It certainly needs a fillingThat’s a big crack
I'd take that down air ya garn.Here you go a full suspension gravel bike, should work for you.
MCR 9 RDO
Adding our CVA full suspension to a gravel bike platform blends the control of a cross-country race bike with the handling of a gravel bike.www.ninerbikes.com
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Geezus 50mm travel front and back, change the bars a they will have invented a Mountain Bike..I'd take that down air ya garn.
yes, but you secret is safe with me, after all I drive a ToyotaBeen doing that for years... Am I doing it wrong?
Let's assume soBeen doing that for years... Am I doing it wrong?
That does look really nice, but if I take the gravel bike out then the dirt roads / fire trails etc. I'm doing are broken up by much more bitumen that single track warranting suspension.for road and gravel work, rear suspension will make you feel unco I reckon...
I quite like the look of these https://www.bikeradar.com/news/giant-revolt-x-leak/
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Im tempted to get one for commuting on Hobart streets... Its a pothole and other nasties dodging exercise on the roadie. I trust the roads where you are are better!That does look really nice, but if I take the gravel bike out then the dirt roads / fire trails etc. I'm doing are broken up by much more bitumen that single track warranting suspension.
I'm in the steeper / sharper handing gravel bike camp rather than the slack HA versions.
650/27.5 x 32c is nearly the same rolling diameter as 26x2.2". I reckon that wheel setup on a 26" XC dual-suspension bike would be a fun combo for a mix of spinning along gravel roads - good for taking a little sting off corrugations - but still capable of having a play on flat-terrain single track. But unless you happened to have a narrowish-ish 27.5" non-boost (probably convertible end-cap) wheelset it would be quite an expensive way to build a "cheap" dual-susp gravel bike.I’ve done a heap of gravel using an Anthem, there would be gravel, bitumen, 4wd tracks and single track, it was fine.
I also do a heap just on my hardtail MTB which is rigid (full stiffee?) went on a Geelong MTB club gravel social ride in the Brisbane Ranges, I think there was a few giggles from some until we hit the first decent; most were puckered up they may have been quicker on the climbs but that is more about me and fitness then the bike.
Just find something like a Kona Unit X and put some 2.3’s on instead of the 2.6’s and you will be fine, I do have a gravel bike but it’s main purpose is for commuting.
This looks goodthis might be some to look at
yep that looks the goods, I just have preference for steel but if you spend another $300 this looks pretty good, the more you look on their site the more you findThis looks good
2024 Marin Team 1 - Aggressive XC Hardtail | Bikes Online (AU)
THE DO IT ALL CROSS COUNTRY RACER Marin has spent years developing a highly tuned race bike that’ll get you around some of the wiwww.bikesonline.com.au
New bike time??
The person behind this design belongs on three different watch lists.