Best Budget Gravel Bikes Under $1,000

Great breakdown man. Really appreciate people like you who do the heavy lifting for folks looking to get out there and ride but don’t know where to start! Hope you enjoy making these because they’re sure great to watch.

Thanks for making this video! I loved that you explained your criteria and calculations. It's like a master class on building an adventure bike.

Oi mate, I just watched like 15 gravel bike videos, and yours is far and away the best video of them all. No idea what these other video makers are doing but damn, thanks for this. Extremely helpful.

Wow. Thanks for this service to the community! I just got a Redwood and I love it. I’m trying some 2.8s set up tubeless next week. It’s also really easy to drop weight on this bike. Some have lost 3 pounds by going with lighter tubeless tires.

Very informative review. Especially on the Poseidon bikes.

Awesome info- thanks!

May want to consider the entry-level Dew (without the Plus). It's cheaper, comes with a 22/36 in the front, which together with the 11-34 8-speed delivers gear ratios between 17" low and 86" high. The 8 speed 11-34 cassette is lighter, cheaper and probably wears slower than the 11-4x solutions on the other bikes. Altus parts not fancy, but do work, and again cheap to replace. Mechanical discs easy and cheap to maintain. Same frame and fork as on the "Plus", same number of bosses. Biggest drawback is low top end speed when you're not hauling gear.

I bought a Marin Nicasio plus and couldn't be happier for general riding for commuting to work. Feels solid as F and you can be unintentionally rough with it.

Very useful video, Thanks

I picked up a Fuji Jari 2.1 early this year for gravel and touring and it was the best money I ever spent. Absolutely love it.

Great choices for criteria!

It would be cool if you did an update video for the under 2k category.

I am trying to get into gravel/road biking. The marrin nicasio plus is the one I'm dying to buy but its a bit more and further down your list. Is it objectively any better of a bike than the poseidon x, redwood or 4130? I'm very attracted to the durability of steel

I purchased my Poseidon Redwood when they first came out in 2020. I've logged thousands of miles and upgraded along the way as I learn what suits my riding style. The Redwood is a fantastic value. The comfort and capability is unmatched unless you want to spend thousands more. The customer service is incredible too!

Great video mate. Love seeing these budget options for people that can't afford top end gear. Are Posiedon bikes available in Australia?

Hello there What about the canyon's bike? Like the roadlite (5-6-7)?

good information, just a little more of b-roll of bikes, would been perfect, thanku so much.

Nice video glad my bike made number one! I’ve had my redwood for a couple years now and love it, mine feels pretty light with the carbon fork. I also swapped out the full steel cassette for microshift lighter half aluminum option. I would reccomend it as a good adventure do it all bike it’s all I ride now other than the fat bike in winter time. Also just recently swapped from the 650b to a 700cx40 setup because I ride the road a lot

The Posiden x is probably the most interesting to me. I'm not really looking to do bike packing and want something more pavement/road focused not really looking for wide tier support. I already have a hardtail and full sus mountain bike but nothing in the road category.

Remember you made the surly more like a gravel bike, was it almost as good? I picked up 2nd hand fuji touring but want to go on and off track so may do similar