New gravel bike!
First day out on the new gravel bike! Truck arrived at 1:30, and I was out on the trail by 3:00. What a game changer - half the weight of the mountain bike, but all of the fun. No suspension, but a shock absorbing seat post, and 650b wheelset I can bring the pressure way down on, adding natural absorption. Could not believe the difference - cut 50% off the time it usually takes to do this route - felt just like riding the road bike, but on dirt and down rocky slopes.... with confidence. I'd selected a muted color for it, but *someone* encouraged me to go bold on the color so I switched to orange the last minute. First bike with hydraulic disk brakes, first bike with 1x drivetrain (felt really strange having that left brifter do nothing!), first time on 650b, first time riding off-road with drop bars... what a blast! Anyone want to buy a well-loved mountain bike?
New gravel bike!
First day out on the new gravel bike! Truck arrived at 1:30, and I was out on the trail by 3:00. What a game changer - half the weight of the mountain bike, but all of the fun. No suspension, but a shock absorbing seat post, and 650b wheelset I can bring the pressure way down on, adding natural absorption. Could not believe the difference - cut 50% off the time it usually takes to do this route - felt just like riding the road bike, but on dirt and down rocky slopes.... with confidence. I'd selected a muted color for it, but *someone* encouraged me to go bold on the color so I switched to orange the last minute. First bike with hydraulic disk brakes, first bike with 1x drivetrain (felt really strange having that left brifter do nothing!), first time on 650b, first time riding off-road with drop bars... what a blast! Anyone want to buy a well-loved mountain bike?