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Originally Posted by aigel
I don't know man. Custom built gravel bikes are a total fad. A bad mountain bike and a bad road bike. It doesn't do anything well, unless you are going to race cyclocross, I'd go with something else
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While I agree that the $10k gravel bike is a fad of sorts, in a world of super light and disposable plastic frames that can’t survive a crash, I am happy there is renewed interest in bicycles that are tough and built to last and more multi purpose. I do a lot of mixed surface riding in Bucks County PA. We have nice paved roads, awesome gravel roads, and a gravel and grass toepath along the Delware Canal. You don’t see anybody in these spots on their Cervelo. An old lugged steel italian road bike that has clearance for 28 or 30c tires works great though.