Top 5 | Reasons You ONLY Need a Gravel Bike

Gravel bikes are certainly here to stay but if you could choose just one bike for life what would it be? It’s a question which always floats around BikeRadar towers, and often the answer is a gravel bike.

Is it because the cycling Illuminati are paying us to say this, or, is it because we’re genuinely passionate about gravel bikes? You’ll have to watch this video to find out.

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[xxnonstopdancingxx]

I too have thinned out my collection over the years. I only have one bike now. It is ultimately really versatile with six wheel sets, four frames, eight saddles, four handlebars and a few different cassettes

[Jasonallansmith]

I’m here to find justification to buy a gravel bike as a third bike...

[DiscoMunkeyLP]

When I was looking to upgrade from an old steel frame 26" mtb I decided to go with a gravel bike. I had never rode a drop bar bike before and was worried it would be uncomfortable but after plenty of research and asking around I'm very happy. I can do road stuff, trail stuff and I bikepack with it. Fits my riding perfectly

[buzzman]

My gravel bike gets more use than my road bike. Can ride the obvious country roads, tame trails, and city riding where there’s curbs to be hopped and pot holes. When the weather gets bad the fenders keep me and the bike clean. Tire choice and wheel options are important

[DaftDroneYT]

I've picked a Gravel bike over a Road bike. Best thing I could've done.
with 2 set of wheels/cassete and I've got the a very versatile and fun bike .

[epessoarocha]

I still nedd 3 bikes. I use it everyday to go to the grocery store, to my job, everywhere. Sometimes I like to take a shortcut, so I ride my MTB. Sometimes I want to go as fast as I can, so I ride my road bike and sometimes I just want to go smoothier, so I ride my comfortable (but heavy) city bike. Thinking better now, I'll buy a gravel bike to add to my options. Maybe one day I would like to go as fast as I can, taking a shortcut with comfort. That's it, I made my mind. Thanks!!

[khaledsaeed]

As a mountain biker I would confirm that a gravel bike can take me to my grocery shop to get some energy bars for my mtb rides

[bikesbeardsbeers]

I’ve loved my gravel bike so far. Haven’t touched my mountain bike once this season.

Makes easy singletrack fun again, it’s lighter, and faster. I think the only thing I’d change is the crankset, the road compact is a bit on the top end side for me.

[edwardjednacz]

If I were confined to one bike it would be a Gravel bike. I remember the freedom I felt on my first grownup bike, an English bike, three speeds 😁. From that moment on my riding has been about going exploring, seeing places missed by people to busy to slow down. I want to go fast and far and not be confined to tarmac, if a dirt road looks interesting I want to take it.

[TheLadeef]

Finally decided to say goodbye to my superlight racebike and picked up an endurance bike with gravel capability. I'm never going to be Peter Sagan :)

[jamesbutcher]

I've had a GT Grade since 2017, only upgrade so far was lighter wheels and some 28mm Durano tyres and I'm more than happy with it. I'm completely on board with this video!

[jonathanzappala]

“Well done you beautiful people” hmm someone is watching a lot of Blake haha.

[MicheleGardini]

Yes, I had this idea of a do-it-all bike 25 years ago, starting from a cyclocross frame, before gravel was a thing. It ended I bought a road bike after few years, and the cyclocross now is in the basement.

[KieranJR]

Fully agree with this, I commute multiple times a week on mine with my 'commuer wheel set', then on weekends out my skinnier 'road wheel set' on and get up to 100 miles out of it. Or if I fancy some more fun I get the 'gravel wheel set' on and get off-road. The MTB (Scott spark) has hardly moved since getting the specialized diverge!

[magnusdagbro]

Yes! I use a gravel bike with two wheelsets as my do-a-lot bike. Plenty fast with road tires and TT sticks on, but with gravel tires it also opens up the quaint little unpaved forestry roads and gravel exercise paths around here. But for legit trails I'm keeping my full sus MTB.

[bikeradar]

Can you think of any reasons we've missed? Or do you disagree with our Top 5? Let us know in the comments!

[guyd]

I was an HT MTB stalwart for years, now my mid-range gravel bike is the most ridden bike I have.

[Hubjeep]

Great to hear... I got a Fuji Jari a few years ago. Really like the single ring up front, nice and simple!

[OwenCrowley]

This one really spoke to me. I live in New York City, which, considering the state of some of its roads and trails, could be fairly characterized as a gravel course. I got the On One Bish Bash Bosh carbon frame with a SRAM Force 1x11 hydraulic disc brake group set. I absolutely love it. For New York City, it is the ultimate post city bike, suitable for any excursion, whether to the beach or to the fresh market. This bike, with 35mm tubeless tires, is so nimble that it just wants to go fast. At the same time it is very stable, which has saved me from painful spills several times when hitting potholes at night.

[peterg]

I just purchased a Cannondale Topstone 105 for all the reasons that you covered.