTB?
If it's a downhill or enduro bike, yes, if it's a cross country, maybe leaning towards no.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Jul 2022 15:37:16 No.1832404 Report

Quoted By: >>1832407

>>1832403
It’s a khs sixfifty 500+

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Jul 2022 15:49:11 No.1832407 Report

Quoted By: >>1832408

>>1832404
>khs sixfifty 500+
A 27.5+ hardtail
That's going to be tough to decide
The thing that's going to be the most detrimental is the fork, you could swap it for something rigid and the bike would lighten considerably
The onther thing that's possibly eating your energy are the thicc plus wheels. IIRC you can fit 29s on those, a couple 29s and slick wheels, combined with the rigid fork would give back a lot of the energy you feel you waste, and it's considerably cheaper than a whole new bike.
I guess it really depends if you're planning on swapping the bike or having a second one, in the first case, I'd say it's not worth it, a couple of parts can give you a whole new experience.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Jul 2022 15:54:29 No.1832408 Report

Quoted By: >>1832412

>>1832407
Ah yes
If you go with the 29s I think it was equivalent to adding 2 teeth to the chainring, even though I'm not sure if it holds true with the plus sized wheels

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Jul 2022 16:07:12 No.1832412 Report

Quoted By: >>1832413

>>1832408
That’s sounds complicated and a hassle if I want to ride on the trails so maybe 2 bikes is better

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Jul 2022 16:12:23 No.1832413 Report

Quoted By: >>1832416

>>1832412
Alright
Then considering you already have a 1x, I'll recommend a 2x Gravel bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Jul 2022 16:25:20 No.1832416 Report

Quoted By: >>1832419

>>1832413
What do these number and X mean?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Jul 2022 16:29:59 No.1832419 Report

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>>1832416
Chainrings in the front.

I wouldn't even consider a 1x MTB my only bike. Definitely need something with at least 40t up front.

Gravel is a good choice.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 31 Jul 2022 01:10:45 No.1832944 Report

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>>1832401
If you ride on roads a lot then yes, even the most basic road bike will be faster than pretty much any mtb. But unless your roads are third world tier a road bike will be fine, or maybe a tourer with grippier tyres. And that will be a lot cheaper than a gravel bike.

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Not Your Dad REEEEE !!OS7PxlLkFR/ Sun 31 Jul 2022 02:26:40 No.1832957 Report

Quoted By: >>1835832 >>1835852

>>1832401
>(Roads here are very bumpy so I think a road bike is not feasible)
This is probably my biggest pet peeve meme on the bike internet, it's even worse than "I heard a noise it must be my bottom bracket".

Everyone's roads are bumpy. You are not special. You don't need a grabble bike you just need to learn how to ride a bike properly.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 31 Jul 2022 02:40:45 No.1832962 Report

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The two factors making you slow on roads are wind resistance and rolling resistance. Additionally you might lose wattage due to dampening / suspension. To fix rolling resistance all you need is some quality slick tires. To fix wind resistance you need to get more aero. A bike fit with aggressive positioning, aero bars, a different bike frame, narrower tires etc all play into this category. To remove dampening losses you want your frame as rigid as possible, locking out any suspension.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 31 Jul 2022 22:03:09 No.1833214 Report

Quoted By: >>1833601 >>1834402

>>1832401
The groupo is worth it, GRX is basically Ultegra but 1x with a clutch and a chain guide. In other words: they’ll power like a road bike but when you hit things with it, it won’t sound like you’re dropping a bag of tools. Only thing that makes it compromised is climbing since you’re limited to a really small large cog on the cassette because it’s a road derailleur, and descending you have a lot less traction, you’re not slack and the hand position is bad. Cyclocross vs gravel is also a consideration, I prefer cyclocross bikes because they compromise speed as little as possible to add capability off road, the bigger tires and slacker geometry on gravel bikes I find is useless because they add nominal performance to descending which they’re already prone to suck at.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Aug 2022 06:31:07 No.1833455 Report

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>>1832401
this looks like a straight up tranny bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Aug 2022 07:27:17 No.1833492 Report

Quoted By:

>>1832401
get a cx bike they're more fun

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 01 Aug 2022 15:13:19 No.1833601 Report

Quoted By: >>1833777

>>1833214
>GRX is basically Ultegra but 1x
Explain this thing then

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Aug 2022 23:22:08 No.1833777 Report

Quoted By: >>1833782 >>1834399

>>1833601
I’m sorry, I didn’t know that there were slow people posting on this board. You can technically run it as a 2x if you suck that much

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Aug 2022 23:27:56 No.1833782 Report

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>>1833777
>2x is slow
Is this the new buyer's remorse cope now that the fixie fad has gasped its last breath?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 03 Aug 2022 17:21:41 No.1834399 Report

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>>1833777
>GRX is 1x
>No, it can be 2x
>You must be slow
Why are you so insecure?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 03 Aug 2022 17:28:46 No.1834402 Report

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>>1833214
>power up like a road bike
>basically ultegra but 1x
>doesn't compromise speed
>capability of road
you literally sound like a bike marketing shill who says that a wheelset "spins up fast and holds speed well" like that fucking means anything

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 03 Aug 2022 19:10:40 No.1834447 Report

Quoted By: >>1834473 >>1834489

>>1832401
if you aren't concerned with stravafaggoting then yea just get a gravel/cx bike
if you are concerned about road comfort a lot more than speed 32mm tires are about the minimum, i ride only gravel/dirt and run 2.25 mtb tires basically because its just that much more comfortable
average speed on my road bike on paved roads with about 1k of climbing per 10 miles was usually about 18mph
its probably about 14mph on dirt roads with mtb tires
and i dun give a fuk

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 03 Aug 2022 20:32:31 No.1834473 Report

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>>1834447
I stravafag slowly because I like to look at line

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 03 Aug 2022 21:22:17 No.1834489 Report

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>>1834447
im the same pretty much, used my dad's road bike after i graduated from college fixie shit. got a gravel bike a couple years ago and never rode that that 25-28c tire shit again. for me comfier is faster. fuck the autismo road tire shilling haters.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 Aug 2022 03:19:51 No.1835832 Report

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>>1832957
My biggest pet peeve meme is when people feel the need to tell others what they need and don't need. I love my gravel bike because it has larger tires and makes the ride more comfortable, even on the pavement. I don't care if you ride a fatbike on the pristine, paved path or you ride your 700x23 road bike on the mountain bike trails, as long as you're having fun and not telling others how they should be riding.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 Aug 2022 04:09:00 No.1835852 Report

Quoted By: >>1835856

>>1832957
Why are you upset that newbies have stupid newbie opinions like “hurr sorry my roads too rough for road bikes”. They’ll grow out of it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 Aug 2022 04:15:53 No.1835856 Report

Quoted By: >>1835858

>>1835852
>They’ll grow out of it.
or they'll buy a hybrid and then give up on cycling because it sucks

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 Aug 2022 04:18:37 No.1835858 Report

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>>1835856
Lol I’m sure the entire road cycling industry is supported by 8 people with some really smooth local asphalt.

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