A gravel bike gives you new sensations; a hardtail mountain bike will give you more control on technical trails. It is noticeable though that my XC style bikes are faster than it (they’re also lighter though) on most off-road sections – all my current KOM’s are rideable on gravel bikes but the KOM was set on a mountain bike. Not sure whether to give it another whirl, stick flat bars on it, or just stash it in the loft for a rainy day. Hardtails are great for learning. I recently built up a “spare” frame as a sort of gravel bike on steroids (or at least on big tyres) and to be honest what it did for me was help define the point where gravel bikes don’t really work: if the trail is challenging enough that 700x42ish tyres don’t cut it but fat knobbies do, then it’s also challenging enough that drop bars become the thing that holds you back. Possible unpopular opinion: everyone should learn to mountain bike … Doesn’t ride heavy though. – JARIFA² VS. THRON² Du kannst dich nicht entscheiden, ob du ein Hardtail eMTB oder ein eMTB-Fully kaufen sollst? Better in every way (except for fork-servicing issues – but the lockout worked so rode it rigid). Share; cattiy19 Starter 1484482970. The suspension will swallow any big holes or rocks, whereas the gravel bike may not. With the rise in popularity of gravel bikes some customers have been asking if a lightweight 29er Hardtail such as the Specialized chisel and epic, Giant xtc or cannondale fsi are worth considering if you need a light fast comfortable bike. Way more fun on a bike designed to do that in my opinion. Gravel … Bike selection – A hardtail 29er is going to be the closest to a gravel bike, while also offering the benefits of a true mountain bike. Partially remedied by bagging an old-but-good tourer for peanuts and then fitting with 3mm bar-tape. This video discusses using a hardtail mountain bike for gravel riding. Hardtail Vs Full Suspension Bike Frame. With or without drops. Trek Checkpoint SL 6 ($3,800) Frame: Carbon. The fact that you say ‘hardtail’ rather than ‘rigid 29er MTB’ leads me to believe that a gravel bike won’t work out as well if your riding requires sus forks. Reslly need to get forks serviced I suppose.. My gravel bike is 90% as fast as a road bike, but it’ll handle some fairly rough offroad along with the standard gravel roads. Not saying to put drop bars on a hardtail, just use the flat bar or riser bar that you normally use. The answer lies in how good you are at riding a gravel bike. And then there’s the rowdy good-times trail crew, who care more about having fun tackling tricky sections of singletrack. Still, I had to ride it 25 miles daily for two years until I couldn’t bear it any longer. I have flat bars on mine and its perfect. Did it rattle your teeth and break your back? Things like the Salsa Cutthroat. Nukeproof Giga Launched: A Super-Enduro shouldn’t descend AND climb this well! I'm currently building a dedicated steel gravel bike for this very reason. Smooth on the roads and firmer sections, but read to take up any slack if you hit the trails. With that in mind, Jack, Reuben and Joe raced three different bikes, a “traditional” gravel bike, a hardtail mountain bike and a monster ‘cross bike to find out which would come out on top. I would just get the bike you like riding the most. If you’ll be doing road and light offroad, gravel bike. Choosing a cross country race bike used to be simple – it was a case of fat tyres, rim brakes and hold on for dear life. Currently settled on med/narrow ie 620mm (carbon) flat bars with Ergon GP2 bar ends. Even the … It’s possible to make a hardtail as fast as a gravel bike, but a crucial difference is the hardtail will cost almost double to achieve that same weight – then you also have the maintenance aspects of the suspension fork to contend with if you’re using the bike as an all weather frequent use prospect. But then if it’s only the bars that are a problem then you’ve already got large-volume knobby tyres, which means if you put flat bars on then we can probably call it an MTB , That bike I posted above has been built up with flat bars (MTB in my book) and drops (gravel bike with unusually beefy tyres), but the frameset is actually designed/marketed as a city hybrid, so all the boundaries (as if they existed) are shot to shit anyway . Check it! It weighs the same as the gravel bike, has 2.1 Thunderburt on rear and 2.1 racing Ralph on the front so probably rolls closer to the gravel bike (I can keep up with most riders on road bikes), yet with finesse is properly capable off road. 29″ wheels, a MTB chain set – but a road bike frame. I’m in love with my gravel bike right now, am still learning what it is capable of but it just feels so fast and versatile on what I call ‘U.S. MUKLUK ... Bikes. With just a few quick changes you can optimize a mountain bike for gravel riding. It was pretty cheap though. The best gravel bikes will come with wide tyres, with room for extra mud clearance, and nowadays disc brakes as standard. Solved it by selling and buying a 2001 Cannondale F500 + some fat semi-slicks. The nearest I got to sating it since has been with CAAD3 on semislicks or a rigid 29er (2X, 2.1 Nanos, with or without drops) There is the rub. If you put a gun to my head I’d probably give up the gravel bike first, on the proviso that I could put some funky bars on the Superfly, and stick some gravel slicks on it too. And it was only £1400 for a 9.6kg bike. Just about to put a set of carbon rigid forks on. Pipedream’s New SRS48 Fork Has Zero Millimetres of Travel. I haven’t found the maintenance a pain, although don’t ride it much I guess. I should qualify my statement, my hardtail is a 9kg full race spec kinda thing that I luckily didn’t have to pay much for, this is what makes it fast enough to cover a wide range of riding and makes it similar to a gravel bike…a normal Hardtail would be slower, still nice though. – A Pressing Decision, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Specialized Chisel Hardtail Mountain Bike Review, Orange RX9 RS Gravel Bike Photo Album Review, Specialized S-works Ares Road Shoes Review – Ready for Battle, Cycling in Snow & Ice – Top Tips to Ride in Winter, Cannondale Topstone Disc Se Sora Gravel Bike Review. Look what other people ride. Your hybrid may vary. Having watched that GCN video I’d say my bike is actually in-between those two. The reimagined RIP 9 RDO. Their tires have more weight and rolling resistance. I rode everywhere to ride, to commute, to have fun and to explore lanes, mountains, distance, local woods. A hardtail is okay off-road, but on really rough trails you will want a full-suspension bike. Classifieds Rules Every mark earned, every mile loved and every vice versa’d. If it is the bars that are the only problem then a flat barred gravel bike would sort that out. Each one is purpose built for the way you ride, whether that’s blasting berms, gunning for … RANGEFINDER Approachable Hardtail Trail. Expect anything up to 47c on either 700c or 650b wheels. Which probably explains why it’s my favourite bike, I can ride from home doing roads that are now so rough a road bike is not the tool for the job (my local roads are so rippled and potholed that a sus fork is applicable) It’s light and fast enough that a 40mile road loop on the road if it’s wet won’t irritate – but usually I’ll incorporate some ace offroad single track and remote hills, and the bike is in it’s element, like it’s in the early 90’s…. The rigid mtb fork is stiffer, the frame is stiffer, and the bars are stiffer. It’s 9kg so as light as any equivalent gravel bike. This is because they feel more comfortable with a suspension fork, a little like an expensive lightweight hybrid really. With the help of your smartphone and the COBI.Bike app, the Bosch SmartphoneHub on the JARIFA² turns into an intelligent control centre for … Whenever I see people bunny hopping on drop bars it just looks awkward and I know if feels awkward having done it. I prefer riding flat bars to drops as I enjoy the steering and handing more and it makes lifting front wheel, hopping over things etc,. There’s no one size fits all for this unfortunately, and you’ll have to consider just what you want to use the bike for. Well, er probably neither. So, let’s take a look at them! Even then – there are ‘gravel’ bikes like 8kg road bikes with 32mm tyres and radical racing posture/geo, then there are ‘gravel bikes’ like skinny rigid MTBs with wide-drop bars and a fairly relaxed posture/geo, Here’s a video by a gravelfan https://youtu.be/KzeEcndVgWs, Keep the road bike and save up for an MTB as well? I don’t know if the position they’re in just gives you more aero, or more power producing. I’m in the same position regarding buying a gravel or short travel ht. Boneshaking heavy POS with tiny flat bars. However, was out on my 3 year old Trek Superfly today, with 17kg of toddler hanging off the back, and was reminded just how good that bike was also. Sort of like a hybrid. Mostly light offroad with some more rough stuff, and not much road, hardtail. This adds weight though and when the bike starts to get heavier, the hardtail becomes the option? Both will be good on gravel fire roads, the gravel bike will be better on the road, the hardtail better on slightly rougher offroad. I’ve not got a drop barred gravel bike but I do have a flat bar Roadrat with 700cx40 gravel tyres on and that’s fun to ride on or off-road and fairly capable off-road as well. typically wide gravel tracks that you could probably nurse a car along. The hardtail frames make it lighter and ensure full speed, while the suspension frame is just like a shock absorber to maintain balance in bumps and rough terrain. In terms of design, a gravel bike is similar to a road bike or a cycle cross bike. Link Removal I am very tempted to add a hardtail but mainly as a winter bike so my FS bike doesn’t get caked in mud for 6 months of the year. The Gravel bike can go anywhere (and could accept a pair of road wheels if necessary), but has its limitations with rougher stuff of course. Totally agree. For me the term gravel needs to change I live down south and there are very few gravel roads unlike America where they have miles and miles of gravel fire road. Specialized specialized.com. Reckon it’s similar speed on road to my 9kg gravel bike when on the loops, but so much more fun and more controllable on anything remotely off road. +1 on this. Whatever came along. Epic Hardtail Pro. We have a few customers who use hardtails with cross or gravel tyres. Wide tyre capacity gravel bike (say 29×2.1) with a dropper. Das E-Mountainbike Magazine hat diese beiden Bikes verglichen und gibt euch Tipps, worauf ihr im Zweifelsfall achten müsst.. Though this isn’t always the case for a lot of riders. You must be logged in to reply to this topic. An imperfect pursuit of perfection. Or Is It Miles? I had a hybrid Ridgeback when I worked in London and I hated it as it was (for me) the worst of both worlds. Cruise the tarmac & have fun seeing how tech you can get off road (plus dropper is also great for road descents too). Pretty much any bike can be used on road and gravel and as presumably you are riding for enjoyment then pick the type of bike you enjoy riding. With a FS bike and a gravel bike/road bike it’s pretty much the perfect combo. Not great for anything properly technical. The rest is twistory. If versatility and simplicity is your goal then there are almost endless options. All depends on the road to offroad ratio. Ha, interesting difference in perspective with Endoverend there, my gravel bike (built from parts, so more expensive than something off the shelf) probably came in at about £2,250 and sneaks under 10kg with pedals, bottle cages, Garmin mount etc. Personally I’d have a road bike and a mtb. Sorry, I didn’t tell you which one I’d pick between the two. There’s the traditional cross country crowd, who want to cover the most ground in the least time. Evaluating electric bikes is our specialty, and EBR has the most complete and unbiased reviews in the industry. Just the memory of it makes me angry. Style’ gravel e.g. There’s nothing that will do everything without compromise, so you either accept that, work out what your riding will weighted towards and buy something in that ballpark, or get yourself 2 bikes. You know it makes sense . The hardtail will be comfier on the descents and offer you much more flexibility in route choice. Fat Bike BEARGREASE Groomed Racing. You don’t have to go as far as slicks to make a hardtail reasonably fast on tarmac or gravel – something like Specialized Hardpack are decent off road without being too draggy on-road. Anyway, I think it just gets us to the point that your two main decisions (based on your local terrain and what you want to do) are tyres and bars, and anything else is just gravy. A hardtail is decent on the road, but if you plan on riding lots of road than a road racing bike is still much more efficient. Are you going to be riding primarily on tarmac/gravel and how much genuine off road are you going to be doing? Gravel bikes use drop handlebars becaus… The shape is tall and has a slick design. Round my way that’s not a big deal because we have lots of earthy singletrack and I can avoid the steep and rooty/rocky climbs, but in the Lakes personally I’d be leaning more towards flat bars, ie an MTB, to avoid being too constrained by the bike. The main question to ask yourself, is what is the intended use going to be? CX bike, then you don’t have the ignominy of owning a gravel bike. Most my “gravel” riding is through really tame woodlands. Began overfeeding my happy brain the whatifs and expensives and lookits. Then regret your decision and hanker after the other. I feel a lot of people say oh just get a ht it will be just as fast are thinking with a mountain bike brains. Or just a general hate for anything that isn’t a mountain bike. — 8 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT AN ADVENTURE BIKE —. When I was younger I was beyond happy with an ATB for all manner of shenanner. A fast hardtail is never going to make a good road bike whatever tyres you put on it. Yesterday I did like 30miles from my door (zone 2 London) taking in roads, woodland, bridal way and cutting through a few parks on a mountain bike it would have been hard work and WAY over biked. Slacker … You’ll find a gravel bike or mountain bike noticeably slower on the road compared to a decent road bike so you might be disappointed either way. The ‘gravel’ bike I saw on Gravelbikes UK Facebook page last night had 2.4 knobbly tyres on…. Well unfortunately it’s quite a difficult one! A hardtail is good for its middle ground abilities, but that is also its downfall. Maybe alpkit as I think they remove the hire price from the purchase? Agreed, here’s the future of rough terrain ‘gravel’, a bike that can do everything surprisingly well…medium irony intended. That being said I feel that even with the hardtail locked out, and fast rolling tires I still feel a proper gravel bike with drops is quite a bit faster. Introducing the world’s first full-suspension gravel bike – the Niner Magic Carpet Ride. If I had to only have one bike between the bikes I have (cross, rigid MTB, full sus, hardtail and road bike) I’d pick my rigid Stooge as it puts a smile on my face every time I ride it and despite being a weighty beast it rides lovely and isn’t all that slow either. Privacy Absorbing some of the bumps and bruises and taking them in their stride. Some of the gravel bikes can take panniers and full guards more easily so thats a consideration, but then the lines become blurred between adventure/touring bikes like a kona sutra ltd. A drop bar bike that rides and feels like a mountain bike. Specialized Epic Hardtail Pro. Light, comfy. Quote 0 0 0. cattiy19 Starter 7 posts. Is there anyone who has raced both a hardtail and gravel bike in a gravel race? Thing is that when I get to the offroad bits, it’s rough enough that i’m not convinced that a gravel bike would be that good – I’m thinking it would either have to be a twangy Ti frame with clearance for something like the 2.1 Thunderburt, or something with active suspension like the new Diverge. Joint 1st the worse bike I ever had*. Contact Us Gravel Bike or Hardtail? Sound like a new niche? I ride a rigid carbon 29er (Scott Scale) which, in effect, could be thought of as a gravel bike, but is more capable offroad, and more fun, but admittedly a tad slower on road (which doesn’t matter to me these days…). Newsletter Settings, Viewing 40 posts - 1 through 40 (of 45 total), Premier Partners for Singletrack issues & exclusive subscriber perks, Metcheck MTB Weather Forecasts At A Glance, Singletrack Wisecracker Headset Spacer Bottle Opener, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1upx1BUZ3c, Vali Höll Joins New RockShox Trek Race Team of Youngsters. Add drop bars to this 2013 hardtail and you’ve got a cutting-edge 2018 gravel bike Steve Behr / Immediate Media Truth is, nobody thought that short, tall, … Whereas today I was overtaken on a gravel track by an old Cannondale hardtail with road wheels and what looked like 25’s on…. But that’s just my experience is that you’ll go a little faster on a gravel bike. Not really sure what to make of this build. The FS covers the gnarlier end of things, I don’t actually miss the HT…, Do you not think CX bikes are just a little too uncomfortable for long rides. We know where the two sides are: many will think that gravel is a fashion to sell more bicycles; others that a hardtail mountain bike will never bring that experience of bending over on the road and jumping to the first forest road that there is without fear of driving the wheel. Especially somewhere like the lakes where there’s a massive jump between road and off-road. SHOP NOW. This video highlights a few reasons why a gravel bike is better than a CX bike for gravel riding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1upx1BUZ3c. Can you ride what you want to ride on it? Years ago, there were bikes called ‘hybrids’. It’s less gravel and more rocks. Funnily enough, the additional 4″ of suspension fork doesn’t seem all that significant, and the only thing I really missed from the gravel bike was the hand positions of the drop bars, and the smoothness and range of the 2x drivetrain. Determining whether a hardtail or a full suspension MTB is right for you depends on how and where you’ll be riding. The difference between hardtail vs full suspension bikes is that, in addition to the fork shock the full suspension bike also has a rear shock. And of course, there needs to be a way to activate it as well. It might be that you buy a single frame with multiple wheel sets. All Road. Too many, even. The 650b tyres are barely slower on the road, and probably only when going at a decent speed. The biggest difference over a road bike are the 650b 47mm tyres, flared, wider bars, and the slightly slacker geo all of which makes it more capable offroad. And that can mean a lot of fun and a fresh look at where and how you ride.A gravel bike can raise a smile in so many ways… there are lots of With similar weights and very different handling, we had a closer look at which you should choose. Ugh. But it feels almost like the worst of both worlds: the on-road drag of MTB wheels which, being more capable off-road, tempt you onto trails where the shortcomings of drop bars become all too apparent. Thinking of selling my road bike to buy a gravel bike, but would a short travel hardtail with slicks be better for riding in the Lakes on and off road?? Gravel bikes are beefed up CX bikes, rigid and drop barred, and represent a less capable off road machine than a modern HT. Some bikes like the new Cannondale topstone even come with a dropper post to make them even more off road capable. Happy riding! A merry-go-round of near-misses. If speed/performance is your ultimate goal then stick with an expensive roadbike for roads and an expensive FS for offroad. Many mountain bikers value the simplicity of a hardtail, but not all want the same ride. Cropping up more and more is the burning question, should you buy a gravel bike or a hard tail? Maybe you’ve had plenty of fun on the mountain bike in the past, or maybe you’re making your first venture into the off road world. I do agree that the single hand position of flat bars is not great for long rides though but as I never ride over 2 hours that is not a problem in my case. Though they’re not quite as comfortable as a hard tail with front suspension. They’re great for opening up more options and it’s my most used bike, but I don’t gain a lot of pleasure from bouncing around rocky singletrack on them, holding on for dear life. – Tires: Mountain bike tires are designed for tires within the range of 26 inches. Either. Main reason for wanting to try something different is to get more hand positions, as flat bars do get uncomfortable after a while. What is a gravel bike and why do I need one? Ultimately though (as been said many times) all bikes are a compromise and picking which one suits yourself best is variable and quite a personal thing and can change to your mood or even the weather. more fun. The kind of terrain you’ll be tackling and what the main uses are. Gears: 2 x 11. I really don’t think thats right the geo is different, they can take bigger tyres and also don’t weigh the same as a car. To be fair, its case wasn’t helped by the fatigued rider or the motley crew of components casually plundered from the spares pile. Superfly was £1300 and weighed 11.5kg when I raced CX on it with lightweight CX tyres and chopped down bars. I have a 90mm travelled leftied 29er I got from before gravel was really a thing, its got thunderburts on it, it’ll keep up with a gravel bike on anything but be quicker in the rough – It’s a pig to maintain though as it needs some high spec parts to achieve that weight and it’s finickity…a heavier 29er hardtail would not feel as fast. Too wide for bar ends, but could be solved by centre bar ends or mini aero bars. Oddly enough the one bike I’m not missing at present is a HT MTB. Modern mountain biking be it FS or HT is much quicker than it used to be, but I think that’s a function of the equipment available rather than any great change in skill or talent. Having got a gravel bike (Kona Sutra Ltd so basically a drop bar 90s mtb with better geometry) at the start of lockdown and ridden it a lot during the no-gnar period I can honestly say I’ll probably never bother with my rigid mtb or hardtail ever again. You’ll be able to tackle harder lines and gnarlier trails, though you’ll pay the price of overall speed for it. But yeah, from your previous posts sounds like you already have mountain bikes covered so get a drop bar that can cope with a bit of off road. I’ll be keeping my fs and probably road bike as well. Learn More. A post shared by Bez (@mashing53) on Jul 23, 2020 at 11:32am PDT. It’s always going to be a massive compromise. Full disclosure – it WAS a Raleigh X1, new at the time (early 2ks when they had first gone virtually BSO). I’ll keep my fs for proper mountains and fun days out but for most exercise routes that are a mixture of back road, gravel and singletrack the gravel bike is wonderful. Hardtail with slicks will just have you wishing you had some proper tyres on it for the good bits. I’ve been riding my XC hardtail with some On One Mickey bars (which do push it to about 10kg..) as a gravel bike for the last few months. Consequently, it beats me up on chunky surfaces more than a true gravel bike would. Clued up on trends & changes in the industry over time, we love his invaluable insights! Unless you fancy changing your type of riding/bike. In fact if you combined all of their tests into one big mixed terrain 1-2hr long ride I bet my bike would finish way ahead. In truth, they sit somewhere between the two. Specialized Chisel here for exactly this purpose. Still missing the Vagabond/drop-bar fun though. Check out this video to see the advantages of each. The top five hardtail electric mountain bikes of 2021 represent the best combinations of features and value on the market today. Probably why some people own so many bikes (says a man with five bikes). Gravel bikes are just fun and if all you want to do it spin from your door take in pretty much anything apart from serious trail riding a gravel bike is perfect. Choosing between a hardtail and a gravel bike for me, it comes down to what trails (or lack of) you have on your doorstep and the way you like to ride the climbs and descents. I have a FS and a gravel bike (and 2 road bikes). I think if you are looking to ride gravel events the added aero of a drop bar bike will be faster than a mtb, if you can hold the position for several hours! All in all it was kind of unsatisfying. If you needed to pick one physical trait to separate gravel bikes from mountain bikes, the handlebars are most obvious. 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