Everything you need to know about Gravel Riding

What's all this gravel riding stuff that people keep talking about? In this video, Mike Drummond goes over everything you need to know about gravel riding.

When riding gravel in its many different forms, there's a few extra things you'll need to think about. Heading off-road on amazing trails means your gear game needs to be on point. From making sure you have your bike setup correctly to having all the kit you need to stay self sufficient on the trails, this is a comprehensive guide on all things gravel.

Do you have any gravel riding tips? Let us know in the comments below 👇

You can check out more videos like this on Mike's channel:
@Drummonds-Spoke-N-Word

Products featured in this video:
Canister Bag:
Frame Bag - Small:
Saddle Pack:
Tool Roll:
Race Stem Bag:
Race Top Tube Bag:
Bar Pack:

Mike's instagram: @drummondphoto

[pillepolle]

Here is what you REALLY need to know:
1. Get on any bike. (you dont need a gravel bike)
2. Ride on a gravel track

[williamwade]

This is why I buy Restrap products, these guys actually use what they sell AND these videos are an excellent way to promote their products. Keep up the good work.

[jimmccorison]

I really enjoy your videos. Informative and entertaining. Thank you for your efforts.

[robertkowton]

Great video, excellent tips and suggestions for bag management for adventure rides.

[ultraman]

I love gravel bike I hope one day I will buy

[stefanhansen]

This was valuable. Thanks! I'm trying to decide between a gravel and a MTB.

[TheWaffleRadio]

I'm glad you brought tubes but it looks like you forgot a pump lol

[thuggooch]

My gravel bike isn't very special except to me. I'm running a Poseidon Redwood that I upgraded the crankset and tires on, added a couple bags and a light and I just love it!

[ultraman]

One day I will have it gravel bike the best bicycle

[nektariosvasilopoulos]

Great presentation. Thanks. Informative and entertaining.

[DjeticSokolic]

What you can add into 101 version 2 video is what kind of off-road tracks gravel bike can ride on. I have really hard time to find video that shows how rocky track gravel bike can handle, and where is the limit.

[savageantelope]

Glad I got a gravel bike a yr agop and still haven't even scratched the surface of it

[AntWoord_YT]

Nice video. Btw, just for the sake of the literary facts, mama bear's porridge was too cold...;)

[nightcruisin]

Question from a Gravel newbie: Where do yo leave your bike when you need to enter supermarket etc? You leave it unlocked outside?

[wayneaune]

I am somewhat new to cycling. I own a gravel bike and have been riding on pavement. I ended up on a loose gravel road. I felt nervous and bike was unsteady. Will it get easier the more I ride on gravel? Thanks

[ytxyz]

Bike geometry is definitely all about Pythagoras and hypothenuse; all of it.

[frazergoodwin]

I now don't run 42mm pathfinders on my 2020 Diverge - even if the "big S" say you can, scratches on the inside of fork blades and the chain stays say you can't! Now run 40mm max on my Diverge...

[tonyhayden]

Loved this vid, absolutely on the mark as to what you need to consider when starting out on this money pit of an adventure 😮😂🙀
Brought myself a cheap secondhand frame off ebay 😮
Fortunately for me🤔 my son is in the business 😁
So my bike will be festooned with top end sram 'red' 'axs' 'zipp' and reverb 😎🥳
Lucky lucky me🤪
On a serious note, you could quite as easily do it on a real budget, just use the bike you have, or borrow one from a mate or neighbour (if you haven't got one, why not ask someone.🤔if you don't ask you won't get, and what's the worst that can happen is they say no??), or there are some bike charities about, the bike kitchen in Reading is one, where they sell secondhand bikes cheap.
I think the real winners are anybody who has a bike, no mater of how expensive or cheap it is?
As long as you use it😁😎👍

[mamunali]

What light mount are you using on that bike? I’ve been looking for something I can put on the forks

[VektorHaus]

What bike is that? That’s in the video?