Spyke

thank you! still feels a little bit like riding a tractor with the ultra wide handlebars but I guess people get used to it 😂

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slrpnk.net

Wow that view is stunning!

Can you explain what makes it gravel bike as opposed to a mountain/off-road bike, or are the terms effectively synonymous?

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Can you explain what makes it gravel bike as opposed to a mountain/off-road bike, or are the terms effectively synonymous?

it's like a road bike with wider tires, nothing special - it's much faster on light gravel and pretty decent on pavement as well.

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lemmy.ml

Nice view! Also was it a pain in the ass(literally) to ride on rough surface? I'm really interested and plan to purchase my first bicycle this year:)

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Also was it a pain in the ass(literally) to ride on rough surface?

I wouldn't really say literally, but it's definitely a learning curve. I did not expect it to be that technical from the photos I saw beforehand, but it was full of holes and loose sand on some places, and regular ramps of 15%-18%. I could do with an 11-40 instead of the 11-34 it came with rofl.

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Is there a gravel bike community here yet? I miss r/gravelcycling but have hesitated just remaking all niche communities because of demand and userbase

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lemmy.sdf.org

Beautiful mountains! I deeply crave moving to a mountainous area in the states.

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lemmy.one

i heard boulder is the place to be for cycling on more than one occasion :)

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