Cyclocross Bikes Are Now Gravel Bikes, But Can Gravel Bikes Race Cross? | Bicycling

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you have to be able to shoulder a cyclocross bike, your course behind you seems to lack that feature I run my cyclocross bike with 38mm rear 42mm front for gravel rides It seems lot of gravel bike manufactures like to use a low top tube so when the rider dismounts he doesn't have to drape one leg over the tube or lean the bike over making the inner triangle small and difficult to shoulder I first tried a road bike and a hard tail MTB for gravel rides, but the cyclocross was so much better I was thinking the gravel bike is just the reinvention of the original mountain bike with modern tech and a drop bar, it would just be time before someone made a full suspension gravel bike, but specialized already did that I also have a fully rigid carbon frame/fork 20 pound mountain bike with 23 rear and 24 front tire I use for single track strava leader board attacks and also good for gravel rides We just witnessed a complete circle The technology was so needed in a narrower market between cyclocross and fully ridged carbon MTB's
Comment from : Scottslookingabout

Those Sachs cross bikes are so so sick
Comment from : Brandon Souba

Surly Straggler, it’s probably not going to win but it will do it all, great video!…😎
Comment from : Dodging Lions

I got back to trying CX again for the first time in a while this winter and my default solution was to put some Skinnier tyres on my gravel bike It was fine, but I found myself wanting a dedicated CX machine which I've just finished putting together Geometry and layout wise they're very similar, but I made a conscious decision to build the CX bike that bit lighter and opt for parts that are simpler/easier to replace when racing breaks them, it's got spares bin 9 speed but lighter wheels and uses Sti shifters where I've got gevenalle on the gravel bike The things I notice most from the CX bike, less wheel weight and snappier acceleration, handling is similar but helped by having less mass I did start wondering if putting road tyres and a bigger chainring on during summer might allow it to be used for crit racing, but I think a proper road bike is still the tool for that jobbrbrBut yeah the main difference for me is in the build of a CX Vs Gravel bike now, strip as much back as you can, less weight, narrower gear range no concessions for comfort, a proper race machine
Comment from : Chungleas

I didn't think in the core Cyclocross countries in Europe that CX bikes won't be produced and sold
Comment from : manfrommontreal

I use my cyclocross bike for short gravel races (under 40 miles) Otherwise, the bike geometry is way too aggressive for longer rides/races My back was killing me, especially on hilly terrain Plus, it would've been nice to have the gearing of a gravel bike, compared to my 1x 40T, 11-34 It was brutal going up anything over 6 grade Another excuse to add a gravel bike to my collection, n+1!
Comment from : Khem Suthiwan

I did bike packing on a rigid hard tail MTB Worked great My bike could be too heavy for a cross race though Ha Ha BTW 20 pounds is not heavy for an off road bike All my hard tail MTBs are around 24 lbs Having one bike for all disciplines is doable Note that if you crash the bike to the point of needing a new bike, you have no bike to ride until you get a new bike
Comment from : Photo Rock Bar

One bike quiver? Heck no - MORE bikes! N+1 is the answer :) Gravel bike and a CX bike! Plus, I like my CX bike single speed
Comment from : Cycling Polyamory