Face Plant Posted November 25, 2019 Share Hi guys I am looking for some advise from people that have ridden the 36one, would a gravel bike be a good weapon of choice? Two options to consider: Standard gravel bikeGravel bike with a Lauf fork 88Sprocket and BogusOne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted November 25, 2019 Share Hi guys I am looking for some advise from people that have ridden the 36one, would a gravel bike be a good weapon of choice? Two options to consider: Standard gravel bikeGravel bike with a Lauf forkWhy don't you try it and let us know? My advice would be no. I would run a 100mm dual suss with pretty low sag so that it irons out the corrugations and allows you to sit and pedal put out an even power at even cadence without having to change position too often. Put some spir grips or the Farr aero clip and some bar ends on for hand position options. Gravel bikes are super fun but in reality they actually suck at churning out big miles and big hours on our corrugates, rough roads. It can definitely be done, but I don't think it would be the weapon of choice Mamil, BigDL and Skubarra 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted November 25, 2019 Share afaik you can only do the half with a gravel bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Plant Posted November 25, 2019 Share Why don't you try it and let us know? My advice would be no. I would run a 100mm dual suss with pretty low sag so that it irons out the corrugations and allows you to sit and pedal put out an even power at even cadence without having to change position too often. Put some spir grips or the Farr aero clip and some bar ends on for hand position options. Gravel bikes are super fun but in reality they actually suck at churning out big miles and big hours on our corrugates, rough roads. It can definitely be done, but I don't think it would be the weapon of choicethanks Jewbacca Jewbacca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABrooks Posted November 25, 2019 Share Why don't you try it and let us know? My advice would be no. I would run a 100mm dual suss with pretty low sag so that it irons out the corrugations and allows you to sit and pedal put out an even power at even cadence without having to change position too often. Put some spir grips or the Farr aero clip and some bar ends on for hand position options. Gravel bikes are super fun but in reality they actually suck at churning out big miles and big hours on our corrugates, rough roads. It can definitely be done, but I don't think it would be the weapon of choice Out of curiosity would you reckon a 100 mm dual-sus would be more efficient to pedal than a hardtail with plus-size wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting slip Posted November 25, 2019 Share UCI rule is that gravel bikes are only allowed to do half the race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Plant Posted November 25, 2019 Share UCI rule is that gravel bikes are only allowed to do half the race Well that makes the choice alot easier ... guess its the dual sus then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted November 25, 2019 Share Well that makes the choice alot easier ... guess its the dual sus then There are dual sus gravel bikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted November 25, 2019 Share Out of curiosity would you reckon a 100 mm dual-sus would be more efficient to pedal than a hardtail with plus-size wheels?I definitely would yes... Plus size tires have more rolling resistance and most 100mm dual suss bikes are literally designed for racing. Before anyone throws the 'but bikepacking' argument at me, most bike packing bikes aren't ridden at speed. It's 100% leisure. BigDL and ABrooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted November 25, 2019 Share There are dual sus gravel bikeshahaha I doubt too many South Africans own a NINER proto or a MOOTS titanium soft tail... But ja. Then I would probably still pick a 100mm dual suss as those roads are crap and 2.25 tires will be better than skinny gravel tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted November 25, 2019 Share I regard my gravel bike (Trek Checkpoint) as the bastard lovechild of my road bike and my dual suss mtb, in some contexts it seems to combine the worst of both parents. I don't know why I love it but I do but I definitely wouldn't ride it 360km on tough gravel roads. BigDL, GiantTjop, Face Plant and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted November 25, 2019 Share I regard my gravel bike (Trek Checkpoint) as the bastard lovechild of my road bike and my dual suss mtb, in some contexts it seems to combine the worst of both parents. I don't know why I love it but I do but I definitely wouldn't ride it 360km on tough gravel roads.hahaha that is so true. The only time I ever actually use mine for it's intended purpose is at Swartberg Gran Fondo. Otherwise it smashes Greenbelts and other non technical trails around the Southern Peninsula. Mamil, BigDL and GiantTjop 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne_jordaan Posted November 25, 2019 Share I’ve done 360ne on an mtb hardtail and have done the 100 miler on a gravel bike with 650bx50c. From my personal sufferings...... 360ne + gravel bike = Eina!???? It is going to make a tough day on the bike even harder, possibly DNF, because your body is gonna take a hammering! Face Plant and GiantTjop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinmug Posted November 25, 2019 Share UCI rule is that gravel bikes are only allowed to do half the race What defines a gravel bike (drop bars?)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted November 25, 2019 Share Haven't read the whole thread yet, but you can only do the half on a drop bar bike. A couple of very dissappointed chaps on their gravel bikes who enteres for the full in 2017 were forced to do the half because they were on gravel bikes. I'll be doing the half on a steel gravel bike next year though. No suspension, just some 45c tyres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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