Bub Marley

What is the biggest advantage of a gravel bike over a mountain bike? Gearing Bike position being in a more aero position Narrower / faster rolling tyres Better efficiency/power transfer as a result of the lack of suspension If I had a mountain bike, which area out of those noted above are going to give me the most gains if i were to tweak it?

This is why tyre chat is so prevalent in gravel. It can literally make or break your race. Just going by the comments, i would definitely say if you’re in the market for a gravel bike, get one which can accommodate as wide a tyre as possible. I also think going to a 650b wheel size with wider tyres will not only give you more grip, it’ll give you greater comfort and puncture protection. Only problem is availability of 650 tyres etc.

Was thinking the exact same thing. We are still easy going compared to the gravel scene in the US.

Just wow 😮

My advice. Stop wondering and just enjoy it. Just accept that they all cheating or trying to gain an advantage in some way.

Cycling has taken the brunt of it but let’s not kid ourselves. At the top level of every sport with the money involved, cheating will happen. People will do anything to get an advantage.

Think we need continuous rain though. Don’t think that was enough tbh.

This bike doesn’t seem to know what to identify as. Front half is a mountainbike. Rear seems like half motocross.

Hey. Leave Pantani alone please. Thanks.

The only thing I see whatching that is just more unnecessary maintenance.

To be fair to him, none of his main competition are there. His closest challenger is most likely Thomas who is unlikely to put time on him on any mountain stage. Maybe in the TT, but to be frank Pog will probably smoke him there as well. Let’s not kid ourselves here, barring any mechanicals or accidents, Pog should win this Giro by quite a substantial margin.

I think yesterday he definitely held back a bit. He just made 1 attack and then seem to just nonchalantly cruise his way once he had 20 seconds. I definitely think he’s wary of the tour so obviously trying to expend as less energy as he possibly can. Hopefully that doesn’t come back to bite him.

I’m trying to figure out what exactly is going on here.

Just keep the diverge mate. Trust me on this.

Can we just lob every hardtail to gravel drop bar conversion bike in this thread. Like every single one of them. Sorry to those who have done it and think it looks great.

This happened to me with the Lourensford Classic as well. I just emailed Gerda and she sorted me out with an entry.

Would you be able to fit a 650b wheel into any frame if you were looking to fit wider tyres? Let’s say for instance I purchase a frame with max clearance of 42mm but Im looking for a way around to go wider tyres.

There’s a gorilla gravel option in Rwanda as well.

Probably his best chance of beating him tbh. The other races are at much higher altitude which suits the American way better.

Cyclelab are great with their discounts and integrating with mycyclelife i have saved quite a penny through them. I wouldn’t go there for any advice or take my bike for a service though. The new N1 City branch actually started off well but their service level has slowly declined to the norm.

So this is not time based? If there are 20 riders in your age group, you essentially need to be top 5?

I thought everyone gets a UCI medal. Are those only for podium finishers?

Just get Tailwind and be done with it. Don’t upset your tummy at all and there is almost no taste so you don’t get that dry mouth sensation with all that sweetness like you you get with other products. You don’t even have to eat anything as well as long as you stick to the correct consumption per hour.

So 11km at around 9% on gravel. Sounds fun.

Does anyone have the stats for the last climb?