THESE STEEL GRAVEL BIKES WILL BLOW YOUR MIND! 🤯

Great video, I wish more companies were willing to offer 2x10 -2x11 setups because sram apex is probably my least favorite drivetrain on the market yet its found on the majority of gravel/bikepacking bikes. It's not that I don't like the 1x systems, its the range they offer (usually having an 11-42 with a 36-40t tooth chainring in the front). It would be great to see more companies offering bikes with mullet drivetrains already installed, 11-50 with a 38t would work just fine for most people offering tons of range in the low end but also lots of power on the high end.

Drooling! Awesome video and thanks

G'day Cody, great to see you're still in the bicycle game......have you recently checked out the newer Vivente World Randonneur bikes? Now only available in Rolhoff Gearing and Gates belt drive and there's now 3 Models pending what handlebar set up you want. Drops, Trekking or now a Straight bar that flexes slighly to give a more suspension feel. Whilst the steel frames still come from Taiwan, all the bikes are built and assembled now in Tasmania by founder and bike builder Noel McFarlane. He will build a bike to order. whether it's a 700c x 50mm or 27.5 with wide trekking tyres, he can even offer a lower gearing with a smaller front gear but the rider must've be over 100kgs. He just ride his newest creation the Diamontina names after the QLD river and he just completed a tour from Albury to Mildura following the Murray river to give it test before officially releasing the model. All bikes now retail between AUD $6,500-$6800 fully equipped except with bags of course. It's the Rolhoff hub gears and Gates belt drive that sends the price up but i think it's still very competitive to the higher end of touring or trekking bikes https://viventebikes.com/our-bikes/diamantina/

Any of the steel bikes equipped with a UDH and sold as a frameset? Itching to setup a mullet build Adv/Gravel with T-Type Transmission Derailleur at the back.

Thinking getting one

Who makes the camouflage panniers that feature in the thumbnail of this video?

I actually like the old mtb look. It’s a simple and (imo) nice looking design. These bikes now are offensively priced though. But you can just buy an old frame and out drop bars on it. Old frames are better quality steel generally anyway

Marin 4C 2

Cotic is pronounced like the last part of Psychotic. Which is how you should ride one 👍

Steel is real

Has to be the Fairlight Secan for a steel gravel bike to be honest

#steelisreal

Having only ridden carbon and alloy for the last 20 years, could someone with experience please confirm that steel is actually more comfortable? Is this generally considered fact or is it romance?

I'm a fan of steel road bikes but these just look like rehashed 80's rigid mountain bikes with drop bars.

steel as a material i suppose could be considered classic but the modern gravel bike cannot . it is a recent industry invention that has caught on . personally i think it's hype as the gravel leans either toward the road/race bike or an eighties MTB, which doesn't leave much room in between to for a,legit category . anytime there is an "upgrade" to gravel bikes it is usually toward MTB , like flat bars for example . that was tried and failed so back came the drop bars . it's probably more of an old fashioned touring bike where bigger tires was the thing that distinguished them from road/race bikes .

Steel bikes need steel forks.

Video credit to @pathlesspedal on the marin because wasn't seen on any part of this video

nothing has blown my mind. These bikes looks shite

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