Road Bike Riding Gravel

The longer wheelbase on the gravel bike will help you to control your stability while riding.

Road bike riding gravel. You ll still get plenty of gears for most road riding but you won t have quite enough high gears for when the speeds gets very fast like 26 mph to 30 mph or faster. Many gravel bikes these days have a 1x single chainring set up in the front. Typical road bikes will have shorter wheelbases than gravel bikes. Riding gravel radio ranch episode 39 andy s bike shop april 14 2020 back to podcast home about the episode guitar ted sits down andy from andy s bike shop to kick off the start of shows right.

If you are a road bike racer then a gravel bike probably won t work as your primary bike. Gravel bikes are sort of like the mullet of the cycling world business on top party on the bottom. On gravel a larger tire will give you more traction and allow you use a lower level of pressure which can reduce the risk of a puncture. Gravel bikes are versatile multi surface bikes that make it easy to transition from paved roads to gravel paths.

They re the ideal choice on days when you re not sure where your ride will take you. Skinny tires are considered to be more aerodynamic and lighter which makes them the ideal choice on the road. Any unpaved surface you can ride on a dropbar bike is fair game as gravel in a word gravel is fun says decorated gravel racer alison tetrick who bid adieu to the high pressure road racing.